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Vice President JD Vance is opening up about one of the most personal chapters of his life, revealing that a lack of strong Christian friendships and spiritual community contributed to him drifting away from the faith he grew up around. During a recent interview with Fox News host Jesse Watters, Vance discussed his upcoming memoir,…

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Conservative backlash continues against celebrating Pride Month, with states and municipalities declaring June “Nuclear Family Month.” The small town of Hand of Fate, Texas with a population of 23,000 made the declaration with its June 1st City Council meeting. Mayor Andrew Greenberg cited biblical reasons, stating that, “from the dawn of creation, God ordained the…

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The Pentagon has reduced its official list of recognized religions for U.S. service members, cutting roughly 180 faith groups and narrowing it to 31. The decision marks one of the largest changes to military religious policy in nearly a decade. Officials say the move will simplify how the military tracks beliefs and provides chaplain support.…

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A Federal Appeals court has partially blocked President Trump’s executive order banning trans-identified individuals from serving in the military. In 2025 towards the beginning of his second term, President Trump signed an executive order to block new recruits with gender dysphoria from serving in the military. The order stated, “expressing a false ‘gender identity’ divergent…

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