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Americans’ deep division over capital punishment made the news again last week when the Justice Department announced it would allow the use of firing squads to execute federal inmates on death row. Political and religious leaders were quick to respond, and social media exploded with comments. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the decision on…

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When Trump declared Pope Leo “terrible for foreign policy,” the U.S. intelligence community took the president’s remarks as a directive to prioritize spying on the Vatican. It has for years, sources tell me. The CIA has human spies working inside the Holy See bureaucracy. The NSA and CIA seek to intercept telecommunications, emails, and texts.…

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The disappearances and deaths of nearly a dozen scientists with ties to secretive U.S. scientific information have raised alarms about national security, prompting a House Oversight Committee investigation. The string of deaths and disappearances began with the death of Michael David Hicks, who worked as a scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory from 1998…

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A fierce debate over faith, freedom, and the role of government is unfolding in Texas after a federal court upheld a law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments — and one Christian lawmaker is speaking out against it. Texas State Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat and self-described Christian, is drawing national attention…

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Franklin Graham has stepped into the fray of increasing attacks against Erika Kirk, widow of slain Christian conservative Charlie Kirk. Graham began his discussion with CBN on the reality of spiritual warfare and the importance of Christians knowing their Bibles. “If you don’t know God’s Word, you’re not going to recognize spiritual warfare. You’ll just…

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A young detransitioner has gone viral after confronting California lawmakers over their support for a pro-trans law. California SB 934, which is being sponsored by democratic State Senator Scott Weiner, is a broadly worded bill meant to allow “victims” of so-called “conversion therapy” to seek financial damages for malpractice, even years after receiving the therapy.…

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A pro-life father whose home was dramatically raided by the FBI in 2022 has reached a major legal victory, securing a settlement of more than $1 million from the Department of Justice after a years-long battle. Mark Houck, a Catholic pro-life activist and father, filed a lawsuit in 2023 after what he described as a…

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President Trump joined the “America Reads the Bible” challenge on Tuesday, with a pre-recorded message. The marathon is put on by Christians Engaged and is billed as “a national Scripture-reading event” in honor of America’s 250th birthday this year. The event runs from April 19 to April 25, with 12 hours of daily Scripture reading…

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A former leader of the global Anglican Communion is sounding the alarm over what he sees as a troubling spiritual undertone in American political discourse—warning that some rhetoric, even when wrapped in religious language, may be “completely antithetical to the Gospel.” Rowan Williams, who served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to 2012, made the…

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A recent student referendum at Ohio University is drawing national attention after an overwhelming 86% of participating students voted in favor of a measure calling for the school to divest from Israel-related investments—despite state law prohibiting such action. The referendum followed a unanimous vote by the university’s Student Senate in support of Senate Bill 2526-11,…
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