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Parishioners at the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, were left in mourning after their priest, the Rev. Stephen Gutgsell, was fatally stabbed at the church during a break-in. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said police received a 911 call about an attempted break-in at the church’s rectory. When they got…

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As the war between Israel and Hamas continues to rage and the hope of another ceasefire fades, a Lutheran church in Bethlehem has decided that its nativity scene will reflect the realities of the war. Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, which is in the West Bank under Palestinian Authority rule, displayed its nativity scene…

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Days after parts of the world were impacted by the most significant solar flare since 2017, NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center now warns the Earth could be in store for more geomagnetic impacts, which includes a display of the Northern Lights. The agency issued a Geomagnetic Storm Watch for increased solar activity, and experts have…

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Right Wing Watch, a self-proclaimed watchdog “that monitors and exposes the activities of Radical Right political organizations,” took to X to share a clip of Speaker Mike Johnson giving a speech to the National Association of Christian Lawmakers (NACL). During the clip, Johnson can be heard speaking of his surprise election as speaker and compared…

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A Christian advocacy group is celebrating after the US Capitol apparently withdrew its ban against religious ornaments on the US Capitol Christmas Tree. People from all over create ornaments for the Capitol tree and other smaller trees every year, submitting them to the Architect of the Capitol. The US Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service releases…

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Representative Jim Banks (R, IN) is fighting back against proposed Health and Human Services (HHS) rules that would essentially block conservative Christian parents from adopting through foster care. Earlier this year, HHS announced a new rule that “would require that child welfare agencies ensure that each child in their care who identifies as LGBTQI+ receive…

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Neighbors in the Massachusetts town of Lowell were shocked to learn that Lauren Erickson Van Wart, 44, had been killed in the Bahamas while on a trip with her husband. “How can you process something like this? It was a tragedy,” said neighbor Beth Stack-Emerson. “Trip of a lifetime, it’s heartbreaking, it really is. Shocking,”…

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A company co-founded by former U.S. Navy SEALs is using artificial intelligence, or AI, to protect faith-based schools and churches from potential attacks. As concerns increase over mass shootings, ZeroEyees co-founder Rob Huberty told “The 700 Club” that his company is using AI to protect potential targets like houses of worship and schools. He said,…

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According to a 2023 survey from Wallethub, some Americans are feeling the effects of inflation into the holiday season. The online survey, which collected answers from 250 respondents nationally, found that more than one in three Americans aren’t giving gifts this year due to inflation. Thirty-four percent of respondents said their family isn’t giving gifts…

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GOP presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy shared stories about how their faith helped their families through miscarriages earlier last month at the informal FAMiLY Leader’s Thanksgiving Family Forum. Ron DeSantis shared his and his wife’s own difficulties with struggling to start their family, saying, “We were married, doing our thing. I was in…
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