The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a report created by a Focus on the Family affiliate that claims transgender medical procedures have no basis in fact and offer no benefits but are instead part of a…
Abortion foes are battling in vitro fertilization access
President Donald Trump pledged to broaden access to in vitro fertilization, but groups that oppose abortion have halted efforts to expand IVF access for military members while promoting anti-IVF bills in the states. “It is the policy of my administration…
Springfield’s Haitian immigrants vanish after losing TPS protection
Thousands of Haitian immigrants who’ve lived in Springfield, Ohio, for years suddenly disappeared from their jobs, churches and schools after losing their Temporary Protected Status, drivers licenses and work permits last month. ICE agents have fitted many with ankle monitors…
Evangelical Press Association seeks new name and director
The Evangelical Press Association, which was founded in 1948 and counts more than 300 member organizations, publications and individuals that reach an audience of more than 20 million people, is weighing a name change and seeking a new executive director…
Book says ‘special relationship with Israel’ is bad deal for US
The timing may be right for a fresh look at the longstanding “special relationship” between the U.S. and Israel, the largest recipient of U.S. aid since the 1970s. “Americans have increasingly negative views of Israel and its prime minister, Benjamin…
‘Pro-family’ groups stand by 3 scandal-plagued US Reps
Scandals have engulfed three members of the U.S House of Representatives, but conservative Christian “pro-family” groups are standing by their GOP men — Max Miller of Ohio, Cory Mills of Florida and Chuck Edwards of North Carolina — in the…
‘Pro-family,’ anti-vax: Focus-aligned groups push state restrictions
More than 200 bills that would restrict vaccinations have been introduced in state legislatures so far this year. State groups aligned with Focus on the Family say these bills protect religious liberty, conscience rights, informed consent and full bodily autonomy….
Help wanted: Focus on the Family seeks Jim Daly’s successor
Focus on the Family is seeking a “next-gen” president/CEO to replace the nearly 65-year-old Jim Daly, who for two decades has put a friendlier face on the influential conservative ministry founded by James Dobson, who died last August. The search…
Lindsey Graham’s Baptist pastor evangelizes at senator’s funeral
Southern Baptist Sen. Lindsey Graham’s memorial service at Washington National Cathedral Tuesday closed with a rousing evangelistic sermon from his pastor, Tim Tate, who told members of the Trump administration, congressional leaders and world leaders they needed to get right…
Heritage Foundation’s new legal group joins Colorado book ban case
The Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind the Project 2025 blueprint for Trump 2.0, announced its new Legal Action Center July 8. In its first case, the center will help conservative Christian groups defend a Colorado school district that enacted…
Trump’s war on ‘woke’ targets federal grants and foreign relations
President Donald Trump is trying to reengineer America by making his anti-woke MAGA ideology the test for what the government does here and around the world. The U.S. could be both less safe and less healthy if he succeeds. At…
Trans protections targeted after Supreme Court ruling
Fresh from a Supreme Court victory affirming laws that restrict transgender sports participation in 27 mostly red states, Alliance Defending Freedom has a warning for 23 blue states that protect trans rights: “You’re next.” ADF helped write trans sports bills…