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‘God-Given Biology Matters’: Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold State Bans on Males in Female Sports

Cissie Graham Lynch, who hosts the “Fearless” podcast and is a senior advisor at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse, attended the oral arguments and is calling Christians to stand up for truth in the case.  “I hope these cases help wake Christians up,” Lynch said. “Believers can’t stay on the sidelines anymore."

‘God-Given Biology Matters’: Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold State Bans on Males in Female Sports

Cissie Graham Lynch, who hosts the “Fearless” podcast and is a senior advisor at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse, attended the oral arguments and is calling Christians to stand up for truth in the case.  “I hope these cases help wake Christians up,” Lynch said. “Believers can’t stay on the sidelines anymore."

Growing Trend: FRC’s ‘Hostility Against Churches’ Report Documents Hundreds Of Attacks On US Churches In 2024

“No instance of vandalism or other crimes against churches is acceptable, and political leaders should be quick to condemn such actions and affirm the importance of religious freedom,” Del Turco said. “Religious freedom does not rely on legal protections alone, but also on cultural support. We must bolster cultural support for religious freedom and respect for our Christian heritage.”

We Need To Reassert The Place Of Prayer In Our Nation’s Affairs And In Our Schools

From our nation’s birth onward, respect, responsibility, and reverence have been foundation stones in our society, and in the upbringing of America’s children. Today, however, it seems that those three time-tested Rs are too often being exchanged for three others—for rebellion against established norms of decency, a redefinition of the most fundamental truths, and a culture that rejects anyone who takes a strong stand for traditional moral values.

An Industry ‘Drenched In Deceit’: The Shrouded Dangers Of The Abortion Pill

Dr. Ingrid Skop, vice president and director of medical affairs for Charlotte Lozier Institute, says the FDA’s statistics are often inaccurate because women often go to an emergency room rather than return to the abortionist. Charlotte Lozier Institute’s study on ER visits related to abortion pills found that in a five-year period, nearly 84% of those visits were miscoded as miscarriages. Skop, a practicing obstetric hospitalist, also says that in some studies, half or more of the women are lost to follow-up.

Policies Are Helping Turn The Tide on Radical Gender Ideology, But Only Biblical Truth Brings Real Change

Christians have welcomed the changes, knowing that humans—male and female—are made in the image of God, and it is sinful to despise what He has created for His glory. But these trends don’t change the fact that many people still believe that they can actually become the opposite sex. And regardless of federal policies, LGBTQ activists are doubling down.

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Fearless: with Cissie Graham Lynch

Fearless hosted by Cissie Graham Lynch helps believers have fearless faith in a compromising culture and challenges us to be bold in our households, communities and friendships.

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Stand Up For The Truth: with David Fiorazo 

David Fiorazo hosts Stand Up For The Truth, a daily one-hour podcast tackling tough issues, and sharing the news of the day impacting Christians.  

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GREAT Conversations with Calvin Smith 

Join AiG Canada Executive Director Calvin Smith and his guests as they have G.R.E.A.T. (Gospel, Relevance, Evangelism, Apologetics, Training) Conversations relating to church and culture today.

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Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk has your inside scoop on the biggest news of the day and what’s really going on behind the headlines. 

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Washington Watch with Tony Perkins 

Washington Watch with Tony Perkins features interviews with congressional leaders and pro-family Washington insiders presenting perspectives on government activity that directly affect our faith, family & religious freedoms.

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Forcing Americans To Fund Abortion: This Is Not Merely A Policy Dispute; It Is A Profound Moral Wrong

When we consider the moral truth of the sanctity of human life in the womb — and the equally important right of citizens not to be forced to finance its destruction — we are reminded of the words of another president at a moment of national consequence who said: “Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.”

Pro-Family Coalition Urges Executive Order To Protect Religious Freedom Of Christian Parents

These four recommendations would prevent federal and state governments from unconstitutionally withholding adoption and foster care licenses from Christians or taking children with sexual identity confusion away from loving, Christian parents. States like Colorado, Massachusetts, Vermont, Oregon, Washington and California require prospective foster parents to affirm a child’s same-sex attraction and sexual identity confusion.

The CCP Is Sending A Chilling Message To All Believers: Obedience To God Will Be Punished

“The impact on China’s Christian community is profound. When a faithful church like Early Rain is repeatedly targeted, the CCP is sending a chilling message to all believers: obedience to God will be punished, and conscience must bow to ideology. Yet history shows that persecution does not extinguish faith — it refines it.”

Christians Are Not Called To ‘Self-Love,’ They Are Called To Self-Denial

Truth is, most of us are already pretty obsessed with ourselves—we love ourselves too much. We’re constantly thinking about our own needs, our own happiness, and we even live in a society that encourages us to do so. But Jesus completely flips the script on the world’s approach to self-focus and self-love. Jesus said, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me."

