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Paula White-Cain, senior advisor and director of the White House Faith Office, believes her position is a divine calling. With over two decades of friendship with former President Donald Trump, she remains steadfast in her mission to safeguard religious liberty, a commitment she feels is under unprecedented threat in America today. White-Cain, who has known…

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The Roman Catholic Church has instructed its priests in Washington state to defy a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse, setting up a potential clash between church doctrine and state law. The privilege covering communications between a person and a member of the clergy has long been recognized. Every state in the United…

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  Christ Episcopal Church in Toms River, New Jersey, has been facing ongoing hostility from neighbors since seeking permission to construct a 17-bed homeless shelter on its land. Now, the town is looking to seize their property to stop it. Christ Church is an active community in a 160‑year‑old parish. Each Sunday, around 150 people…

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A recent school board meeting in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, ignited passionate debate after a Christian board member proposed opening meetings with a prayer — a suggestion that drew sharp criticism from a fellow board member who questioned the place of faith in public education. On April 14, Melanie Freeman, a newly elected member of…

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed motions with a federal court Monday in the so-called “abortion pill case,” seeking to dismiss the case on technical grounds.  At its core, the DOJ’s position is not supportive of abortion; rather, it supports the authority of federal agencies, which are a part of the executive branch. Instead of…

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An elementary school in Michigan has reversed course after receiving criticism for banning Christian songs from being performed at its talent show. First Liberty Institute (FLI) stated that two students were informed by West Ward Elementary School in Allegan, Michigan that they would be unable to perform songs by Christian artists Brandon Lake and Colton Dixon.…

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A new survey is showing that evangelicals have concerns after the first 100 days of President Trump’s administration. The survey, sponsored by the National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NaLEC) polled 1,000 likely US Christian voters from April 8 to April 15, asking about their views on the administration’s moves on immigration, foreign aid, and social safety…

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Without much advanced notice among national pundits and media, President Donald Trump held a ceremony at the White House Rose Garden this week featuring members of his newly commissioned Faith Office, established this past February.  The event was held primarily to commemorate the 42nd annual National Day of Prayer. President Trump addressed the media shortly…

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In yet another headline-grabbing social media moment, President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope, just days after joking with reporters that he’d “like to be pope.” The image, posted Friday on Truth Social, came as the Catholic Church prepares for the May 7 conclave to select a successor to…

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In 1995, political commentator and journalist Matt Drudge began publishing entertainment and political gossip in a newsletter for 1,000 subscribers. By 1997, the newsletter had grown to 85,000 subscribers. Yet, the “Drudge Report” didn’t officially become a global political punditry website until a year later when it broke the Monica Lewinsky scandal.  The White House…
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