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Trump official voices concern about exhibition statue resembling 'golden calf' in Exodus: report

A high-ranking Trump administration official reportedly voiced concerns about American-led plans to display a bull statue at an upcoming international exhibit over concerns that it resembled a Canaanite deity condemned in the Bible.

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  Anger in Trump admin., Board of Peace over Israeli claim that Hamas will not be disarmed via peace plan

  The current Israeli strategy of targeted assassinations of Hamas commanders and terrorists involved in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks “will not lead to the elimination of the organization,” a source close to the Board of Peace (BoP) says. 

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  Male teens now outnumber females in church youth groups: Barna data

  Bucking a decades-long trend of disproportionate female participation, male teenagers now outnumber their female counterparts in church youth group attendance among self-identified Christian teens in the U.S., according to a new report from Barna and the Christian youth ministry Christ In Youth.

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  Brad Pitt says ‘Heart of the Beast’ shows cost of military service, sacrificial love at red carpet premiere

  Brad Pitt said his new survival drama “Heart of the Beast” pays tribute to members of the military who put not only their bodies but their “psyches” and “souls” on the line, while exploring how sacrificial love can give people a reason to persevere through trauma and hardship.

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  Catholic parents fight Massachusetts for custody, says school 'transitioned' daughter

  A Catholic family is fighting Massachusetts for custody of their daughter, alleging that a public school socially transitioned their gender-dysphoric teen without their consent.

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  Texas Democrat organizer claims PAC pays voters $25 as 'roundabout way of paying people for their votes'

  A Texas Democrat political action committee has fired an organizer caught on undercover video describing $25 payments to people willing to attend a one-hour anti-Republican Zoom class as "a roundabout way of paying people for their votes."

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  Talarico's pastor promotes 'Inclusive Bible' that strips 'Son of God' from Jesus: 'Let go of the stupid stuff'

  The Rev. Jim Rigby, the pastor of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico, was recently caught on camera promoting an "inclusive" translation of the Bible that strips the text of gendered language for God, including Jesus' titles as Lord and Son of God.

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  Missionary Andrew Brunson appointed to US Commission on International Religious Freedom

  Pastor Andrew Brunson, whose 2018 release from a two-year imprisonment in Turkey was a major diplomatic milestone for the first Trump administration, has been appointed to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.

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  'They're tying our hands': Mom of son, daughter-in-law killed by illegal pleads for Congress to take action

  An Oregon mother shared the heartbreaking loss of her son and his newlywed bride to a commercial truck driver who was in the U.S. illegally with congressional lawmakers Tuesday. 

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  Jelly Roll says he would quit music industry if God told him to

  Outspoken Christian country singer Jelly Roll, whose name is Jason Bradley DeFord, says he would quit the music industry if God told him to do it.

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  InstaChurch founder, actor Alan Ritchson announces divorce after 20 years of marriage

  Hollywood actor Alan Ritchson, who founded the faith-focused video ministry and YouTube channel InstaChurch, has announced that he and his wife, Catherine, are getting a divorce after three children and more than 20 years of marriage.