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A jury has found former Uvalde school police officer Adrian Gonzales not guilty on 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment connected to the tragic Robb Elementary School shooting on May 24, 2022. The case centered on accusations that Gonzales failed to confront the gunman during the early minutes of the attack, which left 19…

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President Donald Trump marked the first anniversary of his return to the White House with a moment that quickly touched off both applause and criticism — not for foreign policy or inflation numbers, but for a theological claim about how God views his leadership. During a briefing, a reporter reminded the president of comments he…

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A Christian theologian dismissed from a Bible college over a tweet defending traditional Evangelical teaching on sexuality returned to court this week, arguing that his firing unlawfully undermined his rights to freedom of religion and expression. Aaron Edwards, a former lecturer at Cliff College in Derbyshire, is seeking to overturn a ruling by the Sheffield…

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Don Lemon has doubled down on his involvement with an anti-ICE protest that disrupted a church service at Cities Church in St. Paul. Protestors targeted the church because of David Easterwood, a man listed as one of the church’s pastors who also appears to be the acting director of the ICE St. Paul field office.…

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President Trump is making his move for peace, extending an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to join his proposed “Board of Peace.” The Board was initially proposed by the president to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but President Trump has indicated that the Board’s responsibilities could broaden to resolving other world conflicts. “The Board of…

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Loyola University in Chicago is being criticized for offering student health plans that cover abortion services. The university is a Jesuit institution that was founded in 1870 with an emphasis on Catholic values, which do not include abortion. However, for the last four years, the school has offered a UnitedHealthcare Student Health Insurance Plan that…

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In the past few months, the Secretary of War has taken action against military veterans who are also Democratic politicians for a video they posted online, which encouraged military members to disobey “illegal orders.” Now, the Catholic archbishop for the U.S. military, Timothy Broglio, has weighed in, suggesting that it would be “morally acceptable” for…

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One faith leader is offering his praise of the Trump administration, stating it has brought faith back to the public square. JP De Gance, founder and president of Communio, a non-profit ministry that trains churches on how to evangelize, praised the administration’s faith focus. He stated he believes it may be pushing religious revival as…

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As anti-ICE rhetoric continues to heat up after the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, one Bishop is warning congregants to prepare their wills. Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire made the comment at a vigil for Good. Good was killed by an ICE agent while apparently blocking agents during a…

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In March 2020, as Joe Biden campaigned for the presidency in Michigan, he got into a verbal confrontation with a factory worker who accused him of trying to “take away people’s guns.” Many conservative religious folks were aghast at this language, saying that it was improper for someone who aspired to lead the country. Fast…
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