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CNN reports: Floyd Brown, a far-right political activist with a history of anti-gay rhetoric and promoting conspiracy theories about former President Barack Obama, said he was fired from a senior leadership role he briefly held at the Kennedy Center — just hours after CNN reached out with questions about his past statements. Brown’s past statements include calling homosexuality “a punishment” …

“In the story, which is online, it will soon be printed in the print copy, I am quoted by saying, Charlie, every time he sees President Trump, reminds him to, quote, crush these universities with every power that he has. That is true. That is not fake news. In fact, yesterday, when I was with President Trump — I mean, …

The Savannah Morning News reports: Not long before the start of Pride Month, a Georgia school is in the national spotlight for alleged LGBTQ discrimination. High school senior Emily Wright attended North Cobb Christian School in Kennesaw, and planned to graduate from there this year, until she was called into the principal’s office. It was regarding her date to the …

The Texas Tribune reports: In the middle of the night, the Texas Senate approved a bill strictly defining man and woman based on reproductive organs on a 20-11 party line vote. The bill has already passed the House and will go now to the governor’s desk. House Bill 229 says a woman is an individual whose biological reproductive system is …

The Seattle Times reports: In the days after a chaotic confrontation between police and protesters at a conservative Christian rally on Capitol Hill, several groups have questioned why the demonstration was held at Cal Anderson Park and how the city could have better prepared. The rally, advocating “freedom from same sex attraction” and ”the sacrality of biological gender,” was permitted …

The military blog Task & Purpose reports: The Pentagon could soon expand homeschooling resources for military families, according to a memo written by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth released Tuesday. A Johns Hopkins analysis in March found that active duty military families homeschool their children twice as much as civilians — or 12% between 2023 and 2024, compared to 6% …

Reuters reports: The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a student’s challenge on free speech grounds to a Massachusetts public school’s decision to bar him from wearing a T-shirt reading “There are only two genders” due to concern about the message’s effect on transgender and other pupils. The justices turned away an appeal by the student, who was …

Tony Perkins writes for the Christian Post: Recent reporting from outlets like The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times shows that major corporations are quietly backing away from the signature events of Pride Month. The movement once championed by boardrooms is now being met with increasing caution — even silence. I’ve often questioned the wisdom of labeling a …

“Phil Robertson was an American icon and an inspiring hero to millions of Americans. Phil grew up impoverished in a house without electricity or a toilet, but became a brilliant entrepreneur. “Phil was married to his high school sweetheart Kay for nearly sixty years. After an initial rocky period in their relationship due to alcohol and infidelity, Phil rededicated his …

The Seattle Times reports: Protesters clashed with police at dueling rallies Saturday in Cal Anderson Park in Seattle. A crowd waving transgender pride flags and signs denouncing the “Trump Fascist Regime” gathered around 1 p.m. in protest of a “Mayday USA” event — the fourth of five stops on a conservative Christian group’s national tour, under the banner #DontMessWithOurKids. By …

The Hill reports: Texas Republicans are rolling ahead with a controversial bill that seeks to further restrict abortion access in the state, while making it impossible for it to be challenged in state courts, despite Democratic objections. Senate Bill 2880 advanced through the state Senate and is now heading for a House vote, after being moved Friday out of the …

The Daily Beast reports: Texas Republicans are cheering at the erosion of the separation of church and state as their proposal to require all public school classrooms in the Lone Star State to display the Ten Commandments inches closer and closer to the finish line. On Saturday, the Republican-controlled House gave its preliminary approval for the bill, which is expected …

From hate group leader Monica Cole: Dude Wipes offends conservative viewers in its latest commercial, “Best Clean Pants Down.” In this ad, several men are shown pulling down their pants and underwear in various public settings. During an advertisement, it is never appropriate for someone to remove clothing, especially an undergarment. Even though the men in this Dude Wipes ad …

Helena’s NBC affiliate reports: A new Montana law limits what flags can be flown on government property or at public schools. House Bill 819, sponsored by Rep. Braxton Mitchell, R-Columbia Falls, restricts any flags that “represent a political party, race, sexual orientation, gender or political ideology.” The law effectively bans Pride flags and other LGBTQ flags from being flown at …

“A great event is coming to the United States. It will be unlike anything America has ever seen. It will top all of the epochal things that have happened in this country. And when it comes – and it will – it is going to render groups of people obsolete. Events are going to start happening that are both spiritual …

The Texas Tribune reports: Despite constitutional concerns from opponents, the Texas Legislature forged ahead in a key vote on Thursday to allow a period for prayer or religious study — part of a larger national movement to infuse more Christianity into schools. With seven Democrats and all Republicans present voting yes, the House approved the measure 91 to 51 at …

Denver’s NBC affiliate reports: Evangelical pastors across Colorado claimed they were defying a state law by criticizing transgender people in their sermons last Sunday. But the law specifically protects their religious speech. “I broke the law during my sermon this morning,” said Ridgeline Community Church Pastor Chris Goble on social media. “Because resitance (sic) to tyrants is obedience to God.” …

From the Family Research Council’s website: By all accounts, LGBT Pride Month 2025 will be conspicuously low-key. Appalled by Trump’s electoral victory and alarmed by the signal voters (a.k.a. consumers) sent, major corporations that once supported Pride events have scrambled for the exits as quickly as if someone had pulled the fire alarm. These developments bring relief to normal Americans, …

Bloomberg Law reports: The US Supreme Court divided evenly in a major case over the separation of religion and government, thwarting an effort in Oklahoma to create the nation’s first faith-based charter school. The 4-4 split doesn’t set a nationwide precedent, and it leaves open the question of whether states with taxpayer-funded charter school programs are constitutionally required to incorporate …

The New York Times reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a Christian prayer service in the Pentagon’s auditorium on Wednesday morning, during working hours, in which President Trump was praised as a divinely appointed leader. The event, billed as the “Secretary of Defense Christian Prayer & Worship Service,” was standing room only and ran for about 30 minutes, with Brooks …