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Cynthia Portaro was on her way to face her son’s killer at a courthouse when she made a decision that would shock everyone. The Las Vegas mother recalled to Fox News Digital, “It was the morning of the sentencing. I just heard the voice of God telling me to forgive him. I didn’t know how…

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Evangelical TV preacher Hank Kunneman said of the slew of criminal charges facing Donald Trump, “This is really a battle between good and evil. There’s something about President Trump that the enemy fears: It’s called anointing.” The Nebraska pastor, who was speaking on the cable news show “Flashpoint” last summer, is among several voices in…

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President Biden named March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility and drew criticism for doing so during Easter Sunday. Orlando Magic star Jonathan Isaac joined in on criticizing the president, saying on X that the White House “knows exactly what they are doing.” He wrote, “They want you to hate! This helps no one and…

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Political and religious leaders of Baltimore, as well as the state of Maryland, have called for prayers after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed on Tuesday morning, causing several people to fall into the water, six of them presumed dead. Early Tuesday morning, the Key Bridge collapsed after a cargo ship leaving the Port of…

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Donald Trump has been in court this week for alleged hush money he paid to porn star Stormy Daniels. He was also facing financial concerns, as he was due to pay $464 million Monday, but a last-minute appellate court decision lowered that to $175 million due in 10 days in a separate case. While at…

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A recent Pew Research Center study shows that the majority of Americans believe religion has lost its influence in American life. The poll was conducted between February 13-25, with responses from 12,693 US adults. In 2002, 52 percent of US adults believed that religion was losing its influence in American life, while 37 percent believed it…

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Actor Rob Reiner’s documentary warning about Christian nationalism, “God and Country,” did poorly at the box office, but it’s being called one of the year’s best examples of “religiophobia” on the silver screen. The description of the documentary states that the movie “looks at the implications of Christian Nationalism and how it distorts not only…

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An upstate New York special education teacher tragically died in her classroom, along with her unborn baby, the school announced. A news release from Kendall Elementary School stated that 29-year-old Courtney Fannon was found unresponsive in her empty classroom after school hours. Despite life-saving measures, both Fannon and her unborn baby were declared dead. A…

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Author and sports commentator Tim Tebow recently urged Congress to do more to rid the world of child sex abuse materials, telling a House committee he stands for the “biblical definition of hope” and believes both parties can work together for a solution. The former Heisman Trophy winner and current ESPN commentator is an outspoken…

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Florida lawmakers recently proposed two bills that, if passed, could allow for Satanic priests to serve as volunteer chaplains in public schools. The companion bills, Senate Bill 1044 and House Bill 931, would give schools the ability to choose which volunteer chaplains can provide counseling services to students. Under the bill, each school could adopt…

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