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How We Got Here: Antisemitism and an Emboldened Iran
One year after the most deadly day in Jewish history since the Holocaust, 3.5 million American Jews say they have experienced antisemitism, according to a recent study. “One out of every five American Jewish children has experienced antisemitism since Oct. 7,” EJ Kimball, director of Christian engagement at Combat Antisemitism Movement, said during an event…Virginia Allen -
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EXPOSED: Far-Left Group Tried to Blackmail Biden-Harris Official Into Ditching Religious Freedom Summit
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Southern Poverty Law Center, a left-leaning nonprofit, pressured a well-known figure in the Biden-Harris administration not to attend a bipartisan summit to promote religious freedom around the world, documents uncovered by The Heritage Foundation's Oversight Project show. According to the documents, first published by The Daily Signal, multiple SPLC staff…Tyler O’Neil -
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‘Cesspools of Rancid Antisemitism’: University Presidents Urged to Protect Jewish Students on Campus
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—University presidents are responsible for keeping Jewish students safe on campuses this fall if pro-Hamas rioters return, according to a letter from a think tank founded by former Vice President Mike Pence. Executive Vice President of Advancing American Freedom Paul Teller wrote a letter to the presidents of New York University,…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Court Rules in Favor of Christian Teacher Forced to Use Trans Pronouns
A federal court ruled last week that an Ohio school district violated the First Amendment rights of a Christian teacher, which experts are hailing as a victory for free speech and religious liberty. Hired as a full-time English teacher at the end of the 2021 academic school year, Vivian Geraghty had resigned from her position in 2022 after being…Sarah Holliday -
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How the Woke Left Is Infiltrating Christian Churches
MILWAUKEE—The Left’s demonization of conservative Christians in politics as “Christian nationalism” likely contributed to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump Saturday, a Daily Wire reporter and author says. Megan Basham, culture reporter at The Daily Wire and author of “Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda,” noted…Tyler O’Neil -
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NYU Settles Lawsuit With Jewish Students Over Campus Antisemitism
New York University settled a lawsuit Tuesday with Jewish students over claims that the university did not protect them from antisemitism on campus. The suit was filed in November accusing the university of violating federal civil rights laws by not enforcing its antidiscrimination policy in incidents targeting Jewish students and allowing “pervasive acts of hatred, discrimination, harassment,…Jaryn Crouson -
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‘Christian Nationalism Founded American Democracy’: Read Sen. Josh Hawley’s Full Remarks at NatCon
Sen. Josh Hawley spoke Monday night at the National Conservatism Conference. In his speech, he contrasted “Christian nationalism” with other kinds of nationalism. “The nationalism of Rome led to blood-thirst and conquest; the old pagan tribalisms led to ethnic hatred. The empires of the East crushed the individual, and the blood-and-soil nativism of Europe in…Daily Signal Staff -
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Hungary’s ‘Pride’ Parade Diverges From Humble Christian Heritage
Be humble in this life so that God may raise you up in the next.—St. Stephen, Hungary’s first king How sad it is to see God-glorifying humility morph into sin-glorifying pride. