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TRUMP PUTS EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN AMERICA ON NOTICE

A Washington state public school district is facing a federal lawsuit after officials allegedly searched a Christian child’s backpack for religious materials, confiscated her Bible and later told her she had “no choice” but to participate in school programming that violated her family’s faith. The American Center for Law and Justice says the dispute involving Highline Public Schools began in 2022, when J.H. was a second grader at North Hill Elementary School. School officials repeatedly searched the girl’s backpack and confiscated her Bible and Gospel tracts because she had been talking about her Christian faith with classmates, according to the...

The Norman Cathedral in Peterborough, known in part for being the resting place of Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, has announced a voluntary £6 entry donation, due to fears it could "go bust". "Visitors are welcome to give whatever they can - or nothing at all. The cathedral remains open to everyone, regardless of their ability to donate," a spokesperson has said. The news received a mixed response. Some visitors support the idea to "help with the upkeep and preserve it" for the future, while others believe the amount could discourage others from visiting. But what...

United Methodist Church Pastor Adam Hamilton catapulted onto the national stage after his Democratic primary win last month in the race to represent Kansas in the U.S. Senate. Hamilton, who secured the Democratic nomination to run against incumbent Republican Sen. Roger Marshall, says he's reaching out to conservative Evangelical voters as part of his “Leading From the Middle” statewide tour. The founding pastor of Resurrection Church in Leawood, Hamilton has positioned himself as an alternative to Marshall, who also identifies as a Christian and was elected to the Senate in 2020. In a 2014 interview with Jonathan Merritt to promote...

The church, whose earliest accounts are recorded in the book of Acts, was established by Jesus and given a Great Commission (see Matthew 28:18-20) to continue His work in the world. Taken seriously, what would the world look like if the church does its job? Does the ministry of pregnancy help offer a reflection of that work? Reports from of a resurgence in faith from Christian research organization Barna Group versus Pew Research Center showing a slowing and leveling off in the decline of Christianity, both from 2025, may not align, but both offer encouragement. News reports covering anecdotal trends...

He's had it 🙏

Something profound has happened inside portions of American Christianity. The church was once understood as a place where sinners came to encounter a Savior who loved them enough to change them. Increasingly, however, some mainline denominations appear to be embracing a very different message: come as you are--and expect the church to affirm you as you are. That distinction may sound subtle. It is not. It represents a fundamental change in what Christianity is supposed to accomplish. One of the clearest examples can be seen in the direction of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the people shaping its...

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Jesus is coming back soon! FULL SERMON: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0fzCpE1P-o&t=122s

Sky News host James Macpherson says an LGBTQ cruise to Turkey got a “lesson” about the intolerance for homosexuality in Islamic culture. Mr Macpherson said Turkish authorities refused permission for the ship to dock. “They seem to genuinely believe they're oppressed in the West and are genuinely surprised that Islamic nations don't want a floating Pride parade docking in their harbour.”

In many parts of China, cash is almost gone. 😳 From street food to taxis, everything runs on QR codes using apps like WeChat and Alipay. Your phone isn’t just a device… it’s your wallet.

While Americans were having abortions in 1776, America’s founders in Philadelphia put their names on a statement that all, created equal, are “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” One of the Declaration of Independence signers, James Wilson, specified several years later that “with consistency, beautiful and undeviating, human life, from its commencement to its close, is protected by the common law.” Life often hasn’t been protected. But decade after decade, Americans who are now largely forgotten made noble sacrifices to help the least among us. Some pro-life...

For eighteen centuries, Christianity never taught what most American evangelicals now believe about Israel.So where did it come from?In this video I (Olivia Swing) investigated the origins of Christian Zionism — the theology, the money, and the foreign influence operations actively targeting American churches right now. What I found was a paper trail hiding in plain sight, registered with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Chinese tech giant TenCent has released its new payment method called “Palm Payment”, letting customers pay by having the palm of their hand scanned. 🤯 This all connected to the WeChat app.

FAITH FACTS Church of England attendance has remarkably risen for five consecutive years, reversing decades of decline Digital ministry through online theology classes, social media Bible studies, and café conversations is reaching believers beyond traditional Sunday services Britain’s spiritual renewal is manifesting in unmeasured ways that traditional church statistics cannot capture A surprisingly remarkable transformation is unfolding across Britain as the Church of England reports its fifth consecutive year of attendance growth. But the real story of spiritual renewal extends far beyond what can be counted in pews on Sunday mornings. For decades, declining church attendance in Britain seemed inevitable....

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A Winter Haven pastor is facing more than 20 criminal charges, including allegations involving a minor as well as four felony counts accusing him of engaging in sexual activity without disclosing his HIV-positive status, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Grady Judd is scheduled to hold a 10 a.m. news conference Tuesday to release additional details surrounding the arrest of 42-year-old Timothy Chaneyfield, whom investigators identified as the pastor of St. James United American Free Will Baptist Church in Winter Haven. The charges announced by the Sheriff’s Office include three counts of lewd battery...

Facial Recognition Payments

Another church is preparing to disappear from the American landscape. Not because it was burned by an angry mob. Not because Christians were driven out by soldiers. Not because the government outlawed the Gospel. The former Richfield Christian Reformed Church in Clifton, New Jersey, was purchased by the Islamic Center of Passaic County. Now plans call for the existing building to be demolished and replaced with a mosque measuring approximately 40,000 square feet--more than six times the size of the current structure. The cross has already given way to the crescent. Soon the former church itself may be gone. It...

Dem In Maine Now Famous For All The Wrong Reasons 😉

Christ Episcopal Church in Dayton, OH, is led by The Rev. Peter Homeyer. An “open and affirming” congregation, they spend much of their time focused on and promoting their aberrant sexual proclivities and affinity for all things LGBTQ. At CEC Dayton, one gets the distinct feeling that every month is Pride Month, and every day is Trans Day of Remembrance. During a recent sermon, on the fifth day after Pentecost, they decided to incorporate their love of all things gay into their communion service, using food dye to turn their communion bread “rainbow-colored” in order to celebrate Pride and be...