JD Vance Targets Adam Hamilton Over Church’s Pride Sponsorship, Calls Linked Drag Group “Anti-Christian”

JD Vance Targets Adam Hamilton Over Church’s Pride Sponsorship, Calls Linked Drag Group “Anti-Christian”

Vice President JD Vance criticized Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and United Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton at a campaign rally in Olathe, Kansas, accusing his church of financially supporting a Pride event associated with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.Vance urged voters to back Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, who is seeking reelection against Hamilton, pastor of Resurrection, a multi-campus United Methodist congregation in Leawood.
  • ERLC Calls on Trump to Confront Xi Over China’s Religious Persecution During Washington Visit
    The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is urging President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to raise religious freedom concerns with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of his expected Sept. 24 visit to Washington. The Southern Baptist entity is calling on U.S. officials to press China over its treatment of religious minorities and imprisoned Christian leaders.
  • Sam Brownback Criticizes South Korea’s Treatment of Former Trump Diplomat as “Shocking”
    Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback called on the Trump administration to intervene for Morse H. Tan, his former diplomatic colleague who has been barred from leaving South Korea for months. "I was shocked, I really was," Brownback told The Christian Post about the exit ban against Tan, who served with him in the U.S. State Department as the U.S. ambassador-at-large for global criminal justice during President Donald Trump's first term.

Robert Jeffress Condemns James Talarico’s Beliefs as “Blasphemous” at Dallas GOP Convention

First Baptist Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress sharply criticized Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico’s theological and political views during the second night of the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas, describing them as “blasphemous,” “evil” and incompatible with Christianity. Speaking Thursday at the American Airlines Center, Jeffress told attendees that although he did not believe “all Republicans are saints.”
  • Most Churchgoers Satisfied With Churches’ Spiritual Growth Efforts, Study Finds
    Most U.S. churchgoers say they are satisfied with how their congregations promote spiritual growth, help them understand the Bible and encourage service. However, levels of confidence vary notably by gender and Scripture engagement, according to a recent American Bible Society study. When asked whether their churches challenge them to “grow and take next steps,” 43% of churchgoers said they were “very satisfied,” 31% said they were “satisfied” and 26% said they were “not satisfied.”
  • Report Warns U.S. on Track to Admit No Persecuted Christian Refugees in FY2026
    The United States is on pace to admit no Christian refugees fleeing persecution from the world’s most severe countries of concern in fiscal year 2026, according to a new report from Open Doors US and the evangelical humanitarian organization World Relief. According to the report, refugee admissions from the 50 countries included on Open Doors’ 2026 World Watch List have effectively fallen to zero during fiscal year 2026.
  • Maine High Court Allows Father to Bar Daughter From Attending Church With Mother
    Maine’s highest court has upheld a custody order allowing a father to prevent his daughter from attending a Calvary Chapel congregation with her mother, rejecting arguments that the restriction violated the mother’s religious liberty rights. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a unanimous decision Tuesday in Emily A. Bickford v. Matthew A. Bradeen, with Chief Justice Valeria Stanfill writing for the court.
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  • 11 U.S. Lawmakers Urge Pakistan to Protect Christian Woman Allegedly Abducted and Forced to Convert

    Eleven members of the U.S. Congress have called on Pakistan’s government to protect an 18-year-old Christian woman whose family says she was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam. In an Aug. 20 letter to Pakistan’s Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar, the lawmakers raised concerns about the legal process surrounding the disappearance of Neha Faqir and her later court appearance after she was found in Lahore.

  • Religious Youth Turn to Online Content but Still Distrust Media Portrayals of Faith

    Most religious young people say media depictions of faith and spirituality do not accurately reflect their beliefs, even as many regularly turn to online content to explore religious questions, according to new research from UCLA’s Center for Scholars & Storytellers. Both religious and nonreligious respondents frequently described online media as an important part of exploring questions of faith and spirituality.

  • Court Backs Faith Groups in Challenge to ICE Church Enforcement Policy

    A federal appeals court has upheld a temporary restriction preventing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from carrying out enforcement operations at certain houses of worship under a policy allowing actions at churches, schools and other community sites. A unanimous three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a coalition that includes several Quaker meeting groups, a Sikh temple and a Cooperative Baptist congregation.

  • House Republicans Urge South Korea to Lift Exit Ban on Former U.S. Ambassador Morse Tan

    Several Republican members of Congress have urged South Korea to lift an exit ban preventing former U.S. Ambassador Morse H. Tan from leaving the country while he faces a criminal defamation case involving remarks allegedly made in the United States. Tan, who could face prison time, has been repeatedly barred from leaving South Korea since arriving May 28 to observe local elections amid allegations of irregularities and Chinese interference.

  • Massachusetts Allows Abortions After 24 Weeks Under New Law

    Massachusetts has removed its 24-week gestational limit on abortion after Democratic Gov. Maura Healey signed House Bill 5595 into law Monday. The new measure eliminates previous language requiring doctors performing abortions after 24 weeks to determine that the procedure was necessary to protect the mother’s life or health.

  • Senate Confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General After Remarks on Putting God “Front and Center”

    The U.S. Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general after secular organizations criticized remarks in which he said “God” should be “front and center again” under the Trump administration. Blanche was confirmed Saturday in a 50-49 vote after gaining support from Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. His nomination advanced Tuesday when the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines.

  • Washington Therapist’s Case Against Counseling Ban Reopened After Supreme Court Decision

    A federal court has reopened a Christian therapist’s challenge to a Washington law restricting counseling for minors who seek help with unwanted same-sex attraction or gender confusion. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington last Thursday revived Tingley v. Brown, a lawsuit brought by licensed therapist Brian Tingley against the state’s 2018 “conversion therapy” ban.

  • Olivet University Receives Permanent Land-Use Approval With Strong Community Support

    Olivet University has received permanent land-use approval for its Riverside Campus in Anza, California, following a unanimous vote by the Riverside County Planning Commission. The commission voted 5-0 on Aug. 5 to approve the university’s Plot Plan...
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