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The Supreme Court has blocked a California law that prohibited parental notification of parents of their students’ gender identity at school. Under California policy, parents were not permitted to receive any information about their student’s gender identity without the student’s permission. The ruling was 6-3, with the court’s six conservative judges siding with the parents…

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The 2025 Christian Schools Project, conducted by Students for Life of America’s Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement, found that one in seven Christian universities have ties to the abortion industry. The study examined 725 colleges and universities described as “affiliated with Christ-centered denominations that publicly claim a historical Christian foundation.” Of those studied, 114 were…

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The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed the SAVE America Act in a 218-213 vote on Feb. 11. The vote fell largely along party lines, with all but one Republican voting in favor of the bill and all Democrats voting against it. The legislation, which would amend federal law to require “documentary proof of citizenship” to vote, now awaits…

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A Texas public school curriculum designed to incorporate Bible-based lessons into classrooms is now facing intense scrutiny after education officials identified thousands of errors—some of which were already being taught to students. The curriculum, known as the “Bluebonnet” textbook, was approved by the Texas State Board of Education in 2024 despite strong opposition from some…

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As the world reels from the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, Pope Leo XIV has condemned the escalation, warning global leaders to halt a “spiral of violence” before it plunges into an “irreparable abyss.” While the February 28 attacks sparked immediate and predictable political fracturing—with Washington split along partisan lines and Middle Eastern powers bracing…

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Two Tennessee Republicans are seeking to impose the death penalty on women who have abortions, requiring the same penalties for women “involved in the homicide of her own unborn child” as defendants charged with homicide. An amendment drafted for House Bill 570/Senate Bill 738 that’s not yet been voted on would allow prosecutors to charge…

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After a detransitioner’s landmark financial reward of $2 million in damages for her gender transition, more and more detransitioners are following suit. Prominent detransitioner activist Chloe Cole, who was medically transitioned to male at the age of 16, has announced she is suing the medical professionals who moved her transition forward. Cole began puberty blockers…

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Noted writer, apologist, and pastor John Piper has skirted the lines of political commentary throughout the years and a recent post on X sparked ire from conservatives. “‘You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land…

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Christian leaders have issued various reactions after the United States and Israeli strikes in Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and military leaders on Saturday, spurring Iran to launch missiles and drones toward Israel and U.S. military bases across the Middle East in response. In a video on his Truth Social platform Sunday, U.S. President Donald…

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Hundreds of Christian leaders and scholars across the nation recently issued a collective letter that calls for “repentance and resistance, courage and conviction, faith and fortitude.” Titled “A Call to Christians in a Crisis of Faith and Democracy,” Disciples of Christ reports the initiative was started by Rev. Jim Wallis of the Georgetown Center for…
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