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….
Americans view people of Israel and Palestine more favorably than their governments
Americans view the Israeli government more negatively than they do the people of Israel and Palestine, Pew Research Center reports. “Majorities of Americans express an unfavorable view of the Israeli government, the Palestinian Authority (which controls the West Bank) and…
Doctors warn against Tennessee death penalty protocols
Tennessee’s execution protocol is medically unethical and should be revamped before further executions occur, nearly 40 health care professionals said in a letter to Gov. Bill Lee. Like the coalition of faith leaders who asked for a moratorium on executions…
Douthat leaves NY Times for 60 Minutes
As CBS seeks to recast 60 Minutes with an agenda more compelling to political conservatives, leaders have recruited one of the most vexing national conservative columnists. Ross Douthat is a prep-school-educated New Englander who found his way from the Episcopal…
Houston moms say Ten Commandments law violates RFRA and parental rights
Three Houston-area mothers are taking a novel approach to fighting the Texas law mandating posting the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. The women are relying on the state’s laws on required parental consent and on the state’s Religious Freedom…
Hegseth continues to apply Isaiah 6:8 to US warfare
Once again, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has conscripted Scripture to his military cause, making the faith of Jews and Christians synonymous with fighting for the United States military. On May 23, during a commencement address at the U.S….
ICE rapidly expanding its partnerships with state law enforcement
One quarter of Americans now live in states where the highway patrol, state police and departments of public safety are working hand-in-hand with federal immigration authorities, according to a report by FWD.us. And the numbers are bound to increase after…
ICE snatches two legal pastors on way to Billy Graham retreat
A married couple — both pastors in the U.S. on religious worker visas — were arrested by federal immigration agents at a Texas airport on their way to a Billy Graham Evangelistic Association retreat in North Carolina. The Department of…
Chinese Christian human rights lawyer wrongly arrested by ICE
Christian Chinese human rights lawyer Wu Shaoping, who represented persecuted religious believers and other victims of government repression before fleeing China, was released on bond July 24 after spending nine days in ICE custody despite having been granted asylum in…
Trinity Foundation sees something rotten in Second Baptist Houston ruling
One of the nation’s premier watchdog groups concerning abusive religion says something is rotten about the recent state court ruling that allowed a pastoral takeover of Second Baptist Church of Houston. In an analysis written by Pete Evans, the Trinity…
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…
Former Virginia youth pastor sentenced to 20 years for child exploitation
A former Southern Baptist youth pastor was sentenced to 20 years in prison July 27 after confessing to attempted sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old girl — one of at least a dozen he targeted while serving Catawba Valley Baptist Church…