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Percentage of adults who believe God created humans reaches 40-year low, Gallup poll finds
The percentage of adults who believe God played a role in creating the first humans reached a 40-year low in Gallup polling released Monday.
SharesFortifications from biblical Jerusalem unearthed
Archeologists believe they were "intended to protect the city from the north--the only weak point of the City of David slope."
SharesViolent clash at prayer gathering: Hindu nationalists target Christians in India
More than two dozen Christians attending a weekly prayer meeting in India were assaulted by members of a Hindu nationalist organization accusing them of "indulging in conversions."
SharesFemale Republicans are all in for Trump’s abortion platform
Female delegates at the Republican National Convention backed former President Donald Trump's move to put the legality of abortion back on the states without hesitation.
SharesAs a scholar, he’s charted the decline in religion. Now the church he pastors has closed its doors
They gathered one last time on Sunday - the handful of mostly elderly members of First Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
SharesVatican’s Pius XII archives shed light on another contentious chapter: The Legion of Christ scandal
The recently opened archives of Pope Pius XII have shed new light on claims the World War II-era pope didn't speak out about the Holocaust. But they're also providing details about another contentious chapter in Vatican history: the scandal over the founder of the Legionaries of Christ.
SharesArmy: Training program labeling pro-lifers as ‘terrorist groups’ was used for seven years
A North Carolina military installation identified pro-life advocates as terrorists in an anti-terrorism training presentation for at least seven years before the Army removed the slides last week following a Republican outcry.
Shares‘God spared’ Trump’s life, Franklin Graham says
Evangelist Franklin Graham told Republican delegates Thursday that it was God who spared former President Donald Trump's life from an assassin's bullet last weekend.
SharesAdidas backtracks after uproar over 1972 Olympic shoe redo using pro-Palestinian model Bella Hadid
Adidas has apologized for an ad launch starring pro-Palestinian model Bella Hadid wearing a revamped shoe from the 1972 Munich Olympics, where 11 Israeli athletes and coaches were killed by Palestinian terrorists.
SharesDistressed swimmer rescued near New Jersey coast by fisherman and his son
A New York swimmer in danger of going under was rescued by a fisherman and his son after being swept out by the tides.
SharesFeds target for-profit, nonprofit schools over difference in ideology, education experts say
For-profit and nonprofit schools increasingly find themselves in courtrooms opposing federal regulations that they say the Biden administration is imposing on them due to ideological differences.
Shares3,800-year-old biblical-scarlet textile found in Judea
The color "scarlet worm" is mentioned 25 times in the Bible.
SharesWATCH: Parents of Hamas hostage speak at Republican convention
The parents of an American man captured by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, and held hostage ever since are speaking at the Republican National Convention.
SharesNewsom, Musk spar after billionaire announces exit over ‘don’t tell parents’ law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has watched hundreds of thousands of residents flee the state on his watch, and his reaction to Elon Musk's decision to join them may help explain why.
SharesRadio host wants Legislature to change rules after being kicked out for wearing ‘Pro-Life U’ shirt
A conservative radio talk-show host is taking legal action after being booted from the Colorado State Capitol's Senate gallery for refusing to take off his pro-life sweatshirt.
SharesCalifornia spurs outcry with first-in-nation ‘don’t tell parents’ law on student gender-switches
Parents who want to be notified if their children request different-sex names and pronouns in class may want to think twice about sending them to public school in California.
SharesStudy finds post-pandemic teens doing worse emotionally than parents suspect
Teenagers are doing worse emotionally since the pandemic than their parents suspect or previous studies have shown, according to federal data released Tuesday.
SharesTrump camp starts GoFundMe for other shooting victims
A GoFundMe campaign started by Donald Trump's campaign for the other victims of Saturday's assassination attempt on the former president raised more than $3 million in 24 hours, easily tripling its goal in a deluge of public support.
SharesTrump says ‘God alone’ saved him in assassination attempt in Pennsylvania
Former President Donald Trump said Sunday it was "God alone" who prevented his assassination and pledged to remain defiant "in the face of wickedness."
Shares‘Disciples in the Moonlight’ movie stars on Christian persecution, miracles
Imagine for a moment a dystopian America where Bibles are banned and Christianity is vanquished. That's the plotline for "Disciples in the Moonlight," a new action-packed film that explores what would happen if persecution were to run rampant throughout America.
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