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Georgia’s GOP Scores Victories on Religious Freedom and Defunding Trans Procedures
On Wednesday, Georgia’s State Capitol was the stage for a “heated debate” over legislation aimed at sparing taxpayers from funding gender transition procedures for inmates—including “sex change surgeries, hormone replacement therapies, and cosmetic procedures designed to alter sexual characteristics.” While the measure garnered strong support from Republicans, Democrats voiced their displeasure with the bill and…Sarah Holliday -
Trump Administration Targets Harvard in Crackdown on Campus Antisemitism
Editor’s note: This piece has been updated at the end with Harvard’s response to the government’s review. The federal government has initiated a grant review of Harvard University as part of its efforts to combat antisemitism, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday. A joint task force from the Department of Education, HHS,…Moira Gleason -
Is YouTube Discriminating Against a Christian Channel?
Is YouTube discriminating against Christians? Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is raising the alarm about evidence suggesting the tech giant—which has a long history of censorship—has unfairly treated a Christian family TV station. “[I]n the case of YouTube TV, concerns have been raised alleging that your company has a policy (secret or…Katrina Trinko -
The Trump Administration Is Already Actively Defending Religious Freedom
The Trump administration, not yet two months old, is making clear it wants a better reading of the First Amendment’s protection for religious freedom. And it’s taking concrete steps to make that happen. In October 2022, the school board in Montgomery County, Maryland, approved certain “LGBTQ-inclusive” books for use in in the public school curriculum…Thomas Jipping -
Washington State Is Attacking Religious Freedom. And It Won’t Stop There.
Everyone agrees that those in certain positions, from teachers to doctors, should report instances of child abuse and neglect. Democrat lawmakers in Washington state, however, are advancing legislation that would require clergy members to report, even in circumstances that would violate the Sacrament of Confession, a central tenet of the Catholic faith. Washington legislators have…Thomas Jipping -
The Left Unwittingly Proves Trump’s Point on the Need to Root Out Anti-Christian Bias
President Donald Trump last week announced a new task force dedicated to eradicating anti-Christian bias in the federal government. Trump noted that the federal government under President Joe Biden “engaged in an egregious pattern of targeting peaceful Christians while ignoring violent, anti-Christian offenses.” The new president pledged not to “tolerate this abuse of government” and…Tyler O’Neil -
Washington State Bill Would Force Catholic Priests to Violate Church Law
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A proposed law in Washington state would require priests to violate Catholic Church law by breaking the seal of confession. The bill would amend the current state law that requires law enforcement, teachers, medical professionals, or child care providers to report cases of child abuse or neglect to include church clergy that…Jaryn Crouson -
Trump and Rubio Should Come Out Swinging on International Religious Freedom
In the first week of February, Washington, D.C., will play host to the International Religious Freedom Summit, the largest annual nonprofit-led gathering of religious freedom advocates globally. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio should take the opportunity to quickly reorient religious freedom policy so that it is once again an American foreign…Sean Nelson -
Trump’s Antisemitism Order Puts Foreign Students—and US Colleges—on Notice
After 15 months of terrorist-supporting thugs engaging in acts of violence and intimidation against Jews with impunity, America finally has a president who takes combating antisemitism seriously. On Jan. 29, President Donald Trump signed an executive order making it “the policy of the United States to combat antisemitism vigorously, using all available and appropriate legal…Simon Hankinson -
Andrew Tate Is Not the Answer to Feminism—Christian Heroes Are
In a culture dominated by feminism, young men are starved for icons of masculinity. Young men crave heroes to imitate, but a neutered, castrated, effeminate society produces precious few, if any—and many of the heroes of history are hidden away and forgotten. Ever prescient, the author C.S. Lewis warned of the dangers of such a…S.A. McCarthy -
Attacks on Religious Freedom Continue Despite Washington’s Rhetoric
