In this episode of AskFOI, we go to 2 Samuel 7, where the Lord promised to establish David’s dynasty, throne, and kingdom forever through...

What happened to the Abrahamic Covenant once Jesus the Messiah came? Dr. Mike Stallard explores how the Abrahamic Covenant, first given in Genesis 12,...

You’ve probably heard some of the popular objections to the New Testament: “We don’t have the originals,” or “The manuscripts all contradict each other.”...

In the past month, a renewed push from MP Alex Greenwich, Equality Australia, and the Independent Education Union has intensified calls for an overhaul of New South Wales’ anti-discrimination laws. Their core objective is clear: the removal of longstanding religious exemptions that allow Christian schools to operate effectively as, well, Christian schools. 

It’s election season, which means candidates across the country are once again competing not just for votes but for divine endorsement. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is releasing a book titled Go and Do Likewise—a transparent appeal to convince Christians that God’s politics lean left. Meanwhile, Texas State Rep. James Talarico is making his master’s in divinity degree a centerpiece of a progressive U.S. Senate campaign. The message from both is the same: God is with us … on the left.

It started in the 1960s and 70s with the separation of sex and babies from marriage, marriage from parenting with the expressive divorce, and the single-parent-by-choice revolution. That was followed through the 1980s and 90s with drastic rises in cohabitation. Then we had the radical redefinition of and de-sexing of the family with same-sex marriage. Now it’s polyamory, throuples and polycules. And these new forms are going mainstream. Within days, The New York Times recently published two features highlighting the mainstreaming of polyamory.

Reports surfaced last week that the University of Oregon will begin offering the abortion pill to students directly from its on-campus health center in the fall of 2026. The college became the latest in a succession of universities that have recently begun offering the drug on campus, which experts say poses extreme physical and mental health dangers to women and increases the chances of them being coerced into aborting their babies.

What made the U.S. stand alone? Trump administration officials saw the document as anything but pro-woman, slamming it for pushing DEI frameworks, gender ideology that blurs biological sex, vague references to sexual and so-called “reproductive health,” and crucially, refusing to define “woman” or “gender.” This omission reflects the broader cultural battles raging over gender identity, where progressive ideologies have increasingly sought to blur the lines between biological sex and LGBT-related agendas.

The baseball team has a chaplain who is affiliated with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.  The other day the Sarasota chapter of FCA posted a message on Facebook saying that the were praying over each coach and each player by name. That seemed to outrage the Freedom From Religion Foundation – a Wisconsin based group of atheist predators. They target small towns and communities – on a mission to remove Christianity from the public marketplace.

Australia has granted humanitarian visas to five Iranian women’s soccer players who sought asylum amid fears for their safety if they returned to the Islamic Republic, authorities confirmed.

A rising pop star unapologetically joked about a fan killing her preborn baby last week — the sobering result of the decades-long devaluation of life in the West. “I killed the performance and then you killed it after the performance purrrrrr,” Larsson replied, using a slang term meant to indicate strong approval or celebration. The singer remained unapologetic — even gleeful — in the face of pro-life censure.

It’s unconscionable for a state to tell parents what to believe and how to raise their children. It’s also unconstitutional. “The Constitution is clear: States cannot target parents because of their religious beliefs, interfere with the religious upbringing of their children, or impose prior restraints on speech in their own homes,” our brief states.

Iran’s state television network briefly lost control of one of its main channels on Wednesday after hackers interrupted programming and aired a message from Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi calling on the Iranian military to side with protesters against the Islamic Republic.

The USCIRF 2026 Annual Report lays bare a world where violations are intensifying — from state-engineered repression in authoritarian regimes to unchecked extremism in transitional or fragile states. And yet, it also offers a clear roadmap for U.S. leadership. By heeding the commission’s recommendations, including timely CPC and SWL designations, integrating religious freedom into all facets of diplomacy, and prioritizing accountability for perpetrators, the United States can help secure the release of the imprisoned, protect the vulnerable, and foster societies where this foundational freedom thrives.