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Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has dipped his toes into America’s Christian Nationalism debate. Justice Gorsuch joined hostess Margaret Hoover on PBS’s “Firing Squad with Margaret Hoover” to reflect on America’s 250th birthday and his new children’s book, Heroes of 1776, a look at some lesser-known heroes of the American Revolution. He told Hoover his…

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Dr. Anthony Fauci is back in the spotlight after the release of several thousand COVID-era journal entries. The entries were released by Senator Rand Paul prior to a Senate hearing. “I have said for years that Anthony Fauci cared more about his own image than the truth, and now his own diary proves it,” wrote…

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President Donald Trump took aim at Texas Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico during his remarks at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, reviving a years-old comment in which the Democratic lawmaker described himself as “a Christian who hates Christianity.” Speaking Friday evening at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C., Trump delivered a series…

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A Church of England minister who was fired and barred from ministry after preaching a sermon defending traditional Christian beliefs on marriage and sexuality has settled with his former school, bringing a seven-year legal battle to an end. The Rev. Bernard Randall served for five years as chaplain at Trent College, an independent school in…

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The faith habits of Gen Z continue to paint a complex and confusing picture as a recent study reveals that around half of Gen Z may be staying out of church for political reasons. The Billy Graham Center Research Institute conducted a survey of 2,365 Gen Z adults (ages 18-28) through NORC’s AmeriSpeak panel from…

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Vice President JD Vance says one of Satan’s greatest deceptions is convincing Christians that their faith belongs in church while politics belongs somewhere else. Speaking with Bishop Robert Barron on a recent episode of Barron’s podcast, Vance argued that followers of Christ should resist the idea that Jesus only speaks into certain parts of life.…

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A man fired from a Louisiana Chili’s is claiming he was fired for refusing to use a non-binary coworker’s preferred name, while the restaurant insists he was fired for “harassment.” Wesley Kirk Ford Jr., an employee at a Chili’s in Denham Springs, posted on his Facebook  July11th that he had been fired. “I just got…

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A Connecticut religious liberty organization is threatening legal action after state officials denied its request to display a Nativity scene inside the state Capitol, arguing the decision unfairly singled out religious expression and violated the First Amendment. The dispute centers on a policy enforced by Connecticut’s Joint Committee on Legislative Management that allows displays in…

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A growing group of Democratic pastors is stepping into congressional races this fall, arguing that Republicans have claimed exclusive ownership of Christian values and that it’s time to offer voters a different faith-based vision of politics. The candidates, most of whom are political newcomers, say they are motivated by concerns over President Donald Trump’s leadership…

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A Romanian Christian family at the center of a years-long international custody battle is asking for help from the United States after Swedish authorities refused to return their two daughters, a case that has sparked growing concern among religious freedom advocates. Supporters gathered outside the Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Friday to stand with…

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