Thomas Jefferson’s resume is hard to beat. At 23, he was serving in the Virginia Colonial Legislature and, within a decade, he was in the Virginia governor’s mansion. He followed that up as ambassador to France, secretary of state, vice president, and a two-term president. From a lifetime of profound accomplishments, he chose three to…Thomas Jipping -
EXCLUSIVE: Christian Law Firm Warns Va. Republicans Against Resolution Infusing Gender Identity in Constitution
Alliance Defending Freedom is voicing its concerns to Republicans in the Virginia Legislature about a Democrat-introduced resolution that would inject "gender" into the state Constitution, deeming it distinct from sex. The Marriage Amendment, which includes gender provisions, eliminates the state's current definition of marriage—between one and one woman—to recognize same-sex marriage. Deeming "gender" or "gender…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
New Catholic Archbishop of Washington Opposes ‘Massive Deportation’
What some see as a shot across the bow aimed at President-elect Donald Trump, Pope Francis announced Monday that left-wing Cardinal Robert McElroy of the Diocese of San Diego would be the next archbishop of Washington. McElroy, 70, will succeed the retiring archbishop, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, 77, who shepherded the more than 600,000 Catholics who…Jacob Adams -
EXCLUSIVE: Fortune 500 Company Fires Christian for Not Aligning With ‘Core Values’ on LGBTQ Issues
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Russ Salerno lost his job at a Fortune 500 financial institution after several years because his employer concluded that his conservative Christian convictions “don’t line up” with the company’s “core values” on LGBTQ issues. Now, Salerno serves as the CEO of ProLifeFintech, an online banking company that launched in November. Salerno…Tyler O’Neil -
Pete Hegseth, the Jerusalem Cross, the Crusades, and Anti-Christian Bigotry
As soon as President-elect Donald Trump had nominated Fox News host Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense, the legacy media unleashed a torrent of breathless stories about Hegseth’s “extremism” because he displays tattoos of the Jerusalem Cross and “Deus vult,” a Latin phrase associated with the Crusades. The Associated Press reported that a fellow service…Tyler O’Neil -
Trump Comes Out Swinging as Antisemitism Rises Worldwide
Unrest and sporadic violence in the Dutch city of Amsterdam is ongoing in the wake of an incident last week in which Israeli soccer fans were targeted in what authorities have described as antisemitic attacks. As the rate of antisemitic incidents increased across the globe following Hamas terrorists’ Oct. 7 attack last year on Israel,…Dan Hart -
Would Kamala Harris Force Catholic Hospitals and Doctors to Perform Abortions?
In an interview Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, dismissed the idea of religious exemptions for abortion. Hallie Jackson, senior Washington correspondent for NBC News, asked Harris what kind of concessions she would be willing to make with a hypothetical Republican-majority Congress in order to pass legislation protecting abortion if she wins…Tyler O’Neil -
Donations to Harvard Hit a Wall Amid Criticism Over Antisemitism on Campus
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Harvard University saw a decrease in donations this year after criticism of its handling of antisemitism on campus spurred multiple donors to cut ties with the school. Total gifts to Harvard decreased by nearly 15% in fiscal year 2024, dropping to $1.17 billion from $1.38 billion in 2023, according to a financial report released Thursday. Several high-profile donors…Jaryn Crouson -
Pro-Life Diaper Brand Partners With Christian Credit Union to Support New Moms
FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—Pro-life diaper company EveryLife is partnering with America’s Christian Credit Union to celebrate new life and support women in crisis pregnancies. EveryLife, America’s fastest-growing diaper company, announced Wednesday that it will partner with the credit union “to champion the sanctity of life and provide meaningful support to families across the nation.” The…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
TRANSGENDER CANCEL CULTURE? Christian Mom Says She Was Blocked From Substitute Teaching Because of Her Faith
A conservative Christian mother of five who narrowly lost a contentious school board election in Virginia that involved transgender issues nonetheless decided she would apply to be a substitute teacher. After the school district ran a background check, approved her, and assigned her to a class, the school board denied her employment, and she suspects…Tyler O’Neil