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Less than a month after the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, rumors are arising of Vatican conservatives working to force Pope Francis’s resignation. According to the Italian newspaper La Stampa, conservatives are ready to move against the Pope due to his more liberal leanings, including his criticisms against capitalism, his criticisms of the Latin Mass,…

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Grammy-winning singer Lizzo offered a “fresh take” on cancel culture on Twitter, arguing that the term is no longer being correctly applied. “This may be a random time to say this, but it’s on my heart.. cancel culture is appropriation,” Lizzo tweeted. “There was real outrage from truly marginalized people, and now it’s become trendy, misused and…

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A former member of the 2000s girl band Pussycat Dolls opened up for the first time on camera about the regret she has felt about her three “painful” abortions and encouraged other women to consider how “damaging” abortion can be. In an appearance on Students for Life of America’s “Speak Out with Christine Yeargin” podcast, former…

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As heavy storms pass through central California, leaving nearly 20 people dead, the search still continues for missing 5-year-old Kyle Doan, who was tragically pulled away from his mother’s arms while trying to escape the floodwaters. Kyle and his mother, Lindsy Doan, were on their way to school where she is a special education teacher…

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A new Gallup Report shows that the share of Americans who identify as religious “nones,” those unaffiliated with any religion, has stayed about the same for the last six years. The study noted that the number of nones had remained around 20 percent to 21 percent from 2017-2022. Prior to 2017, that number had steadily been increasing…

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A recent YouGov poll revealed that nearly 9 out of ten Americans, 87 percent, ascribe to some sort of “new age” belief. The poll was conducted online amongst 1000 American adults from August 18-22, 2022. The poll surveyed the respondents’ views on 20 “new-age spiritualism” beliefs, such as meditation, tarot cards, karma, reincarnation, and telepathy. Karma came…

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WNBA star Brittney Griner has returned home after spending nearly 10 months in a Russian prison following her arrest for bringing vape cartridges containing hashish oil through a Moscow airport. Griner was freed from a Russian penal colony earlier this month in exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Griner’s return to the U.S. sparked emotional reactions from the…

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The grandfather of a little girl who was abducted and murdered has published a heartbreaking Facebook post offering forgiveness to the purported perpetrator. “A friend just asked me the other day if I believe God speaks to people. I happen to know He does, as He is speaking to me now,” Mark Strand wrote. “This flesh,…

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There have been growing indications that evangelicals may be ready to look for someone new after Donald Trump’s announcement that he will run again for President in the 2024 election. Evangelicals were particularly pivotal in Donald Trump’s 2016 victory over Hilary Clinton, with 58% of protestants voting for Trump over Hilary’s 39%. In the 2020 election, 59% of…

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A sermon preached by a junior research fellow at Trinity College in Cambridge over a week ago has brought cries of heresy against the fellow, Joshua Heath. Heath preached during his Evensong sermon that historical, non-erotic depictions of Christ’s penis “urge a welcoming rather than hostile response toward the raised voices of trans people.” He added,…
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