The Department of War recently dropped approximately 180 belief systems from its list of recognized religions for U.S. military personnel, including Wicca and other neo-pagan faiths.

Connecticut officials just adopted new restrictions on homeschooling...forcing parents to seek permission from “child welfare” authorities and imposing new regulations on families who exit government schools.

...Social science data has overwhelmingly confirmed that children born to their married parents have significantly better outcomes than children born to single mothers.

Are UFOs demons? One of the nation's top exorcists might have lost his position for reaching that very conclusion.  The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington has cut ties with Monsignor Stephen Rossetti...

Several FBI analysts tied to the creation of a 2023 memo warning of a potential threat from Catholic "violent extremists" were fired Friday, the latest wave of terminations under Kash Patel.

...The three men have continued to request Bibles to continue their studies and build their faith while they face terrible conditions. The family members of the imprisoned pastors have faced intimidation.

...Frequent religious attendance was associated with greater longevity in 83% of the studies, showing an approximately 34% reduction in mortality risk. One study of more than 20,000 adults found that those who attended religious services frequently lived an average of 7.6 years longer than those who did not.

While China pours billions into its own AI...it may also be funding an equally expensive influence campaign in the U.S. to oppose the building of data centers — critical to advancing the technology.

...Gallup found that support for LGBT+ issues is seeing a “slide back” after years of growing support. The survey asked about attitudes toward same sex relationships and “changing one’s gender.” 38% say that changing one’s gender is morally acceptable, an eight-point drop over the past five years.

A ceasefire effort between Lebanon and Israel is facing a major challenge after Hezbollah rejected the proposal outright. At the same time, President Trump is warning Iran against attacks on American...

The Southern Baptist Convention on released its slate of resolutions for its upcoming annual meeting, scheduled for June 9-10. Among the resolutions is one clarifying the denomination’s stance on the...

While Christians are being slaughtered and kidnapped on a daily basis in Nigeria, Christians are also being massacred in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The perpetrators are Islamic extremists.

A massive Russian attack on Ukraine this week damaged homes, businesses, and even a church. More than 600 drones and missiles rained down on Kyiv Tuesday in one of the biggest attacks of the war. 

“Sesame Street”  is facing scrutiny over a social media post commemorating the start of Pride month. The post features an image of the characters’ multicolored furs stacked to create a rainbow image.

Archaeologists working across Turkey have uncovered a series of discoveries that are offering new insight into the earliest centuries of Christianity, including what researchers describe as the best-preserved early image of Jesus ever found. The discoveries include churches, Christian tombs, inscriptions and artifacts...

Americans’ views on the overall state of moral values in the U.S. have worsened over the past year, with negative assessments of current conditions rising sharply. A record-high 56% of Americans rate moral values in the U.S. as “poor,” up 12% from last year, and 80% say moral values are “getting worse.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed reports of a tense expletive-laden phone call between him and President Donald Trump, as first reported by Axios earlier this week.

...Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed a bill last week, House Bill 1335, that requires colleges or universities with student health centers to provide abortion pills.

A court in Suizhou, in central China, issued verdicts on May 22 against 31 members of a house church fellowship in one of the largest coordinated prosecutions of Christians in recent years.

Phoenix Pride, a prominent organization behind Arizona’s largest LGBTQ+ gathering, announced on the eve of “Pride Month” that it has filed for bankruptcy. 

...Some 83% of practicing Christians and 94% of pastors worry about AI misinterpreting Scripture. About three-fourths of U.S. adults (74%) share that concern.