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President Trump is calling out the Smithsonian, claiming it promotes “one-sided, divisive political narratives.” The Smithsonian has received some criticism for its current content at the Entertainment Nation exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, which was launched in 2022 and is now a permanent exhibit featuring American pop culture. For example, one…

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Florida’s controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” is up and running, with the intended capacity to hold up to 5,000 illegal immigrants. Florida governor Ron DeSantis touted the quick creation of the detention facility, which can currently house 3,000 illegal immigrants and was built in a matter of days. The dormitories are currently surrounded by chain-link fences topped…

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As devastating floods continue to grip Texas, taking the lives of at least 91 people and leaving families shattered across the Hill Country, leaders across the state are turning to prayer for comfort, strength, and hope. Governor Greg Abbott has officially declared Sunday, July 6, as a “Day of Prayer” in Texas, urging residents of…

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A man accused of leading a bizarre cult has been sentenced to 12 years in a Russian prison camp. Sergei Torop, 64, is a former traffic policeman known as “Vissarion,” or “he who gives new life” to his followers. He has been convicted of using psychological pressure to steal money from his followers. Torop started…

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban, ruling that newer state laws regulating abortion take precedence over the near-total ban enacted in 1849. In a 4-3 decision on Wednesday, the court’s liberal majority determined that laws passed while Roe v. Wade was in effect, including a 1985 law allowing abortions…

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Amid skepticism among Tibetan Buddhist adherents concerned about the Dalai Lama approaching his 90th birthday, the 14th Dalai Lama has affirmed: “The institution of the Dalai Lama will continue.”  According to Tibetan Buddhists’ beliefs, the “spirit of the Dalai Lama” reincarnates into the body of a child who is chosen at an early age. The…

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Families of the victims in the murder trial of Bryan Kohberger are reeling as he prepares to accept a plea deal that would spare him from the death penalty. Kohberger is accused of stabbing to death four University of Idaho students in their off-campus housing. Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and…

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Bills supporting placing religious chaplains in public schools are on the rise, with supporters citing increasing mental health shortages amongst K-12 students and budget shortages while critics are concerned over the separation of church and state. A recent survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, however, is showing that the majority of…

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Pete Buttigieg recently spoke on the “Spiritual Life” podcast hosted by Jesuit priest Father James Martin, where he spoke about coming out and parenting his adopted children. Buttigieg, and Episcopalian who served as Biden’s Transportation Secretary, discussed how his coming out brought him closer to God. “As a friend of mine put it when he…

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A Catholic Bishop slammed immigration raids conducted at churches in an open letter to his parishioners. In a letter shared on Facebook to his parishioners at the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino in San Bernardino, California, Mexican-born Bishop Alberto Rojas denounced recent immigration raids where ICE agents entered Catholic parish properties in Montclair and…
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