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President Trump’s supporters offered a rare rebuke after he suggested being “flexible” on the Hyde Amendment in order to reach a deal on Affordable Care Act premiums (ACA). President Trump made the remark at a Republican retreat for the House of Representatives at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Congress is currently…

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The U.S. is undergoing its fastest religious shift in modern history, marked by a rapid increase in the religiously unaffiliated and numerous church closures nationwide. Why it matters: The great unchurching of America comes as identity and reality are increasingly shaped by non-institutional spiritual sources — YouTube mystics, TikTok tarot, digital skeptics, folk saints and…

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A Wednesday evening memorial service at a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Salt Lake City was shattered by gunfire, leaving two people dead and at least six others wounded in a scene that has shaken both the local community and the broader faith community. Salt Lake City police said the shooting took place outside the Church…

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Street preachers who were arrested and issued citations outside a Dallas Mavericks game are seeking legal action. A video shows members of the Dallas Police Department speaking with Landon Thurman and other members of his ministry, Testimonies of God, while they were preaching outside American Airlines Center before a Dallas Mavericks game on December 18.…

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2026 is on its way, but for those watching ESPN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast, it seemed to start out on an awkward note. Sports Center broadcaster Scott Van Pelt watched footage of couples ringing in the new year by locking lips. “Yeah… Live makeouts on SportsCenter. Get into it,” he said as men and women…

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President Donald Trump confirmed that the United States carried out a decisive military operation in Venezuela early Saturday morning. The action, described by administration sources as the result of months of strategic pressure, involved controlled explosions and the deployment of aircraft in Caracas, culminating in the arrest of socialist leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife,…

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The first openly lesbian archbishop in Christian history says the backlash surrounding her election — including some people leaving the church — has been deeply painful, even as she insists space must remain for disagreement within the body of Christ. The Most Rev. Cherry Vann, 67, who serves as bishop of Monmouth, was elected last…

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Evangelist Franklin Graham believes a quiet but meaningful spiritual shift is taking place among America’s youngest adults — and he says it’s rooted in a growing rejection of what he calls “anti-God socialism.” In a recent appearance on Fox News, Graham reacted to new data showing that Generation Z and millennials are now attending church…

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As 2025 comes to a close, it’s hard to look back on the year without acknowledging just how sharply it reshaped the Christian landscape — politically, culturally, spiritually, and institutionally. Some stories broke with the weight of tragedy. Others marked turning points in church leadership, American policy, or the future of public faith. Together, they…

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Erika Kirk joined Fox News’s Shannon Bream to discuss her life months after her husband, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated while giving a campus talk on September 10. Bream broached the topic of what Kirk’s relationship is like with God now following the tragedy and what her conversations with God look like. “Quite frankly, they’re kind…
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