Michael Gryboski
Michael Gryboski has been a reporter with The Christian Post since 2011. He covers politics, church and ministries, court cases, and other issues. He has written extensively on issues like litigation over conservative congregations leaving The Episcopal Church, the longstanding debate within the United Methodist Church over homosexuality, court cases on various social issues, and the evangelical community.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Master’s in History at George Mason University. Inspired by his studies, Gryboski pens a regular column titled “This week in Christian history,” which briefly sums up the anniversaries of notable events in the long and diverse past of Christianity. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.
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Cecil Williams, San Francisco pastor and noted LGBT advocate, dies at 94
Cecil Williams, the pastor of an influential San Francisco-based church who was known for his decades-long support for the LGBT movement, has died. He was 94.
Supreme Court weighs scope of Idaho abortion law in first major case since Roe v. Wade reversal
The U.S. Supreme Court's left-leaning justices grilled Idaho's attorney general over the state's refusal to accept federal guidance requiring emergency abortions as he maintains that the federal government can't require hospitals to conduct procedures that violate state law.
Episcopal House of Deputies president opponent wants to end 'unhealthy corporate culture'
The president of The Episcopal Church House of Deputies is facing an election opponent who is seeking to end what she describes as an “unhealthy corporate culture” within the denomination.
Elementary school accused of discrimination for rejecting creation of interfaith prayer club
An elementary school in Washington state has been accused of discrimination for prohibiting the creation of an interfaith prayer student club while allowing a pride student group to meet on campus.
UMC regional body can keep breakaway congregation's property, judge rules
A regional body of the United Methodist Church is the rightful owner of an Arkansas church property that belonged to a congregation whose dissafiliation vote was rejected by the conference, a judge has ruled.
New Jersey man charged with arson for setting fire to church, food pantry
A New Jersey man has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to a church and heavily damaging the building, forcing the food pantry it oversaw to close down.
UMC bishops call for unity at General Conference as homosexuality schism looms large
United Methodist Church bishops are calling for unity as its General Conference kicks off Tuesday after thousands of churches left the mainline Protestant denomination amid efforts to alter its official stance against homosexuality and ordination of LGBT individuals.
Pastor Jack Graham endorses David Allen for SBC president
Texas megachurch Pastor Jack Graham has officially endorsed former pastor and seminary professor David Allen for president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes Ten Commandments in schools, 'Women’s Bill of Rights'
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have allowed public schools to post displays of the Ten Commandments while also rejecting another bill that would have defined the term "sex" not to include gender identity.
Supreme Court weigh's city's ban on homeless camping, disregard of religious shelters
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears a case involving a city's ban on homeless camping on public property, a religious liberty law firm is urging the court to overturn a federal appeals court decision that excluded faith-based homeless shelters when counting available beds.