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Several prominent Christian leaders came together and denounced the popular conspiracy theory movement known as QAnon that has recently gained steam in some conservative groups. QAnon refers to a set of internet conspiracy theories that allege that the world is run by a cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles who are plotting against President Trump while operating…

Jacob Blake, a Black man shot seven times by police in Wisconsin, is now fighting to survive. In a Facebook post on Monday, Democratic Presidential hopeful Joe Biden said he was praying for “Jacob’s recovery and for his children”. Blake is now paralyzed, and it would “take a miracle” for him to walk again, his…

Liberty University released a statement saying he agreed to resign, then took it back. Hours after Liberty University released a statement saying Jerry Falwell Jr. agreed to resign then reversed course, Falwell Jr. told the Wall Street Journal he is officially stepping down. This decision was following a tumultuous day during which he went back…

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Over the last few months, many Christians have been vocal against policies created by health officials to slow the spread of the novel COVID-19 virus. A group of high-profile evangelicals, spanning the fields of religion and science, are signing on to a statement that urges Christians to stop politizing the coronavirus and take the necessary…

In a series of tweets, the son of the late Rev. Billy Graham warned that the United States is in danger of becoming socialist if we don’t elect leaders who “love this country, defend the Constitution” and “support law and order.” Graham, who has also been a supporter of the president, made the comments in…

Evangelist Franklin Graham is urging believers to take a close look at what a Biden-Harris would look like, warning Christians of their extreme abortion views. “Joe Biden & Kamala Harris are labeled as the most pro-abortion presidential ticket in the history of our nation,” Franklin wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. “This should be a great…

President Donald Trump recently claimed democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden was “against God”, but Biden, who is Catholic, is adamantly dismissing that claim. Biden released a statement to his campaign supporters on Thursday. In his remarks, he called Trump’s attack “shameful” and said it proved that Trump was “willing to stoop to any low for…

Evangelicals for Trump are mobilizing to encourage Christians to elect the president for a second term. In the name of religious freedom, Evangelicals for Trump are coming together to get the president elected, “ensuring that pro-life initiatives, religious freedom, and the appointment of conservative judges are kept as a top priority for more years.” At…

President Donald Trump unleashed another bold attack on Joe Biden over religion. Biden, who is a devout Catholic, condemned the comments as “shameful.” “No religion, no anything,” Trump told supporters at a brief airport rally in Cleveland. “Hurt the Bible, hurt God. He’s against God, he’s against guns, he’s against energy, our kind of energy.”…

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Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz sent a follow-up letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper raising his concerns about “religious discrimination” in the Department of Defense (DOD) and how the department should address “its culture of hostility towards religion.” “The Department must do better. It must take affirmative steps to stop those in its ranks from…

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