Scotland’s new politicians just sat inside historic St Giles’ Cathedral, one of Scotland’s most important Christian churches...What “blessing” did they receive? A proud Quranic sermon recited straight to them.

The official story is that the war with Iran is ending...The unofficial story, told in explosions over the Strait of Hormuz, is harder to square with the press releases.

The SPLC, long portrayed as a civil-rights watchdog, now faces federal fraud charges as years of accusations over partisan smear tactics come to a head.

...The yearning of Disney adults is just one example of the new festivals, games, and liturgies invented to give life meaning without God. But even the good things of this world are only vanity, if not built on...

From no-fault divorce to same-sex marriage to assisted reproductive technologies, America is increasingly privileging the desires of adults over children’s rights, according to a nonprofit trying to reverse the trend.

...How could the Middle East -- perhaps the most divided and volatile region on Earth -- ever unite under some type of sweeping peace framework involving Israel, Arab nations, and possibly even the Temple Mount itself? And yet today, ideas once considered fantasy are now openly discussed by world leaders.

In the ancient world, inconvenient children were abandoned in large numbers to die. Some were found by slave traders and raised for labor or prostitution. A father had no moral obligation to the child his wife was carrying. The child’s right to exist was entirely contingent on his decision. Christianity changed that.

A growing number of parents across America are finding themselves trapped in an unimaginable nightmare: lose your child emotionally, or lose your child legally.

There is nothing new about America’s conflicts with Islam. That aggressive
theocratic system has been at war with America almost since the U.S. was born. 

For generations, Christians have faced criticism from outside the Church. But increasingly, some of the sharpest attacks on foundational Christian doctrine are coming from inside the pulpit itself.

...While “mainline Protestantism” has embraced woke and liberal movements and have lower church attendance, denominations that uphold orthodox beliefs are seeing an increase in the attendance...

...Democrats have chased gun restrictions for generations, and the question is always: Why? Power explains most of it; armed Americans make government control more difficult.

As the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary, patriotism and pride in being an American have hit historic lows. Only 58% of citizens are extremely or very proud to be Americans, compared to 90% in 2004. Among Democrats, only 36% are extremely or very proud to be Americans, compared to 88% in 2004.

...A Teen Takeover is when a riot of teens, in numbers overwhelming to local police, floods a local prearranged meeting through social media to wreak havoc. Youth run wild, defying authority, starting fires, ramming police cars, smashing windows, robbing stores, defying the law and societal order.

...Nobody likes manipulation, coercion, or fake conversions driven by politics or force. You can’t manufacture genuine belief through intimidation. But remember, Christianity itself rejects compelled faith.

This article scrutinizes a charismatic church’s claim that Jesus appeared “in person” during a recent service and argues the alleged evidence falls far short of such an extraordinary claim.

The U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has produced a large and varied body of First Amendment law, but one part of that jurisprudence stands out for its stability: religion.

...My father, Pastor Mingri “Ezra” Jin, has been in prison in China for almost seven months for doing nothing more than exercising his faith. It has now been 227 days and counting.