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In the midst of an ongoing mental health crisis that is especially affecting children and youth, I found this headline interesting: “Conservative teenagers are generally happier than their liberal peers, study finds.” A group of Columbia University researchers studied the depressive attitudes of twelfth-graders from 2005 to 2018, comparing those aligned with conservatism and […]
For years, JPMorgan Chase has had its thumb on the scale of the culture wars through an unfair practice called “de-banking.” By rejecting payment processes and closing accounts of politically conservative and religious organizations and individuals, Chase has attempted to silence those voices and views from public debate. In response to institutions like Chase, the Alliance […]
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on whether Catholic Charities should be considered a religious entity. I’ll say that again, slightly differently. The Wisconsin State Court of Appeals determined that (Roman) Catholic Charities, an official caregiving arm of the Catholic Diocese of Superior, is not a religious organization. The Wisconsin […]
Franklin Graham greets recipients of new mobile homes in Mississippi on May 19, 2023. | Samaritan’s Purse Christian aid organization Samaritan’s Purse on Friday dedicated its first mobile homes to Mississippi families who have been left homeless by the devastating tornados that struck on March 24 leaving a 100-mile path of destruction in their wake […]
A new docuseries about the Duggar family and their controversial religious beliefs will be released next month on Amazon Prime Video. Jill Duggar Dillard is the latest Duggar daughter to share her account of her religious upbringing in the upcoming Prime Video limited docuseries, “Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets.” “There’s a story that’s going […]
Viacheslav Bublyk/Unsplash Authorities are investigating a cyberattack that struck the Florida Baptist Convention, resulting in the theft of more than $700,000 in funds. The Florida Baptist Convention released a statement earlier this week acknowledging the cyberattack, and explaining that the convention “continues to work with federal and state investigators.” “Our internal and external auditors to […]
‘This weaponization of our government institutions protects the abortion industrial complex’ iStock/1318792148 A progressive pro-life activist has been left to speculate why two FBI agents showed up at the doorstep of her mother’s home, wondering if it was an intimidation tactic meant to provoke fear in her and other members of her group. Elise Ketch […]
A new study found that COVID-19 significantly impacted Americans’ religious perspectives. The percentage of adults with a biblical worldview dropped to 4 percent, Dr. George Barna, director of the Cultural Research Center, said of the American Worldview Inventory report. “It’s… much more extensive than we actually expected. Typically, you don’t find that religious beliefs change […]
Getty Images In COVID and currency, Florida and Texas always seem to buck the trend. Florida has become the first state in the nation to ban the use of any federally adopted central bank digital currency (CBDC) by excluding it from the definition of money within Florida’s Uniform Commercial Code. Under Senate Bill 7054, which […]
SURABAYA, Indonesia, May 18, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Authorities have reduced a blasphemy charge to one of mere “intrusion” for an official on western Indonesia’s Sumatra Island who broke up a worship service, sources said. Church leaders in Indonesia said such leniency would never be granted to a Christian who broke up mosque prayers and […]