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Robert Morris, founder and former pastor of the nearly 100,000-member Gateway Church in North Texas, has been indicted for child sex crimes dating back to the 1980s. Morris, 63, resigned his leadership in June 2024, following claims from an anonymous woman at the time that he abused her in 1982 when he was a traveling…

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YouTube has found itself in hot water with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after facing allegations of discriminating against faith-based content. FCC chairman Brendan Carr sent a letter to Google, YouTube’s parent company, over complaints of potential discrimination at YouTube’s live streaming service as well as YouTube TV. Great American Media (GAM) company has complained…

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In a break from his party’s official platform, California governor Gavin Newsom stated he believes that transgender women, men who identify as women, playing against biological women in sports is “deeply unfair.” Newsom made the comments during the premiere episode of his new podcast, “This Is Gavin Newsom” to guest conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Kirk,…

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Bernie Sanders found himself in the middle of a firestorm after featuring a trans performer at his rally whose songs included vulgar references to God. Laura Jane Grace, a man who identifies as a woman, performed at Sanders’s “Fight Oligarchy” town hall series in Kenosha, WI with his song, “Your God.” The song includes extremely…

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared on a segment with Fox News bearing an ash cross on his forehead in commemoration of the Ash Wednesday holiday which marks the start of the Lenten season. Rubio appeared on the segment to discuss the war in Ukraine and Gaza with the cross prominently displayed. The cross is…

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Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel, a 13-year-old from Houston battling brain cancer, recently captured the nation’s attention after being honored with an honorary Secret Service agent badge by President Donald Trump. The young cancer survivor has defied the odds and continues to inspire many with his resilience, faith, and determination. During a speech to Congress on March…

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First Lady Melania Trump has released details for this year’s White House Easter egg roll, a tradition that dates all the way back to 1878, during Rutherford B. Hayes’s presidency. Hayes allowed a group of children to play their egg rolling game on the White House lawn after a group of them approached the gate…

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President Trump met with the members of his cabinet for the first time on February 26th, and the session was opened up with a prayer, led by Scott Turner, the new Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Turner is a former NFL player and previously served as an associate pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church…

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Former Vice President Mike Pence found himself under fire from evangelical circles after referring to Pope Francis as “the Holy Father” in a recent social media post. Pence, a devout Christian and former Indiana governor took to X on Sunday to offer prayers for the pontiff, who has been hospitalized since last month due to…

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A bizarre AI-generated video posted by President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account has sparked controversy, with some Christians calling it blasphemous and even a “symbol of the Antichrist.” The video, which has been pinned to the top of Trump’s account as a “Pinned Truth,” features a surreal and glitzy reimagining of Gaza. In…

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