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The ‘Christian Duty’ to Call Out Antisemitism
Roman Catholics and all Christians must push back against antisemitism, especially now because of the rising violence and threats around the world directed against Jewish people, declared Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts. “This ultimately is the plea: to lean into our institutions in which there is truth and beauty and goodness and to use those…Lucy Gilbert -
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5 Takeaways as Senate Grills FBI, DHS Chiefs on Terrorism, Antisemitism, Border, Big Tech
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray at times painted a scary picture during their Halloween testimony on Capitol Hill. The two Biden administration officials fielded questions Tuesday from members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Wray warned about possible terrorist attacks on U.S. soil by Hamas or other…Fred Lucas -
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Department of Ed Bending Rules to Try to Bring Down One of America’s Largest Christian Universities
It is rare to see a university publicly complain about regulatory harassment, but Grand Canyon University has good reasons to do so. One of the largest universities in the country, GCU has 25,800 students in person and 92,000 online. It’s a Christian university, but in the eyes of intolerant federal regulators, its brief period as…Adam Kissel -
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Biden Admin Takes Steps to Combat Antisemitism on College Campuses
President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled a new plan Monday to combat the “alarming” rise in antisemitic rhetoric and violence on college campuses since the brutal Hamas attacks on Israel. Across the nation, pro-Palestinian students (often affiliated with Students for Justice in Palestine groups) have held protests that support the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel and call for the…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Leftists Try, and Fail, to Smear Speaker Johnson as ‘Christian Nationalist’
Democrats are trying to make Halloween extra spooky this year by exhuming the boogieman of Christian nationalism. The news hook is the election of a conservative Christian as speaker of the House. Rep. Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, won the election last week. In the left-wing media’s lexicon, Christian nationalism doesn’t refer to the handful…Gillian Richards -
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On 25th Anniversary, Religious Freedom More Important Than Ever
As the Biden administration pleads with Hamas to release more than 220 hostages, including 10 Americans, and Israel readies for a ground invasion of Gaza, a bipartisan group of more than a dozen current and former members of Congress spent Monday underscoring the continued need to promote religious freedom at home and abroad as a…Susan Crabtree -
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Religious Liberty Succeeds Because It Taps Into America’s ‘Live and Let Live’ Instincts
There is still hope religious liberty will prevail in America even though many wish to tear it down, including some in government, according to the president of the religious freedom law firm the Becket Fund. Many religious liberty cases succeed because they tap into the “live and let live instinct” of Americans, Mark Rienzi told…Lucy Gilbert -
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Does White House Have Antisemitism-Phobia?
There are times when the Biden administration expresses categorical, unequivocal support for Israel’s war of survival against the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas. “Enough is enough should have been the case with Hamas two weeks ago,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday. “It would be good to hear the entire world speaking clearly and with one…Joshua Arnold -
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How God Used ‘Average Joe’ to Defend Religious Freedom: Coach Kennedy Explains in New Book
“Average” is not the adjective that comes to mind when talking about an American who took a religious freedom case all the way to the Supreme Court, but football coach Joe Kennedy says he identified with the word. “I’ve always looked at myself actually [as] below average,” Kennedy says. “I really had no idea that…Virginia Allen -
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Democratic Senator Blocks Hawley Resolution Condemning Antisemitism on College Campuses
Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen blocked a resolution from Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley that would have condemned antisemitic student activities on college campuses. Hawley introduced a Senate Resolution on Thursday condemning antisemitic student groups' protests against Israel, protests that often celebrate and justify the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel. “We must stand together…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Ted Cruz Slams Harvard, ‘Elite’ Universities for ‘Dangerous’ Antisemitism
Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz deeply criticized his alma mater, Harvard University, as well as other "elite" universities whose students have embraced anti-semitic rhetoric and actions in recent weeks. "Sadly, there are few places on earth with more vicious antisemitism and hatred of Israel than American ‘elite’ universities," Cruz said in a statement Wednesday. "It’s…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Catholics Around the World Pray, Fast for Peace in Holy Land
Catholics around the world prayed and fasted on Tuesday for peace in the Holy Land as Israel continues to respond to attacks by Hamas terrorists. Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, not only invited believers to join with the Catholic Church in dedicating Tuesday to prayer and fasting but also declared Oct….Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Religious Freedom Again in Legal Peril in Finland
“It is not for the district court to interpret biblical concepts.” Such was the judgment of the Finnish court tasked with ruling on the case of Päivi Räsänen, a 28-year member of the Finnish parliament, former minister of the interior, medical doctor, grandmother, and Christian prosecuted for “hate speech.” Her “crime”? Publicly sharing her faith-based…Sam Brownback -
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Lankford Demands Answers on FBI’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Targeting of ‘Traditional Catholics’
Eight Republican senators are demanding answers from the FBI as the bureau continues to stonewall investigations into the Richmond, Virginia, office's January memo citing the Southern Poverty Law Center to target "radical traditional Catholic hate groups" for surveillance. “The U.S. Constitution protects the right not just to have a faith but to live your faith as well, and the…Tyler O’Neil -
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DeSantis Exposes the Real Reason Why the Left Attacks Parental Rights and Religious Freedom
ATLANTA—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned that the Left’s attacks on religious freedom and parental rights represent an attempt to impose its pseudo-religious “orthodoxy” on society. “They have an orthodoxy on the Left that they want to impose on society, it’s basically their religion,” DeSantis, a leading Republican candidate for president in 2024, said at The…Tyler O’Neil -
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Massachusetts Bars Couple From Foster Care Over Christian Views on LGBT Matters
The state of Massachusetts is barring a Christian couple from fostering children due to their biblical beliefs on sexuality and gender. Catholics Mike and Kitty Burke filed a lawsuit last week in federal court against state officials after they were denied the right to serve as foster parents. During the foster parents screening process, the couple were…S.A. McCarthy -
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Judge’s Ordering Airline’s Lawyers to Take Religious Liberty Sensitivity Training Sends Left Into Tailspin
One of the Left’s favorite things to advocate for is diversity and inclusion training. It’s celebrated and even revered, and it’s demanded on social media, in workplaces, at corporations, and within educational institutions. But it seems the Left isn’t so happy when the tables are turned. Take the Monday ruling of a federal judge in…Nicole Russell -
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FBI Director Lied Under Oath on Memo Targeting ‘Radical Traditional Catholics,’ New Memo Suggests
FBI Director Christopher Wray may have lied under oath concerning the FBI Richmond office's Jan. 23 memo citing the Southern Poverty Law Center in urging investigation of "radical traditional Catholic hate groups," Rep. Jim Jordan suggested in a letter sent Wednesday. After publication of this story, the FBI told The Daily Signal that Wray's testimony…Tyler O’Neil -
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GOP Resolution Forces Most Dems to Condemn Antisemitism
A number of high-profile Democrats voted Tuesday against a resolution that condemns antisemitism and declares that Israel is not a "racist or apartheid state." Nine Democrats voted against HR 57, "Expressing the sense of Congress supporting the State of Israel": Jamaal Bowman of New York, Cori Bush of Missouri, Andre Carson of Indiana, Summer Lee…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Reporter Savannah Hernandez Describes Massive Religious Protest Against Anti-Catholic Bigotry
Field reporter Savannah Hernandez was one of the only reporters on the ground covering the massive religious protest against anti-Catholic and anti-Christian bigotry. Hernandez joins today’s episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the protesting against the Los Angeles Dodgers honoring the anti-Catholic “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” — a group of trans-identifying and queer…Mary Margaret Olohan