An Industry ‘Drenched In Deceit’: The Shrouded Dangers Of The Abortion Pill

Dr. Ingrid Skop, vice president and director of medical affairs for Charlotte Lozier Institute, says the FDA’s statistics are often inaccurate because women often go to an emergency room rather than return to the abortionist. Charlotte Lozier Institute’s study on ER visits related to abortion pills found that in a five-year period, nearly 84% of those visits were miscoded as miscarriages. Skop, a practicing obstetric hospitalist, also says that in some studies, half or more of the women are lost to follow-up.

Will The World Finally Face The Truth About What’s Happening To Believers In Nigeria?

Joel Veldkamp, head of international communications for Christian Solidarity International, said politics often taints the CPC list. Nigeria was on the list during Trump’s first term, but the Biden administration removed it. “It’s one of the most egregious omissions,” Veldkamp told CBN News. “More Christians are killed in Nigeria for their faith every year than in the rest of the world combined.”

A Foundation of Scripture: The Founding Fathers Passed A Torch; Modern Americans Would Do Well Not To Let It Go Out

To most of America’s founding fathers, the Bible was true from beginning to end, and it was the only source upon which to establish the new, independent nation. However, with the advent of conjectures and hypotheses that undermined how people viewed the Bible’s history, its moral authority began to erode. Without the Bible’s absolute moral truths guiding the American people, the institution undergirded by this authority and designed to govern them will falter.

Evangelical Leaders Thank God And Issue Call For Prayer After Trump Admin Arrests Venezuela’s Marxist President

“President Trump is trying to fix this tragedy and keep America from becoming like these countries that have been ruined by socialism, communism, corruption, crime, and drugs,” Franklin Graham wrote. “Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse have worked for many years with churches in Venezuela—over 4,500 of them. Please pray for these congregations and ministers of the Gospel as they share the hope of Jesus Christ.”

The Fall Of An Anti-Christian Regime? What Maduro’s Capture Could Mean For Venezuelan Christians

These past few weeks, Venezuela has been in the news as a narco-terrorist state, but in addition to that, it has become a territory where anti-Christian socialism violates the religious freedom of millions of believers. And we, as Christians, cannot think of a better way to rebuild a free Venezuela than respecting religious freedom.

Mother Awaits Higher Court’s Decision After Being Barred From Taking Her Child To Calvary Chapel

In 2024, Portland District Court barred Bickford from reading her Bible or religious materials to her daughter Ava and taking her to church or to religious events, such as Christmas or Easter services. Ava, 12-years-old at the time, was also prohibited from contacting church friends and church members at her church, Calvary Chapel Church.

New Year Begins With Major Federal Actions To Protect Religious Liberty For America’s Service Members

“For too long, woke activists have been able to reduce religious freedom within the military with very little resistance, including limiting the freedom of our military chaplains. The ministry of military chaplains continues a tradition of service provided to our service men and women since 1775, making sure that those who fight to defend our nation have the spiritual guidance they need.”

Appeals Court Upholds Defunding of Big Abortion Businesses

“The First Circuit correctly recognized that HHS is likely to prevail on the merits. Americans overwhelmingly oppose being forced to fund abortion, and this decision helps restore accountability and respect for long-standing federal law.”

Trump Admin Launches Prayer Campaign To Celebrate Nation’s Founding: ‘Let Us Rededicate Ourselves To One Nation Under God’

The call to pray is a priority for evangelical Christians, who know that prayer must be true prayer, prayed in the Name of Jesus to the one true God. During a meeting of the Trump-appointed Religious Liberty Commission, held at the Museum of the Bible in early September, Scott Turner, U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development and a Southern Baptist minister, cast the vision for “America Prays” and said more than 70 faith organizations had already joined the initiative.

Attempting To Usurp Sovereignty Over Death: Cryonics, Euthanasia, And The Oldest Lie

In the end, whether through euthanasia or cryonics, these are not triumphs of human hope but towering monuments to human unbelief — an icy altar erected by those who would rather stake eternity on the cold singularity of engineered death or the fantastical dream of an earthly resurrection than bow before the coming King.

The Freedom Of Churches To Speak Up On Politics, And The Lawsuit That Could Bring The Issue Before The Supreme Court

Supreme Court justices may have an opportunity in 2026 to affirm the First Amendment rights of churches to advise congregants of the biblical perspective on major public policy issues in political campaigns and to provide information on the stands taken on those issues by candidates for elective office at all levels of government.

Trump Administration Speaks Out As Woman Becomes First In The UK To Face Criminal Charges For Silent Prayer

“The decision to prosecute a woman engaged in silent prayer is not only concerning in terms of its impact on respect for the fundamental freedoms of expression and religion or belief, but is also an unwelcome departure from the shared values that ought to underpin U.S.–U.K. relations... We are monitoring Isabel’s case closely. It is common sense that standing silently and offering conversation should not constitute harm."

