Faith & Culture News
News and commentary on faith, religious freedom, family values, marriage, parenting, and the cultural trends shaping American life.
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The Canning of Colbert Is a Victory for Comedy … and for Colbert
The seven days of mourning over the death of Stephen Colbert’s late-night show has ended. The rendered garments have been replaced. The flag no longer flies at half-staff. I now feel at liberty to speak without sounding ghoulish. “Good riddance!” I say. First, a bit of background. For years, I was a nationally-syndicated topical humor… -
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Documentary Explores Effort to Bring Bible Back to Public School Students
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Fathom Entertainment, in partnership with LifeWise Academy, has announced the Oct. 23 release of “Off School Property: Solving the Separation of Church and State,” a documentary exploring the effort to bring the Bible back to public school students. Joel Penton, CEO of LifeWise Academy, who founded the group in Ohio, says… -
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Conservative Culture Wave or Washout?
Culture wars in America leave less casualties than real wars, but still, they don’t make much room for neutrals. Even Americans that would rather go to Walmart than wind up in a debate over what pronouns they want can’t escape the cultural crossfire. Here is why: Everyone wants our attention. Popular culture is not only… -
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Remembering Evangelical Giant John MacArthur: A Life Devoted to Truth
Widely renowned evangelical theologian John MacArthur has passed away at the age of 86, leaving a lasting impact on the Christian community. MacArthur, who died on Monday, refused to bend the knee to woke ideology and made national headlines in 2020 when he refused to follow California law to close his church during the COVID-19… -
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Another One Bites the Dust
Chip and Joanna Gaines, arguably America’s most beloved Christian couple, are prominently spotlighting a same-sex couple and their kids on a new show. The Gaines’ new series “Back to the Frontier,” a reality show about families living an 1800s lifestyle, features Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs and their sons. In an Instagram post, Hanna isn’t… -
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‘Guns & Moses’ Reminds Us All About the Importance of Faith and the Second Amendment
Heroes are often ordinary people who are propelled to do extraordinary things in the face of danger. The new movie “Guns & Moses” captivates audiences by showcasing such heroes through a gripping character-driven thriller. Set in a desert town in California, the narrative centers around Chabad Rabbi Moses Zaltzman, expertly portrayed by Mark Feuerstein (“What… -
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Are Gen Z Men Turning Against Porn?
Here’s the headline: “Gen Z Men Are Turning Away From Porn.” Before we go any further, let’s address the fact that this is good news. A recent survey by the Survey Center on American Life explored various facets of American sentiment, uncovering what they call “America’s Cultural Crossroads”—marked by “enduring discontent, rising disconnection, and an… -
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Faith-Based Groups Rally To Aid Texas Flood Victims
Devastating floods over the Independence Day weekend caused widespread damage throughout the Texas Hill Country, prompting an extensive volunteer relief response from several faith-based and community organizations. At least 111 people died in the floods, including more than two dozen campers and counselors from Camp Mystic in Kerr County. Search and rescue operations continue as… -
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Motherhood Is Under Attack—and the Media Is Leading the Charge
If there’s one thing the corporate media hates more than tradition, it’s motherhood. We’ve seen it time and again, from the glossy magazine covers glorifying “child-free” living to the snide late-night jokes about “breeders” and “stay-at-home moms.” It’s no longer subtle. The war on motherhood is loud, proud, and broadcast 24/7 across every major platform…. -
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When It Comes to Marriage, Faith Matters
Focus on the Family recently surveyed more than 3,800 Americans on how faith impacts personal decisions about marriage and recorded married respondents’ self-assessments of their unions. The good news is that 74% of all married couples described their marriages as “healthy.” But even more encouraging is that convictional Christians—those who actively live out and practice their… -
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Supreme Court Ruling Means Parents Can Follow Their Faith in Raising Children
In one of its final decisions this term, the Supreme Court has affirmed the right of religious parents to follow their faith in making decisions about their children’s public school education. In Mahmoud v. Taylor, the court sided with parents who asked that they be notified and given the chance to opt their children out… -
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Southern Baptists Get Sports Betting Right
The Southern Baptist Convention—the largest Protestant denomination in the world—had its annual meeting this month in Dallas. The most internally controversial issues involved a potential amendment on female pastors, abolishing the convention’s public policy arm, and a push for total financial transparency for SBC entities. All these initiatives were voted down, but one successful resolution… -
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Bishop Barron Explains How Pope Leo XIV Could Shape a New Era for Catholic Church
Catholic Bishop Robert Barron was live on NBC News last month when white smoke began billowing from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney, signifying the election of a new pope. The quick decision by the College of Cardinals caught Barron by surprise, he recounted on a recent podcast episode, requiring him to sprint across Rome with his… -
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Religion Without Faith Will Never Bring Fulfillment
In the introduction of his 1984 book, “The Naked Public Square,” then-Lutheran pastor Richard John Neuhaus wrote about the relationship between religion and politics in society, Politics and religion are different enterprises, and it is understandable that many people would like to keep them as separate as possible. But they are constantly coupling and getting quite mixed up… -
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Meet Trump’s Judicial Nominee Under Scrutiny for Christian Faith
Former colleagues of one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees praise him as the “the most brilliant attorney” they’ve ever “had the opportunity to work with.” Trump nominated Joshua Divine to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri on May 6. Divine serves as Missouri’s solicitor general, but his resume… -
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Pope Leo’s First Message to Catholics and Christians Around the World: ‘Bear Witness to Our Joyful Faith in Jesus’
It was the first homily delivered by Pope Leo, the first American to serve as leader of the Catholic Church. It was a clarion call not just to the 1.39 billion Catholic faithful around the world—almost 17% of the world’s total population. And nearly 20% of America’s total population, too, with followers of all races,… -
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Young People Are Driving Increase in Faith, Church Attendance in West, Reports Say
A spiritual awakening is stirring among young people in the West, according to a steady stream of survey data. In February, the Pew Research Center released a report showing that the decade-long decline in Americans identifying as Christian has leveled off. But new studies show that the downward trend is now in full reverse, with the engine… -
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Supreme Court Urged to Hear Case of Man Arrested for Sharing Faith in Public
Anyone who has his First Amendment rights trampled by an unconstitutional act of government should be able to regain those rights in court, but that might not be the case if the Supreme Court allows a recent federal court’s decision to stand. That’s the argument attorneys at First Liberty Institute made recently in asking the… -
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How Faith Sustained Astronaut Butch Wilmore While Stranded in Space for 9 Months
NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore is revealing more about how his Christian faith strengthened him while spending 286 days on the International Space Station—278 days longer than originally planned. Wilmore also recently shared just how close he and fellow astronaut Suni Williams came to being stranded aboard a malfunctioning Boeing Starliner capsule. During an expansive interview earlier… -
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Faith Narratives Gain Traction in Hollywood With Amazon’s ‘House of David’
Most people know the story of David and Goliath. It’s an epic tale of a shepherd boy vanquishing a giant with nothing more than a pebble and sling, putting him on a path to become the most famous king of Israel. The story has war, politics, fracturing kingdoms, powerful seers, an underdog hero, and of…