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Bodie Kuljian performs on NBC’s “The Voice” Season 22 in a video posted online Nov. 28, 2022. | YouTube/The Voice “The Voice” Season 22 runner-up Bodie says his breakup with depression after connecting with God inspired him to write the song “Happy Now,” seeking to raise awareness of the rising rates of suicide and warning […]
Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images A doctor and a Christian medical group have filed a lawsuit against New Mexico over an assisted suicide law passed last year they say violates their sincerely-held religious objections to the controversial practice. Dr. Mark Lacy and the Christian Medical & Dental Associations filed a lawsuit against New Mexico on Wednesday […]
Denies the club’s aim is to ‘convert people into satanism’ Lucien Greaves is spokesman and co-founder of The Satanic Temple. | The Satanic Temple The founder of the controversial “After School Satan Club” (ASSC) is comparing reactions to his program with that of parents who oppose Evangelical programs at schools. Lucien Greaves, co-founder of the […]
Bodie performs the Blake Shelton song “God’s Country” during the live finale on “The Voice,” an episode that aired in December 2022. | YouTube/The Voice A finalist on NBC’s “The Voice” live finale has gone viral this week for his performance of a popular worship song, leaving many wanting to know more about the 29-year-old […]
Unsplash/Nathan Dumlao The number of colleges and universities that have significant restrictions on free speech has increased, according to a new report from a free speech advocacy group. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, formerly the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, has released a new report on the state of free speech on […]
This CNN headline caught my eye: “Jealousy, lies and backstabbing. Harry and Meghan point the finger in final Netflix episodes.” My point is not to discuss the Sussexes—I have not seen any of their Netflix docuseries, nor will I watch these final episodes. Rather, it is to comment on the CNN commentary: Harry and Meghan’s […]
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” | Netflix NEW YORK — Reflecting on the spiritual themes woven throughout his adaptation of “Pinnochio,” Academy Award-winning film director Guillermo del Toro says he wanted to portray the puppet as a “flawed Messiah” figure in the new film. Carlo Collodi’s 19th-century fairy tale about a mischievous puppet desperate to become […]
Panelists speak about the plight faced by women in Africa at an event in Washington, D.C., organized by the Institute on Religion & Democracy. | The Christian Post/Nicole Alcindor WASHINGTON — Several human rights advocates highlighted religious freedom and women’s rights concerns across Africa that they say are overlooked by the U.S. State Department during […]
Stephen “tWitch” Boss speaks onstage at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards on October 14, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. | Kevin Winter/Getty Images Gospel artist Kirk Franklin reacted to the tragic suicide death of DJ, television host and dancer Stephen “tWitch” Boss, opening up about his struggles with mental and health […]
A phone screen displays the TikTok logo. | Unsplash/Kon Karampelas TikTok has become the latest company to disassociate with Pornhub following a series of allegations that the website has posted and profited off of pornographic content involving children and other content posted without the consent of the victims featured. The social media website owned by […]