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Cereal company owned by denomination trademarked the word in 1921; federal judge says it’s too commonplace now.
Sanitarium Foods, a cereal company owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia, has lost its two-year legal battle to keep Australian bakeries, restaurants, and grocery stores from using the word "granola."
The denomination trademarked "granola" as an "invented word" in 1921; this week, a federal judge disagreed, saying the word can be "easily found in dictionaries," reports Adventist Today.
The Adventist church plans to keep defending its intellectual property.
Colorado evangelical Kaley Chiles calls the law a violation of her free speech.
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Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship announced that its pastor of 48 years won’t return to leadership. The church expects son Jonathan Evans to succeed him.
Most Christians aren’t monks, missionaries, or martyrs. We’re unimpressive and unsatisfactory—yet saved by God’s scandalous grace.
Stuartpuram in India’s Andhra Pradesh was once known for its armed robbers. Then the gospel changed them.
Over a hundred congregations have received up to a half-million dollars to repair deteriorating buildings and restore their place in their communities.
And for the grownups—that’s all of us—who never outgrow their need for his presence around the clock.
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Churches in Israel and Egypt provide food, aid, and a listening ear to those scarred by war.
