Truth Itself – Page 22 – News that Impacts Your Faith, Family & Country

The IRS says pastors who endorse political candidates from the pulpit shouldn’t have to risk their churches losing their tax-exempt status

July 10, 2025

The move effectively calls for a carve-out for religious organizations from the rarely used IRS rule called the Johnson Amendment, put in place in 1954 and named after then-Sen. Lyndon Johnson. In a joint c... Listen Now...

Christian pop is climbing on US music charts

July 9, 2025

Some analysts attribute the growth in Christian pop songs to a broader cultural shift toward conservative values in entertainment. Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” is “a folksy melodramatic ballad about faith and ... Listen Now...

More than 400 inmates accepted the call for salvation during an Oklahoma prison outreach

July 8, 2025

More than 700 inmates attended the worship service and witnessed their fellow inmates accept the call from God. The event was facilitated by 32 volunteers who served 1,000 hot meals, distributed 700 Bibles, and handed out 1,300 Bible study books. The outre... Listen Now...

Ever heard of a Mission Fuge camp? 12,000 students nationwide will be attending one this summer

July 7, 2025

Mission Fuge, or the shortened version, MFuge camps are part of the FUGE Camps umbrella that includes Centrifuge and CentriKid Camps. They are run by Southern Baptists. Activities at the summer camps in 2... Listen Now...

Here’s a sobering story on this independence day…..fewer of your neighbors are proud to be Americans

July 4, 2025

A new Gallup survey shows American pride at an all-time low, thanks to a record political divide that has the nation’s citizens disagreeing sharply on a question that once found far more agreement. The Gal... Listen Now...

A faith-focused streaming service is coming to Prime Video this fall

July 3, 2025

The new service, called Wonder Project, will be available for $8.99 a month and will debut with over 1,000 hours of curated content. The slate will include exclusive original productions by Wonder Project, a library of faith- and family-friendly programming a... Listen Now...

What is the key to happiness? A new poll of teens finds something very important is missing

July 2, 2025

A recent Pew Research poll titled “Teens’ Future Plans and Goals” found that 86% of teens say it’s extremely or very important to them to have a job or career they enjoy. Sixty-nine percent say close friendshi... Listen Now...

A new war on child hunger is about to begin in North Texas

July 1, 2025

Children’s Hunger Fund (CHF), based in California, broke ground last month on a new facility in Prosper, about 25 miles north of Dallas, where an estimated 100 million meals will eventually be distributed to c... Listen Now...

The U.S. Supreme Court rules states can ban Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs

June 30, 2025

The 6-3 decision reversed an earlier appeals court ruling against South Carolina's bid to defund the nation's largest abortion provider. Justice Neil Gorsuch authored the majority opinion in Medina v. Planned Parenthood. He was joined by Chief Justice John... Listen Now...

In New York, lawmakers pass a measure requiring social media warning labels

June 27, 2025

Social media platforms with "addictive" design features may be required to display mental health warning labels on their websites for New York users, a move that advocates for family-friendly media have praise... Listen Now...