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The Christian Post reports: A bill seeking to allow Texas public and charter schools to hold voluntary prayer and readings of religious texts has stalled after lawmakers failed to take action on the legislation. The House Committee on State Affairs grappled with Senate Bill 11, which would allow school boards to decide whether to carve out time for private prayer …

Houston Public Media reports: House Bill 229 strictly defines men and women based on the reproductive organs they were born with, and orders state records to reflect this binary. The bill, titled the “Women’s Bill of Rights,” lays out the “biological truth for anybody who is confused,” said author Rep. Ellen Troxclair, an Austin Republican. The bill passed on second …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: One Million Moms has received numerous complaints regarding the new ad campaign from Arm & Hammer Laundry. The commercial features Meghan Trainor launching the new Power Sheets laundry detergent. Unfortunately, it also features a “Get Your Sheet Together” slogan. Foul language (or implication of it) is unnecessary in this or any advertisement. …

“It is ridiculous that anyone in this room would even suggest that President Trump is doing anything for his own benefit. He left a life of luxury and a life of running a very successful real estate empire for public service. Not just once, but twice. The American public reelected him back to the White House because they trust he …

The Christian Post reports: “Every Easter, the Lord will take me to Hell. Not my choice. He wants to do it and I don’t like it. The Lord allowed me to sit in front of demons and ask them questions,” Vineyard Church’s Micah Turnbo claimed in a May 3 episode of his podcast. “I’m with God. You know, the Father, …

The Associated Press reports: An appeals court on Friday blocked a federal judge’s order that three attorneys for Southwest Airlines get religious liberty training from a conservative advocacy group, saying the judge likely exceeded his authority.  Three judges with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans put the training order on hold while appeals are pursued. The …

Just in via press release: U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act today to clarify the legal definition of “obscenity” for all states, making the transmission of obscene content across state lines more easily prosecuted. U.S. Representative Mary Miller (R-IL) is the bill’s co-lead in the House of Representatives. “Obscenity isn’t protected by the First Amendment, …

“I have very little optimism about about him being as pope. But I have no concern whatsoever that he’s going to change the character of the Catholic Church. 2000 years, you know, when you’ve had some of the worst scoundrels known to man as pope and they didn’t change and they didn’t corrupt the church, he’s not going to. “Nothing …

Florida Politics reports: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just sued Orlando-based Marriott Vacations Worldwide over allegations of religious discrimination. The federal agency said the timeshare business violated federal law when it denied a sales executive’s request not to work on Saturdays in observance of the Sabbath. The employee is a Seventh-Day Adventist. “Employers need to remember that religious …

Des Moines’ ABC affiliate reports: An Iowa state senator has filed a resolution to end same-sex marriage. Introduced by Republican Sen. Sandy Salmon on Wednesday, the resolution asks the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its landmark 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling and “restore the natural definition of marriage, a union of one man and one woman.” Her resolution argues the …

Oklahoma City’s NBC affiliate reports: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does not limit marriage rights. Now, Republican Senator Dusty Deevers (R-Elgin), alongside Republican Representative Jim Olsen (R-Roland), have filed a resolution, calling for U.S. Supreme Court justices, most of them conservative, to overturn the 2015 ruling. As part of their reasoning, Deevers and Olsen say Oklahoma voters …

The Washington Post reports: The half brother of Vice President JD Vance is projected to finish in the top two in Tuesday’s primary race for Cincinnati mayor, according to the Associated Press, and will advance to the general election in November. Cory Bowman — an evangelical pastor and coffee shop owner who shares the same father as Vance — ran …

“They want to undermine our choice. We made our choices as to who we wanted to serve us and be in public office. So, these Democrats—who are like wild people right now—they want to undermine our choices. “They aren’t focused on solving problems. They aren’t [focused] on making our lives better or bringing down costs. What do they want? They …

“I’m the co-chair for the Michigan Republican Party so I’m in charge of the entire state of Michigan. So God has given me that authority and that mantle to speak to that state in the name of Jesus. “And I’ll say to you, precious ones, as the lord said to me, he said, ‘you bring who you are in that …

CBS News reports: Gov. Greg Abbott has signed the $1 billion controversial school choice bill into law, allowing for taxpayer money to be used to help qualifying students pay for private school tuition. “Today is the culmination of a movement that has swept across the state and our country,” Abbott said Saturday. President Trump threw his support behind the vote …

NewsNation reports: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law the Medical Ethics Defense Act, which lets health care practitioners refuse to perform or pay for a procedure or prescription that goes against their personal morals, ethics, or religious beliefs. The legislation, which applies to medical professionals, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and insurance companies, immediately went into effect with Gov. Lee’s …

Oklahoma City’s Fox affiliate reports: House Bill 1217, which is set to classify particular types of public performances as obscene including certain drag performances, has gone to the governor’s desk for approval. On Thursday morning, the State Senate had a dragged out debate over drag queens. “Nothing in the bills addresses drag or the dress. It addresses the behavior,” stated …

Public Information reports: Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, thousands of high school students in Oklahoma will be required to learn about President Trump’s debunked claims that the 2020 election was tainted by fraud. The lesson will not be part of a course on conspiracy theories, but an official component of the new social studies curriculum created by Oklahoma Superintendent …

NBC News reports: The owner of an Idaho bar and restaurant plans to host a two-day “Hetero Awesome Fest” outside of the state Capitol in Boise in June to coincide with LGBTQ Pride Month. Mark Fitzpatrick, the owner of the Old State Saloon in Eagle, a suburb of Boise, said the event was inspired by the restaurant’s inaugural “Heterosexual Awesomeness …

Courthouse News reports: Just after 3:30 a.m., the Texas House Public Education Committee took up Senate Bill 10, a controversial proposal requiring a poster of the Ten Commandments in all the state’s public elementary and secondary school classrooms. Representative Candy Noble, a Republican from Lucas, made her case for the legislation she’s sponsoring in the House. In Noble’s words, Texas “classrooms …