Outspoken Christians and other government critics are expected to face mounting pressure after Nicaragua’s long-serving President Daniel Ortega said the Central American nation will no longer hold elections, eliminating any possibility of an electoral challenge when his current term ends next year and further consolidating the power he shares with his wife, Rosario Murillo.

Ambassador Mike Huckabee sits down with O.S. Hawkins on TBN's Praise to discuss the current state of America's relationship with Israel and share stories...

Who is the mysterious Angel of the Lord who appears throughout the Old Testament? Is He simply one of God’s angels, or could these...

The Senate on Thursday rejected an effort to force an end to U.S. military operations against Iran, blocking the measure only hours after the House of Representatives approved a similar war powers resolution.

As states move to restore voluntary prayer, religious expression and the Ten Commandments in public schools, a new Pew Research Center survey suggests these efforts have broad public support. The survey of nearly 3,600 U.S. adults found broad support for religious expression in schools. 78% of adults favor allowing students to voluntarily pray in student-led groups. 57% favor allowing coaches to lead their teams in prayer. 50% favor displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms.

Pro-life advocates repeatedly warned that passing an abortion amendment would result in common-sense laws meant to protect the public being repealed. Abortion activists denied those claims. Pro-life advocates were right, and abortion activists were intentionally denying the truth about the far-reaching impact of enshrining abortion access in the state constitution.

Teens are more likely to receive a transgender-related diagnosis than Type 2 diabetes in the state of Oregon, a recent report found. The Beaver State also classifies the hormones and surgeries that come with attempting a gender transition as “medically necessary” for these teenagers, The Wall Street Journal notes. 

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pledged Tuesday that his country would work to permanently end hostilities with Israel, appealing to President Donald Trump for political and military support as Beirut seeks to disarm the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization. Meeting at the White House, Aoun said a U.S.-brokered framework agreement had the “ultimate objective of ending the state of hostility between Lebanon and Israel forever.”

Should school officials in America be permitted to ask students personal questions about intimate matters without first receiving permission from their parents? Thankfully, Representative Mary Miller (R-IL) doesn’t believe so, which is why she introduced the “Parents Opt-In Protection Act” last year – legislation that will prohibit schools from doing so without written consent from their mom or dad.

In what some analysts are calling U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s finest speech of his career, the former Florida senator called out on Thursday the dangerous and destructive radicalism of extremist groups determined to undermine and upend longstanding moral truths rooted in human dignity and the Judeo-Christian tradition.

If Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross was once for all, why does the prophet Ezekiel describe animal sacrifices during the future Millennial Kingdom?...

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?