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31 States say they want in on a Federal School Choice Program

August 6, 2026

School choice is still a hot topic for parents, even parents in some deep blue districts. The Trump administration, as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill, has now created a federal school choice program, and 3... Listen Now...

Do negative headlines catch your attention? John Piper says that could be a problem.

August 5, 2026

John Piper is urging Christians to rethink the way they consume tragic news, suggesting that every negative headline should serve not as fuel for endless "doomscrolling" but as a call to repentance. In a re... Listen Now...

A Christian Physician Assistant who was Fired for her Religious Beliefs Reaches a Settlement

August 4, 2026

After several years in court, University of Michigan Health-West has agreed to pay Valerie Kloosterman and her attorneys $410,000, as well as adopt religious freedom protection policies for all employees. Kloosterman was fired in 2021 after she refused to... Listen Now...

Americans’ support for same-sex marriage is declining

August 3, 2026

A new poll continues the trend of finding reduced support for same-sex marriage. The Economist/YouGov poll found that 54% of Americans believe same-sex marriage should be legal, while 32% think it shouldn't... Listen Now...

A pastor is suing a Louisiana library system claiming it violated his religious liberties

July 31, 2026

Luke Ash, a bi-vocational pastor, has filed a lawsuit against the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system for violating his First Amendment right of religious liberty and for denying him protection against reli... Listen Now...

The DOJ settles with a pro-life father of 11 over his arrest in a predawn raid

July 30, 2026

Pro-life activist Paul Vaughn reached a settlement with the DOJ this week as compensation for his arrest during a 2022 raid. Vaughn had been singing and praying outside an abortion clinic in Tennessee. The settlement comes more than a year after President Tru... Listen Now...

France passed a law last week banning children younger than 15 years old from using social media

July 29, 2026

The legislation will require social media platforms like Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok to identify and block users under 15 years old. The law also includes a bell-to-bell ban on cell phones in French high... Listen Now...

Parents get more protections in updated DOJ religious liberty guidance

July 28, 2026

The U.S. Department of Justice has issued updated guidance on religious liberty to executive branch agencies, including a new clarification on parental rights and expanded references to recent U.S. Supreme Cou... Listen Now...

Samaritan’s Purse is in Venezuela helping thousands devastated by the recent earthquakes

July 27, 2026

Evangelist Franklin Graham visited Venezuela last week to meet with earthquake survivors being aided by Samaritan's Purse, including a stop at a church that mostly collapsed after the back-to-back 7.5 and 7.2 magnitude earthquakes killed thousands of people a... Listen Now...

Elon Musk hints at giving Mel Gibson $100 million to make a historically accurate adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey

July 24, 2026

Earlier this week, Musk responded to a post by X user John Carter who wrote: “I want Elon Musk to give Mel Gibson $100 million to film an Odyssey adaptation with painstakingly historically accurate ships, armo... Listen Now...