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The U.S. Department of War further amended its recently revised list of recognized religious affiliations Monday after several Mormon members of Congress expressed outrage that Mormonism was initially listed as separate from other Christian denominations. "Last week, a proposed list of simplified faith codes was released to the media. The Pentagon list included redundant and unnecessary labeling, and the mistake has been fixed," the Department of War said in statement that was forwarded to The Christian Post."The goal of this effort is to simplify a previously out-of-control 'belief' coding system that had ballooned to over 200 codes. In order to...

Among Americans, there remains an ever-growing divide between those who are pro-life and those who are pro-killing-their-baby. In an attempt to bridge this divide, The Babylon Bee interviewed thousands of liberals to hear their compelling reasons to murder infants. Here are the 10 most convincing liberal arguments for abortion:Planned Parenthood gives out free cookies with every abortion: Everyone loves cookies.The baby may develop acne as a teenager and get called "pepperoni face": Abortion is a mercy. No human being has ever survived acne.Diapers are clogging up landfills: Unless we stop climate change now, there won't be a world for babies...

Leo XIV Met Homosexual Activist Bad BunnyOn Monday evening, Pope Leo XIV met with the Puerto Rican homosexual activist and singer Bad Bunny at Madrid's Bernabéu Stadium.Both were touring Spain, the Vatican said on Tuesday.Spanish media report that several photos were taken, including by members of the papal entourage, and discussions have taken place about whether and when to publish them."Bad Bunny" is the stage name of Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, a Puerto Rican rapper. He is known for his "fluid" gender expression, evident in his fashion choices, nail polish, wearing skirts and kissing men during performances. He is also...

A representative for the Karmelo Anthony family, Dominique Alexander, blamed Anthony’s guilty murder verdict on the race of the jurors after the guilty verdict came down just a couple hours of deliberations. The jury pool did not have any black jurors in it. “It showed very clearly that a black boy was allowed not one black soul on a jury, an all-white jury convicted him in two to three hours. We know that they did not prove their case,” Alexander said. “They are currently sentencing Carmelo Anthony, but we know that the Next Generation Action Network put the first $10,000...

A World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States was received by a crowd of supporters and officials Wednesday as he arrived home in the capital of Mogadishu, where he said he plans to be at the next World Cup and urged Somali youth to be proud of their country. Omar Artan was set to be the first referee from Somalia to officiate at a World Cup after making FIFA’s final list for the tournament. He is one of Africa’s top referees and was named the continent’s best male referee in 2025. He was denied...

Worshippers at Glasgow’s largest mosque were locked in as tensions flared following a stabbing in Northern Ireland, with police saying people were “attacked because of the colour of their skin”. Three men, one aged 31 and the others aged 18, were arrested on Wednesday in Scotland’s largest city following the unrest, in which three members of the public and two police officers were hurt, Police Scotland said. Protesters took to the streets in several parts of Scotland, including Glasgow city centre, with some of those involved invoking the memory of murdered 18-year-old Henry Nowak, with one banner saying “white lives...

[Catholic Caucus] German same-sex ‘blessing’ guide co-author says Vatican was involved in preparationsA co-author of Germany’s same-sex ‘blessing’ guidance says bishops coordinated with Rome and revised the text following Vatican feedback.A former priest who helped draft the German bishops’ guidance document on “blessings” for same-sex “couples” has stated that there was coordination with Church authorities before its publication, challenging the testimony of Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández.On May 22, in an interview published by German Catholic outlet katholisch.de, co-author Stefan Diefenbach – a former priest who left religious life and is now in a homosexual “marriage” – addressed continuing criticism of...

State election officials could soon face a stark choice: Hand over voter lists to the Trump administration or risk losing Postal Service delivery for mail-in ballots. That dilemma stems from newly proposed USPS rules that seek to comply with an executive order President Donald Trump signed this spring to crack down on mail-in voting. If courts let the order stand, it would give the federal government an unprecedented role in elections — and could put even more voter data in the hands of Trump officials searching for supposed election fraud. The proposed rules lay out new conditions that states would...

They’re not doing this accidentally. Last year, former Boston Councilwoman Tania Fernandes Anderson, a former illegal alien and future convicted criminal, managed to get the Boston City Council to turn July from the month of America’s independence to a celebration of her native Cabo Verde Independence Month. Now in Canada, MP Ahmed Hussen, a Somali immigrant from Mogadishu and the first Somali MP, has co-sponsored a bill to shift July over from Canada Day to ‘Somali Heritage Month’. The bill claims that “Canada’s strength is reflected in the diversity of its population”, that “Canada is home to many Canadians of...

