“If you bear the name of Jesus Christ, there’s no armor greater than that,” Christian nationalist leader Doug Wilson declared at a recent worship service at the Pentagon, an event he called a sign of national revival. Defense Secretary Pete…
EPA says greenhouse gasses don’t harm environment or health
The once-bipartisan effort to reduce the greenhouse gasses that harm human health, cause heat waves and increase the intensity of storms ended when the Environmental Protection Agency, established by President Nixon in 1970, reversed course and dismissed the science of…
Evangelicals promote controversial SAVE America Act
GOP lawmakers and their Christian supporters say the SAVE America Act will keep non-Americans from voting. Critics say the bill’s true purpose is making it harder for millions of Americans — including Blacks, women and the poor — to vote….
Trump guidance on school prayer downplays neutrality, separation
President Donald Trump has released federal guidelines that reaffirm some Biden-era policies against school-sponsored prayers, highlight teachers’ freedom to say prayers that students can join, and dismiss the metaphor of a “wall of separation” as “legally unsound.” Trump promised new…
Trump ‘prophet’ Wallnau sells gold and silver while defending failed predictions
A false prophet “must be put to death,” commands Deuteronomy 18:20, and Micah 3:11 warns against prophets who “tell fortunes for money.” Lance Wallnau’s false prophecies are well documented, but when caught he simply moves on to his next wild…
Group behind ‘He Gets Us’ Super Bowl ads partners with Alpha churches
Sunday’s broadcast of America’s most-watched sporting event will be the fourth to feature an ad asking viewers to reconsider Jesus. View it here. “More” is the title of this year’s 60-second “He Gets Us” ad, a fast-paced, visually jarring look…
Congressmen call for expelling Muslims from America
Republican members of Congress have called for Muslims to be expelled from America, have claimed Islam is incompatible with American culture and government and have denied Islam is a religion deserving Constitutional protection. “Islam is not a religion,” said Sen….
Burge’s Vanishing Church shows high costs of politicized churches
Ryan Burge, perhaps our top “quantitative scholar of American religion,” makes numbers speak, and in his latest book they tell the sad story of how politics trumped creed in evangelical churches, leaving “no place for moderates,” many of whom departed….
2025 was the year Congress gave power to Trump
Last year saw an overactive president untamed by an underactive Congress. In 11 months, President Donald Trump signed 225 executive orders in 2025, a new record, while the House of Representatives passed only 70 bills, making it one of the…
First year of Trump 2.0 brings jarring changes and low approval
Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office brought an unprecedented use of presidential power and significant change to the country and the world. Polling shows he’s under water at the end of his first year, with only 40% of Americans…
Heritage calls on government to ‘save’ American families
The troubled think tank behind the Project 2025 blueprint for the Trump administration has issued a new blueprint. “Saving America by Saving the Family” affirms heterosexual families with children as “the foundation of civilization” and calls on government to encourage…
Battle for public funding of Christian schools expands
The ongoing effort to seek government funding for Christian public schools failed in Oklahoma last year, but advocates are trying again with Christian public schools in Colorado and Tennessee and a Jewish public school in Oklahoma. The Supreme Court deadlocked…