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A lone individual stands in front of a window. | Unsplash/Sasha Freemind Suicide rates in the United States reached a record high last year, with nearly 50,000 people ending their lives in 2022 alone, according to provisional data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention. According to the provisional data report released Thursday, 49,449 people […]
The NFL player whose life story formed the basis of The Blind Side asked a Tennessee court on Monday to end the conservatorship with the family that raised him, alleging they never adopted him as was claimed in the hit movie. Michael Oher’s attorneys filed a petition Monday in Shelby County probate court, claiming Sean […]
A screenshot of Voddie Baucham on the Babylon Bee podcast. | Screengrab: YouTube/Babylon Bee Podcast For some Christians, watching “The Chosen” is a heavenly calling. For others, like author and preacher Voddie Baucham, it’s the exact opposite. In an Aug. 2 appearance on “The Babylon Bee Podcast,” the 54-year-old dean of theology at African Christian […]
A group of small children exit a school bus. | Getty Images Kentucky lawmakers are calling for changes to the state’s education system following a transportation failure last week that left hundreds of children stranded on school buses until after 10 p.m. on the first day of school. On Saturday, Jefferson County Public Schools informed […]
The death toll from wildfires on Maui is now the highest in the US in more than a century. Survivors are describing an inferno that blackened the sky and laid waste to entire neighborhoods; some fled into the Pacific and stayed there for hours, dodging burning tree branches and watching their town burn. Now […]
‘Love can’t stay silent on this issue,’ says Marcus Schroeder, 19 A screenshot of a Founders Ministries interview with Marcus Schroeder. | Screenshot: YouTube/Founders Ministries Marcus Schroeder doesn’t talk like your typical 19-year-old male — and certainly not like someone who’s been arrested for standing up for their Christian faith. “My vision personally, for my […]
Davilynn Severson and Hano Ganer look for belongings through the ashes of their family’s home in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 11, 2023. A wildfire that left Lahaina in charred ruins has killed at least 93 people, authorities said on August 11, making it one of the deadliest […]
Getty Images A new report reveals that while younger generations of Americans are less religious and engaged with the Bible than their older counterparts, roughly half of them credit the Bible’s message for transforming their lives. The latest chapter of American Bible Society’s State of the Bible USA 2023 report, released Thursday, focuses on the […]
iStock/_jure The head of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), which claims to be the world’s largest association of funeral professionals, says traditional burials are less popular and the demand for cremation is on the rise. The reason? According to NFDA President Jack Mitchell, it’s because fewer Americans are likely to be churchgoers. “Traditionally when […]
Terrisa Bukovinac, founder of Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising and Pro-Life San Francisco, speaks during a press conference outside the Elijah Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., August 9, 2023. | The Christian Post WASHINGTON — Jury selection began Wednesday in the trial of several pro-life activists facing federal charges in connection with a 2020 blockade […]