The Church Cannot Impact The Culture If We Conform To Rather Than Confront Sin

Paul was calling out Corinth and its culture. He loved the people enough to tell them the truth and wasn't afraid to confront sin using the power of the Gospel in love. 1 Corinthians 1:18 says, "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." What was the result? The Corinthian church exploded. Prostitutes became believers, and idolaters became worshippers.

18 States Launch Lawsuit Against The HHS For Protecting Children From Sex-Rejecting Procedures

“This proposal seeks to clarify that hospitals participating in our programs cannot conduct these unproven procedures on children,” said CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz in a press release. “CMS will ensure that federal program standards reflect our responsibility to promote the health and safety of children.” The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, is led by the attorneys general of New York, Oregon, and Washington.

‘Thou Shall Not Murder’: It’s Time For Our Society To Revisit The Sixth Commandment

Everywhere we look, we see it: Our culture is awash in violence and murder. We see it in movies and television programs. We see it in music and video games. And we see it in real time. Just imagine how different our world would be if we would obey this Commandment: “You shall not murder” (Exodus 20:13).

Assisted Suicide Comes To The American Heartland

“The pressure people will feel to end their lives if assisted suicide or euthanasia is legalised will be greatly accentuated at this time of economic recession with families and health budgets under pressure. Elder abuse and neglect by families, carers and institutions are real and dangerous and this is why strong laws are necessary.”

The Great Crisis of 2026: The Endless Pursuit Of Malleable ‘Truth’

Without knowable truth, everything rests on opinions, and opinions mold themselves into whatever shape seems most convenient. In such an existence, the thing we call “truth” becomes a mere justification for our desires and feelings. In politics, truth has become a commodity to be manufactured, bought, and sold — something that can be molded to fit the tastes of whatever audience the politician wants to reach at that moment. While freedom from objective truth can at first feel liberating, it eventually entraps and entombs people in a nightmare of shifting ground.

With No Regard For Biological Realities, Australia’s National Sanity Is Broken

Did you know Australia no longer has a biological definition of ‘man’ and ‘woman’ in federal law? No wonder our nation is confused. This isn’t an abstract legal glitch. It’s a cultural earthquake and we’re all living in the aftershocks. When the law deletes biological reality, it reflects something deeper: a nation rejecting God and rejecting truth.

Democrat States Sue as HHS Moves to Cut Federal Funds for Child Gender Procedures

A coalition of 19 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit challenging new federal restrictions on so-called “gender-affirming” medical treatments for minors, arguing the policy unlawfully threatens health care access and state Medicaid programs.

In Landmark Class-Action Ruling, Federal Court Deals Decisive Blow To California’s Twisted Gender Agenda

In his ruling, Benitez made clear that the state had overstepped its constitutional authority by sidelining parents, compelling educators to violate their consciences, and harming vulnerable children by depriving them of parental guidance. At the heart of the case was the question of who holds primary authority over a child’s welfare. The court answered decisively: parents do.

A Serious Freedom Of Speech Problem: The Three Big Threats To UK Street Ministry

Christian street ministry has a long and fruitful history in the United Kingdom. But in recent years the freedom to preach in the streets has been severely curtailed. The legalisation of same-sex marriage and the advancement of transgenderism has left Christians vulnerable should they speak about the Bible’s pattern for marriage and sexuality. This is true for people in the workplace, who may risk their jobs for speaking up. But it’s also true in public spaces.

US Launches Christmas-Day Strike On ISIS Targets In Nigeria Amid Rising Attacks On Christians

Trump said the strikes were ordered to halt the ongoing targeting of Christian civilians, warning that the United States would not stand by amid what he described as escalating violence against believers. In a post on Truth Social, the president said the U.S. had launched “powerful and deadly” strikes against ISIS militants who have been “viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians.”

California Schools May Not Hide Students’ ‘Gender Identity’ From Parents

A U.S. District Court affirmed parents’ fundamental constitutional rights and blocked California schools from hiding information about a child’s “gender identity” from them. Judge Roger T. Benitez’ decision also affirmed the religious liberty and free speech of teachers, saying the legislators and the California Department of Education (CDOE) could not force teachers to lie to parents or hide their children’s sexual identity confusion from them.

Celebrating Sin And Warping God’s Design: Progressive Church Blesses ‘Marriage’ Of Four Men

This was four men “marrying” each other. This was not a legal ceremony as polygamy is not legal in Germany, but the clergywoman said it was “marriage in the eyes of God.” But it is no such thing since God defines marriage as one man for one woman and calls the relationship these four men have with each other an abomination (Leviticus 20:13) and evidence of God turning them over to “dishonorable passions” and then to “a debased mind to do what ought not to be done” (Romans 1:26, 28).

