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The Associated Press reports: The Supreme Court said Thursday it will consider whether to revive a lawsuit from a man barred from evangelizing outside a small-town Mississippi amphitheater after authorities say he shouted insults at people over a loudspeaker. Gabriel Olivier, an evangelical Christian, says restricting him from public property violated his religious and free speech rights. The city of …

The Virginia Mercury reports: A Henrico County Circuit Court judge ordered that licensed counselors be allowed to engage underage clients in a controversial form of talk therapy about gender identity and sexual orientation that medical and mental health experts say can be harmful. The case underpinning the new consent decree with the Virginia Department of Health Professions stemmed from a …

From an April Washington Post report: The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared poised to side with a group of religious parents seeking to pull their children from public school lessons with LGBTQ+-themed books — a significant expansion of the long-standing practice of allowing opt outs for reproductive health classes. The lawsuit over story time and books with titles such as …

From an earlier Associated Press report: The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a key preventive-care provision of the Affordable Care Act in a case heard Monday. Conservative justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, along with the court’s three liberals, appeared skeptical of arguments that Obamacare’s process for deciding which services must be fully covered by private insurance is …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: Dozens of members of Congress have warned that the most common method of abortion in America may not just kill unborn babies and harm their mothers, it may also pollute America’s drinking water with forever chemicals that could impact declining fertility levels. Some 25 congressional Republicans signed a letter calling on the Trump …

The Huffington Post reports: Turns out, there’s a line the Proud Boys say they won’t cross for President Donald Trump. The extremist group said on social media this week that it wouldn’t be able to support the president if the U.S. were to become involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran. “If the United States gets directly involved in …

“By standing with Israel, we unlock the blessings of God. This is a prophetic declaration that includes all modern nations, including the United States. Now, let me be unequivocal: For those who say we cannot afford to support Israel, I say we cannot afford not to. If we abandon our support for Israel, we will soon discover that the account …

From hate group leader Mat Staver: By the time Ken was 17, he was suicidal over the unwanted attractions that plagued him. Christian counseling saved his life … but now it’s banned in 87 cities and states. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case Chiles v. Salazar, which will decide whether states can ban this lifesaving practice …

Madeline Peltz writes on Substack: This year marked the 10th Young Women’s Leadership Summit, the largest annual conference for young women and girls in the conservative movement. The event is designed to pop on Instagram — the halls of the Grapevine, Texas conference hotel lined with cutesy photo opportunities everywhere you turn. During a question-and-answer session on the second day …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: As the world processes reports of Israeli airstrikes against the Iranian regime’s military and nuclear weapons program, Christians should think carefully about how to respond. On one hand, we lament the loss of human life that wars bring as we follow our Lord in affirming, “blessed are the peacemakers” (Matthew 5:9). On the …

Via email from hate group leader Tony Perkins: In the face of chaos and conflict, we are reminded that God is still our refuge and strength. His promises are sure — even in times of war. If you haven’t already, will you sign the prayer pledge and join thousands of believers across the world in declaring Psalm 46 over Israel? …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: Clayton Kershaw may not have pitched Friday night, but he still made more headlines than most of his teammates. The Dodgers’ star, who happens to be an outspoken Christian, made a splash at the team’s Pride Night by putting a unique twist on Los Angeles’s gear. It was a simple but powerful statement …

Via email from hate group leader Mat Staver: Liberty Counsel filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Chiles v. Salazar, a case from a licensed mental health counselor challenging Colorado’s 2019 counseling ban that violates the free speech of licensed counselors who help minors deal with unwanted same-sex attractions, behaviors, or gender confusion. Regarding Chiles v. Salazar, …

Law & Crime reports: The legal disciplinary board for attorneys in California has affirmed a recommendation that former law professor John Eastman be disbarred over his role in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election to favor President Donald Trump. On Friday, a three-judge panel on the California State Bar Court’s Review Department ruled on two separate …

Wired reports: Vance Boelter allegedly shot and killed Melissa Hortman, a Democratic Minnesota state representative, and her husband Mark Hortman at their home at some point early Saturday morning while, according to law enforcement Law enforcement has said they found a manifesto and hit list in the alleged suspect’s car, which included politicians, abortion providers, and pro-abortion rights advocates. There …

The Catholic News Agency reports: When Ken Williams was 17 years old, he struggled with suicidal ideation because he was torn — he was a Christian, but he also had same-sex attraction. “My faith convictions were that God wanted me to live a life not including those letters [LGBTQ],” he said at a press conference on Thursday where he and …

Hate group leader Tony Perkins writes: As preparations were underway for a military parade through our nation’s capital, I went for an early morning run on the National Mall. I had to navigate around tanks, personnel carriers, and helicopters staged for the celebration. It reminded me of similar scenes after 9/11, when military vehicles were stationed around the Pentagon and …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: The Kroger Co. continues to earn a perfect score on the 2025 Corporate Equality Index, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s national benchmarking tool for corporate policies and practices supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer employees. The annual survey assesses non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care, competency programs, and …

From the just-approved resolution: WHEREAS, God calls His people to holiness and Christ has specifically summoned His followers to sexual purity (Matthew 5:27–28; 1 Thessalonians 4:3–5); and WHEREAS, Sexual sin robs us of our joy in God and is especially grievous to our souls (1 Corinthians 6:18); and WHEREAS, Increasing numbers of men and women report their addiction and enslavement …

“Honestly, you know, my whole life, I’ve heard people complain about traffic on the 405. Mass deportations will help solve that. I mean, you can’t bring in millions of people and then, you know, act as if they have the public infrastructure for it. And, look, as a nation, we have a big heart, but you cannot simultaneously have domestic …