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The annual White House Easter Egg Roll has been a tradition since 1878 and the Rutherford B. Hayes administration. The number of eggs sprawled across the pristine South Lawn has grown from a few dozen egg cartons to this year’s count 30,000. The eggs have increased as the demand has increased.  For decades, images from…

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Evangelical leaders are sounding the alarm as the beloved Christian phrase “Christ is King” faces distortion at the hands of hate groups, bots, and political extremists. Once a proclamation of worship and hope, the phrase has increasingly appeared online in the hands of those promoting antisemitism and extremist ideologies—prompting Christian leaders to reclaim its sacred…

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In a tragic turn of events following a Bible study in Ohio, a man was killed and a pastor critically injured in what officials are calling a “freak accident” involving a fallen tree and power lines. The heartbreaking incident took place in Toledo as Pastor Andrew Edwards of Northwest Baptist Church was driving fellow church…

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A new study is showing that more Americans have left organized religion for the pursuit of personal truth. Entitled “Breaking Free of the Iron Cage: The Individualization of American Religion,” researchers followed 1,348 individuals born in the late 1980s from adolescence to early adulthood and explored their religious habits. Participants completed four rounds of surveys…

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West Virginia governor Patrick Morrisey signed a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” into law on Monday, joining twenty other states in passing similar legislation. House Bill 2129 codifies into law  rights “reserved to the parent of a minor child in this state without obstruction or interference from the state, any of its political subdivisions, any other…

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As the backlash against the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged gang member from El Salvador, continues to heat up, one Maryland mother shared her family’s horrific experience when their daughter was killed by an illegal immigrant. Patty Morin was attending the White House press office, which she opened in prayer. “This is probably…

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A tragic accident in South Carolina has left a community grieving after a school bus carrying middle school students flipped on Interstate 77, killing one student and injuring several others. The crash occurred Thursday afternoon, April 17, as students from Pine Ridge Middle School were returning home from a field trip outside Charlotte, North Carolina.…

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The New York Times and other outlets say Evangelical leaders are relishing the new atmosphere at the White House and greater access to the president. After his inauguration, President Trump established a new White House Faith Office in the West Wing, where he regularly invites allied pastors to pray with him.  His Evangelical supporters are…

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King Charles is facing criticism for including references to Islam, Judaism, and other faiths in his annual Easter message, delivered on Maundy Thursday — a gesture some Christians say diluted the central message of the Resurrection. In his address, the monarch focused on the enduring human need for “faith, hope and love” while reflecting on…

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic convert and prominent figure in the Trump administration, met Saturday with senior Vatican officials in Rome for talks that highlighted growing tensions between the Holy See and the U.S. government on issues such as migration, war, and prison reform. The meeting came as Vance spent Easter weekend in…
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