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The Christian Post reports: A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled against a high school football coach who was fired from his job for praying on the field after games. For years, high school football coach Joseph Kennedy has pursued legal action against Bremerton School District in Washington state for suspending …

The Roys Report reports: Jerry Falwell, Jr., announced on Instagram that he’s been in and out of the hospital four times over the past seven months for pulmonary emboli—blockages in the arteries of the lungs, which can be life-threatening. The disgraced, former president of Liberty University (LU) also signaled that he plans to stay connected with Liberty, despite resigning amidst …

Posted today by the Family Research Council: The Bible’s Teaching on Homosexuality – Romans 1:18-32 – The apostle Paul explains that humanity has rejected God, exchanging the truth about Him and the things He created for a lie. While describing the sinful “exchanges” men and women have made, Paul uses the term para physin, which means “unnatural” or “against nature.” …

ABC News reports: Pastor John Hagee, who was infected with the coronavirus last year, told his Cornerstone megachurch as he was recovering that “we have a vaccine; the name is Jesus Christ, the son of the living God.” Doctors say remarks like that make it more difficult to ensure that all communities are protected from the virus. Hagee Ministries clarified …

“President Trump has never conceded, he never agreed to anything, he never stepped away, never conceded. He basically stepped aside momentarily while things are being sorted out. “He stepped aside, he never conceded, and the last defense is the military. Actually, the military is in control right now and they’ve already made their determination. “Now it’s about execution. Now it’s …

“Patrick was a great winner of souls. And he is — I can tell you — he is in heaven. I have seen his mansion. And because Jesus also has a sense of humor, he built Patrick’s mansion in a field of five-foot-tall shamrocks. I saw him in heaven, and so he’s got all these shamrocks that sing to him …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: The U.S. Senate may soon vote on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) radical and deceptive Equality Act. Pelosi’s bill, recently passed in the House, is designed to wield a wrecking ball to religious liberty. The bill has nothing to do with equality, but everything to do with punishing Christians’ religious freedoms. If …

The New York Times reports: When the Falkirk Center think tank was established at Liberty University in Virginia in 2019, it quickly became the de facto headquarters of evangelical Trumpism on a campus that had risen to national prominence. Its fellows included Sebastian Gorka, the former aide to President Donald J. Trump. Rudy Giuliani, the former president’s lawyer, appeared on …

The Associated Press reports: Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime campaign against online porn with a new requirement that all cellphones and tablets sold in the state automatically block pornography in a plan that critics call a significant intrusion on free speech. Supporters and critics alike are now waiting to find out if new Gov. …

Posted to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: It’s good to see that the Vatican got this right. They issued a statement barring the blessing of same-sex unions. Why? Because “[God] does not and cannot bless sin.” They are right. Gay people deserve respect and dignity like everyone does, but we cannot condone actions that are contrary to the teachings of God’s …

“I saw militias popping up like mushrooms all over the country. These weren’t racist militias. They weren’t evil. All they want to do was protect their communities. And the Lord showed me in this dream that he had seeded our whole country with a provision to defeat this onslaught, and the seeds that he has sown throughout our country to …

“I have seen the tears in your eyes at how essential walking into the church doors — fellowship with one another, encouragement of one another, hope with one another — because isolation is a tool of war. “That is a tool of the enemy of war. And covering your mouth? That is what the enemy wants to do. That’s what …

The Christian Post reports: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest federal agency to announce its plans to enforce discrimination protections for LGBT individuals, citing a 2020 Supreme Court ruling that a leading conservative organization warns could have future implications for people of faith. Last week’s interpretive rule asserts that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibits banks or lenders …

Metro Weekly reports: A three-judge panel on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Vimeo is immune under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a 1996 Internet law dealing with private blocking and screening of potentially offensive material. As a result, the company cannot be sued for removing videos that violated its policies regarding what type of …

Hemant Mehta reports at The Friendly Atheist: Having nothing better to do than make kids dumber, Arkansas State Rep. Mary Bentley, a Republican, has filed a bill (HB 1701) that would allow public school science teachers to “teach creationism as a theory of how the earth came to exist.” It’s a short bill that defies (or completely ignores) the Supreme …

Via email from hate group leader Mat Staver: Years ago, when activists used words such as “tolerance” and “equality” for “sexual orientation” and “gender identity,” I warned that the goal was to erase Judeo-Christian values and morality. I warned this agenda included “same-sex” marriage, men in women’s facilities and pedophilia. And once accepted, there would be NO TOLERANCE for dissent. …

“It looked like the prophet Samuel was wrong. David was only accepted as king by Judah. Guess who’s the only ones in the body of Christ accepting President Trump is king right now? The tribe of Judah. “If you can go in the spirit, if you can see what’s in Heaven, who’s sitting in the throne; go up and look …

The Friendly Atheist has the transcript: CALLER LISA: My question is regarding demon possession. Can babies be possessed, and if so, does the Age of Accountability come into play for salvation? ROBERTSON: I just believe if that child is born to a family of devil worshipers, there’s a real possibility that the devil will think that he has a claim …

Via email from hate group leader Mat Staver: On March 27, 2020, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary declared that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use (EUA) of drugs and biological products for COVID-19. That means people must be told the risks and benefits, and they have the right to decline a medication that is not fully …

The Associated Press reports: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday signed into law legislation banning nearly all abortions in the state, a sweeping measure that supporters hope will force the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit its landmark Roe v. Wade decision but opponents vow to block before it takes effect later this year. The Republican governor had expressed reservations about …