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A routine legislative prayer took a dramatic turn in Tennessee, as lawmakers walked out of the chamber during a politically charged invocation that quickly ignited controversy. The moment unfolded inside the Tennessee House of Representatives in Nashville, where Michael Eric Dyson, an ordained Baptist minister and professor at Vanderbilt University, was invited to deliver the…

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A prayer delivered inside the Pentagon on Wednesday is drawing intense scrutiny, raising fresh questions about how faith, leadership, and military power intersect at one of the most consequential moments in global conflict. During a monthly Christian worship service held at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth prayed for U.S. troops engaged in ongoing conflicts,…

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Gavin Newsom continues to assert himself front and center as he appears poised to make a 2028 presidential run. However, some recent attention paid to Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Seibel Newsom, has been less than flattering. A resurfaced 2022 interview shows Seibel Newsom discussing her documentary “Fair Play” with former Fox journalist Elex Michaelson. The documentary…

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  As more women are leaving the workforce due to caregiving responsibilities, a Biden-era CIA report is revealing the administration’s concern that support for traditional motherhood and homemaking could be somehow linked to so-called “white extremism.” The 2021 report, entitled “Women Advancing White Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremist Radicalization and Recruitment,” was brought to…

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The White House Faith Office has undergone numerous changes since its inception during former President George W. Bush tenure. Then it was called the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in the White House with the intention of partnering the federal government with faith-based groups. His intention was to keep the office non-partisan, selecting two…

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As Congress approaches its Easter recess, President Donald Trump is drawing attention for invoking faith in a renewed push to pass a controversial voting law — urging fellow Republicans to stay in Washington and get it done “for Jesus.” Speaking at a roundtable in Memphis, Trump called on Republican senators to prioritize a voter-identification bill,…

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Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico is drawing renewed attention—and controversy—after doubling down on past remarks describing God as “beyond gender,” a statement he now says was both intentional and rooted in theology. During a recent appearance on “The Bulwark” podcast, Talarico acknowledged that his original comment, made in a 2021 speech on the Texas…

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Since taking the helm of the Department of Defense—now renamed the “Department of War”—Secretary Pete Hegseth has drawn renewed attention for bringing overt Christian language and practice into the Pentagon, from hosting monthly worship services to featuring Scripture in military videos and speeches. As the United States enters a new war with Iran, Hegseth’s framing…

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing back on what he believes is a widespread misunderstanding of one of America’s most debated phrases, urging Americans to reconsider the true meaning of “separation of church and state” and the role of faith in public life. Speaking at the 2026 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., Johnson…

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A new report is shedding light on a surprising cultural shift: many young men in America are looking more to public figures like former President Barack Obama for inspiration than to religious leaders—even as they wrestle with deeper questions about identity, purpose, and manhood. The study, conducted by the Institute for Family Studies, surveyed 2,000…
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