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A key conviction tied to the plot to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer just got tossed by a state appeals court. A three-judge panel on Tuesday vacated the domestic terrorism-related convictions of Joseph Morrison, ruling that jurors in his case were misinstructed and that prosecutors leaned on a misreading of Michigan's antiterrorism law, per the New York Times. Morrison, linked by prosecutors to the Wolverine Watchmen militia and sentenced to four to 20 years behind bars, was found guilty of providing material support for an act of terrorism and illegal gang membership. The court said the state wrongly used kidnapping...

The Prime Minister has clashed with Reform UK’s deputy leader over the violent protests in Northern Ireland. In a fiery Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir Starmer accused Richard Tice and his party of trying to “whip up fear and division”. People have been forced to flee their homes amid a night of disorder in Belfast following a knife attack on Monday. Hadi Alodid, a 30-year-old Sudanese man, has been charged with attempted murder and appeared in court on Wednesday. Mr Tice told the Commons: “We all condemn, of course, the appalling violence in Belfast last night after the horrific attack...

The alleged knifeman in an “attempted beheading” that triggered riots in Belfast overnight has appeared in court, charged with attempted murder, knife possession, and threatening to kill an NHS radiographer.A court has heard Steven Ogilvy, the victim of the “attempted beheading” in north Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom this week lost one eye and suffered serious damage to the other, as well as deep cuts to his neck. He remains in hospital in serious condition. (snip) The BBC also notes the judge took the opportunity of Alodid’s first hearing to address the public in Northern Ireland, warning them...

Tommy Robinson has travelled to Russia, where he has met Elon Musk’s father, Errol, in a Moscow hotel. Robinson – who has been issuing calls for his supporters to take to the streets across the UK over a bloody knife attack in Belfast – shared video of his meeting with Musk, whose son has been a vocal supporter of Robinson, on Monday. Musk was in St Petersburg last week at the annual Kremlin-backed economic forum, described as Russia’s answer to Davos. Contacted by the Guardian and asked why he had travelled to Moscow, Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon,...

Costco is pushing back hard against a proposed class-action lawsuit that accuses the retail giant of misleading shoppers about its popular $5 rotisserie chicken. In a motion filed last week in the US District Court for the Southern District of California, the warehouse club asked the court to dismiss the case, which was brought in January by two California customers. The plaintiffs claim Costco’s Kirkland Signature Seasoned Rotisserie Chicken contains carrageenan and sodium phosphate while still being marketed as having “no preservatives.” According to the lawsuit, that labeling misleads consumers and violates Washington’s Consumer Protection Act, California’s Consumers Legal Remedies...

By focusing on the physical search for a home, it can be easy to overlook the quiet, internal crisis that happens when a Veteran feels they no longer belong to a community. It is a specific kind of isolation—a feeling that their values, their purpose and their spirit have been sidelined while they struggle to survive. Some of the most common challenges Veterans experiencing homelessness may face include: Abandonment: A deep sense of isolation and loneliness that can leave a Veteran feeling forgotten by their country and their community. Disconnection from self: A loss of self-identity that occurs when a...

Over 50 kids and teenagers have been charged for a massive brawl that broke out during Hersheypark’s opening day, which forced families to shield their children and hide under tables. Fifty-five people, including 53 minors, whose ages range between 12 and 19, had been involved in multiple fights across the iconic Pennsylvania theme park on April 3, the Derry Township Police Department announced Monday. The mob was accused of both misdemeanor and felony offenses. Officials said two different groups, “Group A and Group B,” were caught on security footage arguing in one section of the park before the clash turned...

Inflation surged in May to the highest level since early 2023, as Iran war-related fuel costs worked their way through the broader economy.

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel released an opinion Tuesday concluding the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s guidelines prohibiting policies that unintentionally harm minority groups, known as disparate impact liability, are unconstitutional. The Office of Legal Counsel issued the opinion in response to the Supreme Court’s June 2 decision in Allen v. Milligan. There, the justices blocked a lower court order prohibiting the use of Alabama’s 2023 electoral maps after finding the court failed to consider if Republican lawmakers were acting with good faith when leaving Black voters in the minority in all but one congressional...

US President Donald Trump said the United States may begin striking Iran's power plants and bridges due to the Islamic regime “tapping the United States along” in talks, according to an interview with Fox News's Trey Yingst on Wednesday. "I may keep going," Trump told Fox. "They had a chance to sign a deal and survive." He added that little progress has been made in negotiations between the two countries. Earlier on Wednesday, Trump implied that he would take action against Iran for taking too long on a peace deal. "The Bully of the Middle East is DEAD!!!" wrote Trump...