Alabama Secures Win in Legal Battle Over Ban on Youth Gender-Related Procedures

Alabama Secures Win in Legal Battle Over Ban on Youth Gender-Related Procedures

Litigation regarding an Alabama law that bans minors from undergoing life-altering sex-change surgeries and hormone treatments has been resolved with a joint dismissal agreement filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama's Northern Division on Thursday.
  • North Dakota Bans Schools from Withholding Children's Gender Identity from Parents
    North Dakota has enacted a new law aimed at strengthening parental rights and maintaining safety and privacy standards for women and girls in schools. The legislation, known as House Bill 1144, was signed into law by Republican Governor Kelly Armstrong on Thursday after passing through both chambers of the state legislature with strong bipartisan support.
  • Tennessee Governor Signs Bill to Protect Healthcare Workers' Conscience Rights
    Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee has signed Senate Bill 955 into law, enshrining conscience rights for medical professionals. This decision follows the bill's passage in the Republican-controlled Tennessee Senate with a 27-3 vote and in the Tennessee House of Representatives with a 71-22 vote.

Veterans Affairs Calls for Reports on Anti-Christian Bias Among Employees

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Douglas Collins has instructed the agency's employees to report any instances of anti-Christian bias, including policies that are “hostile to Christian views” or disciplinary actions for displaying Christian symbols. In an email to employees dated April 22, Collins stated, “The VA Task Force now requests all VA employees to submit any instance of anti-Christian discrimination to AntiChristianBiasReporting@va.gov,” the Baptist Press reports.
  • DOJ Issues Support for Summit Church in Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
    The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest in support of a religious discrimination lawsuit initiated by former Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear's The Summit Church in North Carolina. This filing comes just over two weeks after attorneys for the Chatham County Board of Commissioners requested the court to dismiss the lawsuit.
  • Rising Interest in the Afterlife Among the Religiously Unaffiliated in U.S.
    Belief in the afterlife is experiencing a notable rise among Americans, including individuals who identify as religious “nones,” meaning they have no formal religious affiliation. An analysis conducted by Ryan Burge, an associate professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University, reveals that belief in an afterlife among non-religious Americans has increased from approximately 50% in the 1970s to around 60% today.
  • Study Finds Americans Choosing Personal Truth Over Organized Religion
    A new study suggests that more Americans are leaving organized religion in search of personalized faith perspectives that embrace syncretism, a fusion of different religions. The study, titled "Breaking Free of the Iron Cage: The Individualization of American Religion," was published in the peer-reviewed journal Socius. Researchers tracked 1,348 individuals born in the late 1980s from adolescence to early adulthood.
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  • Kansas Legislature Overrides Veto to Protect Foster Families' Religious Rights

    A bill aimed at safeguarding the religious liberty of foster families and prospective foster families in Kansas will become law after the state legislature successfully overrode a gubernatorial veto. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly announced her intention to veto the measure on Monday; however, the Kansas Legislature voted to override her veto of House Bill 2311 during votes on Thursday.

  • Trump Appoints Mark Walker as U.S. Religious Freedom Ambassador

    President Donald Trump has nominated former congressional leader and pastor Mark Walker as the new U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. Announcing the appointment on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump stated that Walker, a former representative from North Carolina, will oversee the State Department's Office of International Religious Freedom.

  • 80% of Deportation-Vulnerable Immigrants Are Christians, Study Reveals

    About 80% of the 10 million illegal immigrants who could be at risk of deportation from the United States under the Trump administration are Christians, according to a new report published by a coalition of Christian advocacy groups. The report, titled “One Part of the Body: The Potential Impact of Deportations on American Christian Families,” was released by the National Association of Evangelicals.

  • White House Press Secretary Claims ‘Spiritual Warfare’ at Play Around Trump

    White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared her experiences and beliefs regarding spiritual warfare and President Donald Trump in a recent interview. Leavitt, known for being the youngest White House press secretary in U.S. history, stated that she has witnessed spiritual warfare up close while working with President Trump.

  • Texas Senate Approves Bill Permitting Prayer and Religious Speech Among Teachers and School Staff

    A bill passed by Texas lawmakers would allow teachers and school employees to pray or engage in religious speech while on duty in public schools. Senate Bill 965 stipulates that the right of an employee of a school district or open-enrollment charter school to engage in religious speech or prayer.

  • Survey Reveals Most Americans Disagree with Claim That Church is Irrelevant

    A new survey has found that most Americans reject the idea that the church has become irrelevant. Most adults do not agree with the statement “Church is not relevant in today’s world,” with 41% definitely disagreeing and 24% somewhat disagreeing. The rest either somewhat (22%) or definitely (13%) agreed with the statement.

  • Evangelical Leaders Pray with Trump in the Oval Office, Emphasizing the Importance of Faith

    Evangelical Christian leaders from across the country gathered to pray with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. The meeting was led by Paula White-Cain, Senior Advisor to the White House Faith Office and Trump’s longtime spiritual advisor, who facilitated the gathering on Wednesday. Photographs from the event showed several faith leaders placing their hands on Trump as they prayed.

  • Idaho Enacts Law Protecting Medical Professionals' Conscience Rights

    Idaho has enacted a new law aimed at protecting healthcare providers from being required to perform or participate in procedures that conflict with their beliefs. Republican Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 59, known as the Medical Ethics Defense Act, into law on Wednesday. The legislation passed with a 58-11 vote in the Republican-controlled Idaho House of Representatives and a 28-6 vote in the Republican-controlled Idaho Senate.
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