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By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Prominent TV personality and adventurer Bear Grylls says his faith in Jesus changed him "from the inside out" and encourages people to give Christ a chance as he did. Grylls wrote a column published by The Times on Saturday titled "To be fully understood, the Christian faith must be tried." Grylls, known for hosting the reality TV show "Man vs. Wild," said his exploration of Christianity dates back to when he was a teenager.
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By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter The Missouri Supreme Court has reinstated several requirements designed to ensure safety for women who undergo abortions as the state gears up for another referendum on abortion, leading some providers to halt abortions for the time being.
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By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter While black voters remain overwhelmingly loyal to the Democratic Party, recently analyzed data suggests that black Christians are much more likely to embrace socially conservative positions than other Democrats, which could explain voting pattern shifts.
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By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter A North Carolina high school valedictorian thanked God and proclaimed his faith in Christ during his speech last weekend, according to a legal firm that urged him to push back against attempts by his school district to scrub or amend references to Christianity.
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By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter A federal judge has blocked New York from enforcing laws that could require a Christian photographer to work same-sex weddings despite her deeply held beliefs that marriage is a union between one man and one woman. In a decision published Thursday, Judge Frank Geraci of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York sided with photographer Emilee Carpenter in her years-long battle.
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By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a religious freedom appeal from Native American activists seeking to protect one of their sacred religious sites, a decision that one Supreme Court justice has derided as a "grievous mistake." In an order published Tuesday, the court declined to issue a writ of certiorari in the case of Apache Stronghold v. United States, et al., a case some Christian conservative advocacy groups urged the court to hear.
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2 weeks ago |
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By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Pro-life and Christian leaders offered mixed reactions after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week that would strip federal funding from the nation's largest abortion provider, as it still awaits approval from the U.S. Senate and President Donald Trump. In a 215-214 vote Wednesday, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed House Resolution 1, also known as the Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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2 weeks ago |
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By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Christian leaders and advocacy groups in the United States have offered their condolences after two Israeli Embassy staffers were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. The victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were identified by The Times of Israel as a “couple about to be engaged.” The shooting happened at an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee.
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2 weeks ago |
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By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Maine state lawmaker who was barred from voting on legislation over a Facebook post sharing a picture of a trans-identified male athlete winning a girls' sports competition. In a 7-2 ruling published Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Maine State Rep. Laurel Libby, a Republican, an injunction pending appeal.
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2 weeks ago |
christianpost.com | Ryan Foley
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter The brother of Pope Leo XIV met with President Donald Trump at the White House just hours after the president indicated that he would like to meet him. Margo Martin, special assistant to the president and communications advisor, shared an image of Lou Prevost and his wife, Deborah, alongside Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office on X Tuesday.