The thorn’s purpose was to keep Paul humble because he had personally received great revelations from Christ. Without the thorn, Paul might have become exalted or filled with pride and lauded it over others (2 Cor. 12:7).

Trump signed the order because, according to the text, “Across the country today, medical professionals are maiming and sterilizing a growing number of impressionable children under the radical and false claim that adults can change a child’s sex through a series of irreversible medical interventions. This dangerous trend will be a stain on our Nation’s history, and it must end.”

Germany’s Bundesrat, the upper house of parliament, has approved legislation that would criminalize the public denial of Israel’s right to exist, amid a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents since the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel. The bill, introduced by the western state of Hesse, now moves to the Bundestag, the lower house, where lawmakers are expected to consider it after the summer recess.

What makes this particularly concerning is the venue’s acknowledgement of support through the NSW Government body, Create NSW. Christians rightly expect that taxpayer money should not be used to support projects that many believers reasonably regard as ridiculing their faith. Whether Australians agree with the events or not, there is a legitimate public question: should government funding be connected to projects that commercialise and mock the sacred beliefs of Australia’s largest faith community?

Pro-life advocates are now expressing outrage as the expiration date for blocking Medicaid dollars to Planned Parenthood came and went on July 4 — a ban that Congress failed to renew. The defunding of Planned Parenthood originally passed under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but the provision only lasted a year. Now, the abortion giant will once again receive funding for all non-abortion services. 

The child protection services called the couple “religious extremists,” citing the family’s church attendance, which was three times a week, and their refusal to allow the girls to wear make-up. The Samsons fought for custody of their children 14 times in court. They said prosecuting attorneys cited their lack of a television in the home and their reading of Bible stories as “violent” and grounds for the religious extremist accusations. The case reached the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which ruled on March 10 that the case was “inadmissible,” a final decision that cannot be appealed.

Perkins attributed the drift in the church away from Israel to “biblical illiteracy.” Huckabee agreed, reminding viewers that standing with Israel is “scriptural.” “I mean, I could give you a lot of geopolitical reasons. I could give you humanitarian reasons. I could give you historic reasons. I could give you economic reasons. And all of those are important, and all of them should weigh in,” the ambassador emphasized. “But the ultimate reason for evangelicals is because we’re people of the book.”

A recent proposed amendment by an outgoing Republican congressman to cut off U.S. aid to Israel is disappointing but not surprising, Rep. Randy Fine (R-Florida) said on “Washington Watch” on Friday.

The long-simmering war on the Arabian Peninsula erupted again Monday as Saudi forces struck Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital and the Iranian-backed rebels answered within hours with ballistic missiles and drones aimed at southern Saudi Arabia.

“The defendant is entitled to a fair trial, and he must receive one. He is not, however, entitled to cause undue delay in the criminal justice process. The Victim’s Family is independently entitled to a speedy resolution under Utah Code § 77-38-7(2),” the filing states.

The statement marks a significant acknowledgment by the United Nations after years of disputes over Israeli claims that Hamas and other armed groups were interfering with humanitarian aid in Gaza. “The U.N. at last states the obvious on systemic Hamas theft and diversion of aid in Gaza,” a senior U.S. official told the Jewish News Syndicate. The official said investigators from the inspector general’s office at the U.S. Agency for International Development had repeatedly documented Hamas interference with aid deliveries during the past two years.

When Catherine Herring’s husband unexpectedly served her breakfast in bed one morning, she found it unusual, but not suspicious. She never imagined that he was trying to kill their unborn child. She also never imagined that he would attempt to poison her six more times. Herring’s story is becoming shockingly common among women targeted by the abortion drug mifepristone. Luckily, Herring was able to reverse the chemical abortion that she unknowingly ingested from the water her husband gave her — but not all women are this fortunate. The Washington Examiner reported in April that almost 80 pro-life groups sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to support states that sued the Food and Drug Administration over its refusal to better regulate the prescription of abortion pills online.

The massive anti-Israel protest movement that swept Britain after Hamas’ October 7 attack has been driven largely by a coordinated and internationally financed network of activist organizations, according to a major new report presented Wednesday at the House of Lords. The 129-page NGO Monitor investigation mapped 40 organizations involved in post-October 7 demonstrations and mobilization campaigns across the United Kingdom. Researchers concluded that roughly 80% of the protests were organized by NGOs rather than emerging spontaneously from grassroots activists. The report, titled Imported Influence, found that at least 11 of the organizations had alleged links to extremist groups or officials who had met or cooperated with figures connected to Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, or the Muslim Brotherhood.

Suicide is a sin, opposed always and everywhere by Christians. The prohibition against self-murder is rooted in the truth that humans are made in the image of God, possessing inherent dignity and immeasurable worth. Christians are called to defend, protect and value all human lives – not deliberately end them. Government-approved suicide sends a strong message to the sick and disabled that their lives don’t matter, they are a drain on their family and friends, and it’s more cost-effective for them to be killed rather than burden a country’s nationalized health care system. But now, the Anglican Church of Canada has provided clergy with a way to “bless” those committing this sin – rather than encourage them to turn away from the darkness of death.

Many Christians have heard of the Talmud, but few know what it actually is. That misunderstanding has led to countless myths and misconceptions frequently...