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The Texas State Board of Education has given its preliminary approval to a public school required reading list that includes passages from the Bible. The list would take effect in 2030, with a 9-5 vote moving the list forward. All five votes against came from the Board’s five Democrats. The list could see more revisions…

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A group of Catholic nuns are suing New York state over a 2023 state law that requires them to house patients according to gender identity and not biological sex. For over 100 years, the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne have operated Rosary Hill, a 42-bed facility that provides free care for terminally ill patients nearing the…

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Christian teacher Shawnae Carlisle is celebrating a big win after her school district refused to honor her time off requests for religious holy days. Carlisle is a member of The Church of God, a Worldwide Association (COGWA), a branch of the Christian faith that also observes Old Testament holidays like the Feast of Tabernacles. Carlisle…

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Vice President JD Vance is drawing a clear line between faith and governance after a public disagreement with Pope Leo XIV, saying the Vatican should focus on spiritual matters rather than U.S. policy. Speaking on Special Report with Bret Baier, Vance defended the Trump administration while responding to criticism from the first American pope, who…

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On April 12 – Easter Sunday on the Orthodox Calendar, and one week after the Western Church celebrated Easter – President Trump’s Truth Social account posted an AI-generated image of him as Jesus, healing someone while supporters floated in the air like angels, along with an American flag and military planes. Not surprisingly, the reaction…

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A growing war of words between Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV is drawing attention far beyond politics, raising deeper questions about faith, leadership, and what it means to follow Christ in times of conflict. On Sunday, Trump sharply criticized the Pope, calling him “terrible” on foreign policy and “weak on crime” in response to…

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In a moment that captured both the intensity of war and the enduring power of faith, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth pointed to a striking parallel between a dramatic U.S. military rescue in Iran and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Speaking at a White House press conference alongside President Donald Trump, Hegseth recounted the extraordinary…

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Easter morning was meant to begin the way it usually does, getting ready for church, with lilies on the altar, children in their Sunday finest, and those comforting words that the tomb was empty. For Christian women, it was supposed to be a morning set apart, a few hours for church, preparing the family dinner,…

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A growing number of evangelical and Catholic leaders are sounding the alarm over U.S. immigration enforcement policies, warning that the impact is being felt not just in communities, but inside churches across the country. During a recent press call, leaders from major Christian organizations, including the National Association of Evangelicals, World Relief, and the U.S.…

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April 5th marked the Easter observance for millions of Christians worldwide. But for UK Christians, it went mostly unacknowledged by King Charles III, who skipped the nation’s Easter message this year. Buckingham Palace confirmed the King would be making no video message this year a few days before the holiday. While an Easter message is…
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