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This week, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Trump administration ruling that allows for employers with religious or moral objections to opt-out of the contraceptive coverage mandate that is included in the Affordable Care Act. According to government estimates, the religious exemption would lead to possibly as many 125,000 women losing their coverage. Justice Clarence…

In a pair of speeches made over Independence Day weekend, the president pledged to defend America’s history and ideals and warned against those who seek to wipe out the “very blessing our ancestors fought so hard for.” “Our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values,…

Mississippi lawmakers recently voted to remove the Confederate battle emblem from their state flag. The state’s Republican governor signed the decision into law, solidifying another response to ongoing racial reckoning and calls for change. Now the debate continues as some question what the emblem will be replaced with. A commission called to redesign the flag…

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Earlier this year, Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York spoke up about her personal faith in a hearing, citing that Jesus Christ would be maligned in our current Congress. She believes some members are using religious freedom as a way to defend “bigotry and discrimination”. The hearing on LGBTQ rights was organized to “examine the…

Last week, Mississippi lawmakers voted to remove the Confederate battle emblem from their state flag more than a century after the South lost the Civil War. Mississippi is the last state flag to have made changes due to harmful, racist symbols. Mississippi, with a population that is 38 percent Black, felt mounting pressure to change…

Last week, President Donald Trump vowed to put an end to the vandalization of monuments honoring people of the Confederacy, citing that statues of Jesus Christ and others would be next. “I think many of the people that are knocking down these statues don’t have any idea what the statue is, what it means, who…

When Trump was asked what it would mean if Joe Biden was elected as the next president, he issued a warning to America about our religious liberty. In a recent interview, CBN News Political analyst David Brody discussed several issues with president, including his support of evangelicals, claims he was chosen by God for the…

In an interview this week on “The Patriot and The Preacher”, Trump spiritual adviser Paula White said that she, along with other evangelicals who see Trump regularly, has encouraged him to not speak about his faith in Christ openly. The recommendation came when Trump first started running for president in 2015. The media tried to…

In a recent interview with CBN, President Trump was asked if he believes God appointed him for the presidency, a claim that some evangelicals and political figures have made since the 2016 election. CBN News Political analyst David Brody covered several topics with the president, including his support of evangelicals and claims by some that…

In a series of tweets, activist Shaun King said all images depicting Jesus as a “white European” should be torn down because they are a form of “white supremacy.” These comments come as monuments and statues paying tribute to the Confederacy have become a source of debate and contention in the wake of George Floyd’s…
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