Upholding Biological Truth: House Of Representatives, HHS Move To Ban Gender Transition Procedures On Minors

“Nearly all U.S. hospitals participate in Medicare and Medicaid and this action is designed to ensure that the U.S. government will not be in business with organizations that intentionally or unintentionally inflict permanent harm on children,” the HHS press release stated. “Sex-rejecting procedures on children—which include puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgical operations—expose them to irreversible damage, including infertility, impaired sexual function, diminished bone density, altered brain development, and other irreversible physiological effects.”

The Legalization Of Euthanasia: Illinois And New York Embrace The Culture of Death

In 1996, the Southern Baptist Convention warned that “American society seems to be embracing the culture of death.” Its resolution criticized physician-assisted suicide and urged doctors, nurses, and churches to prioritize the emotional, psychological, and spiritual care of suffering patients, with the goal of relieving “the sense of isolation and abandonment some dying patients feel.” Both Governors Pritzker and Hochul noted that stories of profound suffering motivated their push for physician-assisted suicide. In the months and years ahead, Christians must be prepared to articulate why the culture of death is destructive.

New York Times Joins War on Homeschooling, Arguing The Government—Not Parents—Should Control What Children Learn

The NY Times attack, republished by other major newspapers across the country, is part of a coordinated assault. From the UNESCO report demanding government control over home education and the efforts of Harvard law Professor Elizabeth Bartholet to ban it, to European media anti-homeschooling propaganda and government attacks, this is just the start. Ultimately, home education appears to be emerging as a major threat not just to government indoctrination programs, but to totalitarian agendas everywhere.

IVF Embryo Destruction Surpasses Abortion As The Leading Cause Of Death In The United States

The sheer number of persons destroyed in the typical IVF process highlights the commodification of life, where babies are created only to be destroyed if they aren’t “good enough.” (But who defines “good enough”?) Christians must speak out against the intentional killing of babies, whether those babies are forming in the womb or in a petri dish. Each individual embryo is a person made in the image of God, fearfully and wonderfully knit together by him and deserving of life. They are not a commodity to be kept or discarded at the whim of the parents or a technician in a lab.

Members of Congress Urge Federal Courts to Allow Ten Commandments Displays in Public Schools

“Our religious heritage and the best of the nation’s history and traditions acknowledge the Ten Commandments as an important symbol of law and moral conduct with both religious and secular significance,” he explained. “Government hostility to religion and our religious history is not the law.”

Chick-fil-A Rebelling Against Christian Values, Doubling Down On Toxic DEI Stance

It’s one thing to catch a local Chick-fil-A rebelling against Christian values — and quite another for headquarters to defend it. After this month’s revelation that an Orem, Utah location was publicly supporting same-sex marriage in a congratulatory post on Facebook (a post that’s still there), several disappointed customers reached out to corporate, hoping for an apology — or at least clarity — on what they saw as a public departure from the chain’s longtime beliefs. What they got instead was further confirmation that the Cathys’ beloved empire has lost its way.

Socialist Nicaragua Adds Bibles To The List Of Items Prohibited From Entering The Country

“We call on the government of Nicaragua to lift this ban immediately,” Stangl said, “and to cease its continued efforts to stifle freedom of religion or belief and expression in the country. We also reiterate our call on the international community to seek creative ways to support and strengthen independent Nicaraguan voices both inside the country and in exile.”

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‘God-Given Biology Matters’: Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold State Bans on Males in Female Sports

Cissie Graham Lynch, who hosts the “Fearless” podcast and is a senior advisor at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse, attended the oral arguments and is calling Christians to stand up for truth in the case.  “I hope these cases help wake Christians up,” Lynch said. “Believers can’t stay on the sidelines anymore."

As Australia Pushes Christian Voices Out Of Public Debate, The Nation Is Reaching A Moral Flashpoint

Australia is reaching a moral flashpoint. Across the nation, laws governing life, death, family, sexuality, and religious expression are shifting at breakneck speed. The country is abandoning its ethical foundations and trampling on long-held freedoms. Legislation is increasingly secular, increasingly coercive, and increasingly hostile to the values that once guided public life. The result is an unprecedented assault on human dignity—and a growing attempt to push Christian voices out of public debate.

Targeting Biblical Beliefs: SPLC Continues To Dodge Consequences For Its ‘Hate Map’ Designations

Concerning the recent ruling, critics are sounding the alarm, as the outcome means the SPLC has managed to avoid facing direct legal consequences for its hate map designations, even as criticism continues over the map’s weaponization of labels to target opponents, silence dissent, and create a climate of hostility.