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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 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 …

NBC News reports: One of the largest crisis pregnancy center support groups in the United States is telling its member clinics to avoid performing prenatal ultrasounds on women who they suspect have ectopic pregnancies, according to recordings obtained by NBC News of a recent presentation by a legal group that advises the faith-based nonprofits. The guidance comes in the wake …

“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 …

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, …

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 …

“I rebuke the devil out of your mind! You were not born that way! Young man, you are a man with testosterone! And God has given to the ability to lead and be ahead. He calls you to be a provider and be a protector. “He didn’t call you to be a ballerina [flails wrists]. May the holy ghost break …

The Naples Daily News reports: Just hours before Naples Pride was set to go with an outdoors drag show performance in the city’s Cambier Park, a federal court ruled against Pride’s plan, forcing it to move the performance indoors. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta on June 6 granted the city of Naples’ motion to …

Posted to the Liberty Counsel’s website: Hope* loves the Lord and uses her creative talent to earn a few extra dollars selling inspirational, custom-designed coffee mugs on a popular craft seller’s website. But when she was asked to make a custom mug celebrating “Queers,” her deeply held Christian beliefs prevented her from accepting the order. The word “queer,” by definition, …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: It’s been a while since Americans could actually sit back and enjoy June. Now, instead of bumping into rainbows in every aisle and choking on the colored logos of every conceivable brand, there’s some freedom from the suffocating fumes of Pride Month. In these last two years, the march to pull companies back …

The Washington Post reports: The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a straight woman who claimed she faced bias in the workplace after she was passed over for positions that went to gay colleagues. The decision that will make it easier for members of majority groups to prove job discrimination claims. The justices unanimously struck down a standard used in …

ProPublica reports: When Thomas Fugate graduated from college last year with a degree in politics, he celebrated in a social media post about the exciting opportunities that lay beyond campus life in Texas. “Onward and upward!” he wrote, with an emoji of a rocket shooting into space. His career blastoff came quickly. A year after graduation, the 22-year-old with no …