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The nation’s first religious charter school received a major setback after the Supreme Court deadlocked on a decision on whether or not to allow taxpayer-funded religious schools. SCOTUS listened to arguments for and against the creation of a Catholic charter school in Oklahoma that opponents declared a violation of the separation of church and state.…

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A group of evangelicals is urging President Trump to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) while finding an ethical way to utilize it at the same time. Around a dozen evangelical leaders addressed a letter to President Trump with the title “Christianity in the Age of AI: An Appeal for Wise Leadership.” The signees called AI “the…

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth led a prayer at a voluntary Pentagon event and called on “King Jesus.” He opened the prayer saying he had been called to his current position. “This is precisely where I need to be, and I think exactly where we need to be as a nation, at this moment, in…

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In the quiet hours of the early morning, long before the headlines would blare and debates ignite, House Speaker Mike Johnson paused outside an almost-hidden door in the U.S. Capitol. “Would you like to see the prayer room?” he asked an Associated Press reporter, responding not to a question about policy but about something far…

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