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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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Conservative commentator Ann Coulter is once again stirring debate among Christians—this time over whether the Bible’s commands about hospitality should shape U.S. immigration policy. Speaking during a February 18 interview with students at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Coulter forcefully dismissed the idea that biblical calls to “welcome the stranger” translate into support for more permissive…

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A major legal battle over parental rights and religious freedom in public education has reached a decisive conclusion, as Maryland’s largest school district has been ordered to pay $1.5 million to a coalition of religious parents after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in their favor. In a ruling issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Deborah L.…

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New York governor Kathy Hochul has signed a bill that will allow New Yorkers to seek out physician-assisted suicide, also known as euthanasia. There are now 13 states in the United States, as well as Washington, DC that permit those with terminal illness to end their lives, with both Illinois and New York passing laws…

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Many Christians around the world are wrestling with disappointment and confusion after news emerged that influential South African megachurch pastor At Boshoff has quietly divorced his wife, Nyretta, following more than three decades of marriage. Boshoff, founder and senior pastor of Christian Revival Church (CRC), has long been known for his strong teaching on biblical…

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A shocking homicide case involving a former worship leader and “American Idol” alum has left an Ohio community grieving and wrestling with painful questions after authorities charged 39-year-old Caleb Flynn with the murder of his wife, Ashley Flynn, inside their family home while their two young daughters slept nearby. Flynn was arrested on Thursday and…
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