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Former president Donald Trump called on the faith of his constituents while speaking at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority conference in Washington, DC. “As you know, the radical left is trying to shame Christians, silence you, demoralize you, and they want to keep you out of politics. They don’t want you to…

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The family of a 12-year-old girl is mourning after she was allegedly assaulted and strangled to death by two men who were in the country illegally. Twelve-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray snuck out of her Houston apartment, allegedly lured by the two suspects, Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, 26, and Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 21. Surveillance footage recovered…

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A new poll shows that while a majority of Americans support the practice of in-vitro fertilization, the public is split on the morality of destroying frozen embryos created in the process. Gallup recently released its annual Values and Beliefs poll, examining Americans’ views on a wide variety of cultural and contentious issues. The survey, which…

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Dr. Anthony Fauci recently reflected on the COVID-19 pandemic and his decision to close schools across the country, resulting in a learning loss in students. Fauci spoke with CBS Mornings, saying the initial closures were not a mistake, but he questions the length in which the schools were closed. “Shutting down everything immediately — and…

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Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom, the latest move from a Republican-dominated legislature pushing a conservative agenda under a new governor. The legislation that Republican Gov. Jeff Landry recently signed into law required a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily…

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While Christians remain on the fence on the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI), one Christian university is hoping to encourage Christians to use the new technology with the creation of a new AI lab. Biola University in California has opened a new AI lab in its Cromwell School of Business with the intention that the…

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A new Louisiana law mandating that schools display the Ten Commandments in every classroom is setting off a stream of debates between conservatives, liberals, and independents about the nature of separation of church and state. The law was signed by Louisiana governor Jeff Landry on Wednesday and mandates that poster-size displays of the Ten Commandments…

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As Missouri representative Cori Bush prepares for a primary election on August 6, old claims of her faith healing abilities have resurfaced to offer fresh fodder for her critics. In her autobiography The Forerunner: A Story of Pain and Perseverance in America, which was published in 2022, Bush described the time she worked as a…

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Religious freedom is a cornerstone of the American republic. It’s our responsibility to protect this integral aspect of our country because, without it, we would stray from our core values. For a long time, teachers have been told to leave their beliefs at the schoolhouse gate, forcing them to choose between public employment and their religious convictions and values. However, this should never be…

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The Board of Elders of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, recently announced that the megachurch’s founder, Robert Morris, has resigned, and they’ve retained a law firm to investigate a claim made by a woman who alleges Morris sexually abused her over multiple years in the 1980s starting when she was 12 years old. The board…

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