Former Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann called on Christians to convert as many followers as possible, arguing that Jesus is \"coming soon" in a recent interview.
After Iranian protesters made international headlines for chanting \"death to America\" at the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran earlier this week, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei argued that the aggressive phrase does not imply \"death to the American people.\"
A U.S. Congressman denounced a Washington school district for putting a praying football coach on administrative leave recently, arguing that such instances are examples of religious persecution in the United States.
An atheist group has slammed a 12-year-old in Texas who recently criticized a school assignment for asking her to deny God's existence.
Well-known actor Hugh Jackman said in a recent interview that ahead of his performances, he prays that he has the ability to \"surrender to God.\"
Thousands of Iranians reportedly gathered in Tehran on Wednesday to burn U.S. flags and effigies in celebration of the closing of the U.S. Embassy in 1979.
2016 presidential hopeful and Texas Senator Ted Cruz introduced a bill this week that would identify the Muslim Brotherhood political party as a terrorist organization.
The Republican National Committee announced this week that it is still in full control of the presidential GOP debates despite recent criticism.
Former reality television star Jessa Seewald recently celebrated her one-year wedding anniversary with husband Ben Seewald, honoring her newlywed spouse on social media.
Outspoken 2016 presidential hopeful Donald Trump is receiving criticism for recently describing the head of the Democratic National Committee as a \"terrible person\" and \"highly neurotic.\"
The al-Qaeda terror group has taken responsibility for two recent knife killings that targeted secularist publishers in Bangladesh.
A North Carolina county has argued that its legal battle with former Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear’s The Summit Church over a proposed campus expansion centers on the limits of federal court authority rather than allegations of religious discrimination.
A New Mexico megachurch pastor has publicly backed two Republican candidates in the 2026 midterm elections, renewing debate over federal rules restricting political campaign involvement by tax-exempt religious organizations. Steve Smothermon, pastor of Legacy Church, has reportedly urged members of his congregation to support Republican congressional candidates.
Arkansas has been named the most pro-life state in the United States for the seventh consecutive year in an annual ranking by Americans United for Life (AUL), which also recognized Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill for her legal efforts challenging federal abortion pill regulations. The advocacy organization released its 2027 Life List on Wednesday, evaluating all 50 states according to laws addressing “all bioethical issues from conception to natural death, not just abortion.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected allegations that his government is persecuting Christians, defending religious freedom in Ukraine and criticizing American political commentator Tucker Carlson for making claims about a country he suggested Carlson had never visited. Zelensky addressed the accusations during a Saturday interview with Tony Perkins on “This Week on Capitol Hill.”
More than half of Protestant pastors in the United States say economic conditions are negatively affecting their congregations, as church donations continue to lag behind inflation, according to a new Lifeway Research survey. The annual study found that 54% of pastors believe the economy is hurting their churches, compared with 36% who reported no impact and 8% who described its effects as positive.