Higher Ground News
Chiefs’ Harrison Butker rails against Pride month, Biden during commencement address
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker railed against Pride month along with President Biden's leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and his stance on abortion during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend.
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that he has signed a new law regulating transgender people's use of bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories in public education buildings, making Mississippi at least the 12th state to restrict transgender students from using facilities that align with their gender identity.
SharesUniversity of North Carolina board cuts DEI funding, diverts money to public safety
As North Carolina's public university system considers a vote on changing its diversity policy, the system's flagship university board voted Monday to cut funding for diversity programs in next year's budget.
SharesLawsuit threatened after Nashville hotel pulls plug on pro-Israel Christian gathering
Attorneys representing pro-Israel Christian group HaYovel said Monday that a hotel near the Nashville International Airport canceled a meeting contract in violation of federal and Tennessee civil rights laws.
SharesMale-born Oregon athlete to compete for girls’ state track title
Oregon teen Aayden Gallagher is a favorite to win a girls' high school state track-and-field title this week after smoking the competition during the season, and critics say that's because the sophomore runner is a biological male.
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SharesKirk Cameron’s pro-adoption film ‘Lifemark’ seeks new life in U.S. market after scoring overseas
A pro-adoption movie starring Kirk Cameron has become a surprise international hit on Netflix, but it's not available on the streaming platform in the U.S., a split that may have its roots in the fraught abortion debate.
SharesEx-Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says Democrats, Biden-Harris administration put themselves in God’s place
Tulsi Gabbard, the former Hawaii congresswoman known for criticizing the Democratic Party, says Democratic elites have put themselves in the place of God and seek to erase the deity from American public life.
SharesFirst Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, faces expulsion for having a woman pastor
First Baptist Church of Alexandria, one of the nation's oldest Southern Baptist congregations, faces expulsion for having a woman pastor.
SharesThe Higher Ground Podcast: Mass baptisms, shocking Baptist numbers, LGBTQ Methodist chaos continues
On today's "Higher Ground Podcast" The Washington Times' Mark Kellner joins Billy Hallowell to go behind the headlines on the biggest faith news of the week.
SharesPastor tackles Christian deconstruction, issue of discipling Gen Z
There have been many theories put forth in recent years as to why young people are suffering a crisis of faith and leaving the church in increasing numbers. Pastor Matt Chandler sees hope for the future.
Shares‘Audacity’: Biden blasted for touting women’s sports after adding biological males to Title IX
President Biden's political foes pounced on him after he called on Americans to "support women's sports" after overhauling Title IX to include transgender women.
SharesNorthwestern accused of caving to protesters as House opens antisemitism probe
Northwestern University's decision to cut a deal with pro-Palestinian student demonstrators may have created more problems than it solved.
SharesSeattle Archdiocese must hand over abuse records, state attorney general says
Washington state's attorney general is increasing pressure on the Catholic Church in a child sex abuse investigation he is conducting.
SharesTarget limiting distribution of LGBTQ merchandise for Pride Month
Target is limiting its distribution of LGBTQ-themed merchandise for Pride Month in June, after backlash last year dragged down the retailer's stock price.
SharesStudent sues school district over suspension for saying ‘illegal aliens,’ switches to homeschooling
A North Carolina student suspended for using the term "illegal aliens" in class has sued the school district, saying he was bullied and ostracized after being falsely "branded as a racist."
SharesChristian singer Sean Feucht leads pro-Israel rally at USC on heels of Columbia firestorm
Wherever anti-Israel campus protesters are at their most chaotic, there also goes Sean Feucht.
SharesNot just colleges: Lawmakers call for heads to roll at K-12 schools beset by antisemitism
Leaders of some of the nation's leading school districts went before Congress to defend their records of combating rising K-12 antisemitism, but lawmakers were skeptical any of them would be making the honor roll.
SharesCatholic school in North Carolina has right to refuse teacher in same-sex marriage, judges rule
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a Catholic school has the right to only hire staff who agree with its religious principles, rejecting a lawsuit from a substitute teacher who announced plans to enter into a same-sex marriage.
SharesSupreme Court poised to decide whether to consider transgender medical treatment bans
The Supreme Court will have at least three opportunities during conferences this month to decide to hear a challenge to a state ban on medical treatment for transgender youth.
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