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Faith in Democratic politics is gaining renewed attention as Christian candidates challenge Republicans’ traditional advantage among religious voters. Texas Senate candidate James Talarico and Kansas Senate candidate Adam Hamilton are emphasizing their Christian identities in the 2026 midterm elections. Their campaigns reflect a growing effort among Democrats to connect religious
Ken Paxton’s Dubai trip intensified scrutiny around the Texas attorney general and Senate candidate. A Wall Street Journal video showed Paxton in Dubai on New Year’s Eve 2024 beside girlfriend Tracy Duhon. The footage also placed him near Sameer Suhail and Anosh Ahmed, two indicted donors tied to health care
Public executions have not occurred in the United States for nearly a century, but the issue has returned with force. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that convicted mass murderer Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad via livestream. President Donald Trump later said he would make the final decision.
Tammy Sue Bakker’s apology marks a rare public statement from Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s daughter. She said she left her father’s ministry in 2022 because its message no longer reflected her own and admitted to years of estrangement from Jim Bakker, only learning he was in hospice just three
Americans Have Shifted Toward the Conservative Side on several social and moral issues, according to Gallup’s latest Values and Beliefs Poll. The survey found lower acceptance of premarital sex, gambling, pornography, euthanasia, gender transition, and other behaviors. Gallup surveyed 1,001 adults nationwide from May 1 to 17. The results show
The Chosen lawsuit has placed 5&2 Studios under scrutiny as the hit biblical drama moves toward its final seasons. Dallas Jenkins, creator of “The Chosen,” rejected claims that company leaders improperly cashed out minority shareholders. He called the allegations “categorically false” and said the studio complied with legal and financial
AI spiritual advice now reaches churches, apps and chatbots, but new research says many systems leave faith out. A multi-university consortium released three studies Tuesday showing that general-purpose models often sideline religion during sensitive conversations. These include grief, forgiveness, marriage, guilt, addiction, meaning, and conversion. Researchers Find a Religion Gap
James Talarico’s abortion stance returned to the spotlight after the Democratic Texas lawmaker defended abortion rights through a faith-based argument. Speaking with podcaster and former L’Oréal CEO Jamie Kern Lima, Talarico said Scripture does not explicitly condemn abortion and government should not control such decisions. Lima asked how his theological
Beth Moore challenges SBC leadership as the denomination approaches its annual meeting. The Bible teacher and Living Proof Ministries founder left the Southern Baptist Convention in 2021, but she says love still keeps her engaged. Moore served Southern Baptist women for 40 years. And she says she left because leaders
Father Stephen De Young warned that the pornography addiction crisis is warping young identities and damaging spiritual lives. The Eastern Orthodox priest told Tucker Carlson that online pornography now reaches children at younger ages, and he said its effects have afflicted “all men and most women.” De Young, who pastors
President Donald Trump signed the Secure America Act on June 10, approving a $70 billion immigration crackdown. The law directs $38 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, $26 billion to Border Patrol, and $5 billion for unforeseen costs. It keeps Trump’s deportation agenda funded through fiscal 2029, so immigrant and
Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly has accused four leaders of the Church of God in Christ of a $250 million fraud scheme. The Eli Lilly fraud lawsuit claims Bishop Jerry Maynard Sr., Pastor Jerry Maynard II, Pastor Misha Maynard, and Elder Readus C. Smith III helped steal rebate money tied to
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