A Christian college that calls itself “the oldest institution affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention” is partnering with powerhouse legal group Alliance Defending Freedom to create Union Academy, a Christian college preparatory school approved by a Tennessee school board last…
Dems condemn Colorado governor for freeing Tina Peters
Election-denial celebrity Tina Peters will leave prison early thanks to Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who was rebuked by nearly 90% of state party members for shortening her prison term by seven years, reported The Gazette. Peters was an unknown…
Salem Media to be acquired by Colorado Springs nonprofit
Salem Media, which offers conservative and Christian content via radio, digital media, streaming, podcasting, television and publishing, will be acquired by WaterStone, a Colorado Springs nonprofit that pioneered donor-advised funds. Salem, which lost $35 million last year and lost $2.57…
Colbert’s The Late Show farewell enters final week with jokes, tears
Ten months after Stephen Colbert announced CBS was canceling his top-rated Emmy- and Peabody-award-winning late-night show, his joke- and tear-filled farewell enters its final week and its May 21 finale. Colbert is ending well. Recent shows have featured President Barack…
Trump has put his scowling face and name everywhere
The man who once put his name on steaks, bottled water, perfume, wine and a real estate “university” that Marco Rubio called “an absolute scam” is now doing the same with government institutions and programs he controls. President Donald Trump…
Courts halt some of Trump’s vengeance against enemies
Donald Trump campaigned on vengeance and retribution for enemies. But as he weaponizes government to take vengeance on media outlets, nonprofits and Democratic officials, federal courts are calling his bluff. The Reformed Journal said Trump’s demagoguery and shamelessness “lowers resistance…
Religious freedom is for Christians only, says Jenna Ellis
America’s guarantee of religious freedom is for Christians only, not Muslims, claimed former Trump election fraud attorney and podcast host Jenna Ellis and her guest, virulent anti-Muslim activist and “priest” Calvin Robinson, in a recent podcast, “America Under Divine Judgment.”…
Trump strikes back against redistricting opponents in Indiana
Last year, seven of Indiana’s GOP state senators refused Donald Trump’s demand that they re-do state voting districts to help their party. This week, five of them paid the price: Losing to Trump-backed opponents in closely watched primary races. (One…
Trump’s slow-moving patriotic statues garden seeks donations
President Donald Trump said his National Garden of American Heroes would open by July 4 for America’s 250th birthday. It won’t, but thanks to a fundraising brochure, we can see the not-yet-approved plans for a space celebrating “freedom, patriotism and…
Supreme Court to hear another LGBTQ case from Colorado
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide another case about LGBTQ rights in Colorado. At issue: Are Catholic preschools that close their doors to 4-year-olds with LGBTQ parents eligible to participate in a state-funded program requiring preschools not to discriminate? Colorado’s…
Evangelical groups divided over DIGNITY Act for immigrants
The DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act could put long-term, law-abiding, hard-working, tax-paying immigrants and families on a pathway to U.S. citizenship. But it has divided evangelicals, illustrating divisions over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies six months before midterm elections. Trump-supporting faith groups…
FEMA official spread election lies before claiming he was teleported
Unfortunately, Gregg Phillips’ claims that he was twice teleported from one place to another aren’t the biggest problems for this top government official with a long history of shady deals, charity scams and false claims of voter fraud. In December,…