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‘She terminated our conversation,” says ‘American Gigolo’ director By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Friday, May 22, 2026 Paul Schrader attends a special screening of “Oh, Canada” at IFC Center on Dec. 5, 2024, in New York City. | Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Acclaimed filmmaker Paul Schrader says that his experiment with an artificial intelligence […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Thursday, May 21, 2026 Getty Images A self-styled New Jersey prophet who told one of his followers that sex with him would protect her from mental illness and instructed another to get an abortion after getting her pregnant is now facing two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Tuesday, May 19, 2026 The Rev. Anthony Iaconis holds the beheaded Sacred Heart of Jesus statue at the Church of St. Mary in East Islip, New York. | YouTube/News12 Suffolk County Police are investigating whether a hate crime was committed after a suspect beheaded a Sacred Heart of Jesus statue […]
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Sunday, May 17, 2026 Attendees worship during Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving, on the National Mall, on May 17, 2026, in Washington, D.C. | Graeme Sloan/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Thousands gathered on the National Mall Sunday for a historic day of national prayer and […]
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Sunday, May 17, 2026 Photo of a stressed-out young mother sipping coffee on her messy bed while her three daughters jump around her. | Getty Images/Davin G. Photography Less than a third of American parents pray with their children, according to new research from the American Bible Society, even […]
By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Saturday, May 16, 2026 “Rededicate 250” sign is visible as workers continue to build out Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair infrastructure on the National Mall on May 14, 2026, in Washington, D.C. The 16-day World’s Fair-scale celebration of America’s 250th birthday will run from June 25 to July […]
By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, May 14, 2026 An undated photo of Pastor Gary Hamrick teaching at Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia. | Courtesy Cornerstone Chapel As thousands prepare to gather at the National Mall on Sunday to pray for the nation ahead of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations, Cornerstone Chapel Senior Pastor […]
By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, May 14, 2026 Pastor Keith Craft preaching a sermon at Elevate Life Church in Frisco, Texas, on May 3, 2026. | Screenshot/YouTube/@Elevate Life Church Frisco A North Texas pastor says a “spiritual battle” is being waged against a longtime member of his church who is involved in […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Thursday, May 14, 2026 A man reading the Bible. | Getty Images A majority of American adults see faith in public life as a positive thing, even though more than half of them think conservative Christians have gone too far in pushing their values in government and school, according to […]
What does the sixteenth-century German theologian Martin Luther have to do with our Bill of Rights? The answer may surprise you. 505 years ago, at the Diet of Worms, when asked to denounce and recant his reformist views, Luther replied, Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures or by clear reason … I am bound by the Scriptures I have quoted, and my conscience is captive to […]