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Among the many hymns with deep roots in the history of the Church, “O Sacred Head Now Wounded” is based on a 900-year-old poem written by theologian and mystic Bernard of Clairvaux. Bernard was a towering figure in the political, intellectual, and religious life of 12th-century Europe. In 1113, Bernard became a member of […]
Pro-abortion students Ian Dinkla (left) and Bryn Taylor (right) are arrested following a scuffle that ensued when a plainclothes detective confronted Dinkla for stealing the pro-life group Created Equal’s anti-abortion display. | Screenshot: Facebook/Created Equal Two students at the University of Florida have been arrested and charged with felonies after assaulting police and violently resisting […]
Doctor Katarzyna Koziol injects sperm directly into an egg during in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure called Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) at Novum clinic in Warsaw October 26, 2010. | REUTERS/Kacper Pempel A Virginia judge cited a 19th-century law about slave ownership in ruling that human embryos can legally be considered property or “chattel.” Fairfax County Circuit […]
“Come Out In Jesus Name” movie poster | TKO Publicity Moviegoers flooded social media with footage of mass deliverances occurring in theaters across the United States this week after audiences viewed the new film “Come Out in Jesus Name.” “Come Out in Jesus Name” debuted in 1,999 theaters nationwide Monday and follows Pastor Greg Locke […]
Students sitting in a classroom raise their hands. | Getty Images A strong majority of American adults believe it’s important for schools to teach traditional values of Western civilization, but how well they think schools teach these values varies by age, according to a recent survey. The survey, released Wednesday by Rasmussen Reports, assessed a national […]
The Texas State Capitol is seen on September 20, 2021, in Austin, Texas. | Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images A Texas man filed a lawsuit for wrongful death and conspiracy against three women who allegedly helped his ex-wife obtain chemical abortion pills, the first case of its kind after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June. […]
Unsplash/Aaron Burden A group of Jewish parents is suing California over a state law that prohibits religious schools from being eligible to receive special education funds meant to help children with disabilities. The complaint was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the California Department of Education, Superintendent of Public […]
Charlie Mackesy wins an Oscar for “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” in Los Angeles, California, on March 12, 2023. | YouTube/ABC News Outspoken Christian Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud won an Oscar for the best animated short film at the 95th annual Academy Awards for “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and […]
Joe Kennedy, a Washington state public high school assistant football coach who was fired for praying on the field after games, has been reinstated. In 2015, the Bremerton School District fired Kennedy for praying on the 50-yard line after games, resulting in a legal battle that ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme court last year. The […]
A sign hangs above a Planned Parenthood clinic on May 18, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois. | Scott Olson/Getty Images An ordained pastor and the first black man on Planned Parenthood of Greater New York’s executive leadership team recently filed a civil rights lawsuit accusing the organization of discrimination. The lawsuit, filed last week in the U.S. […]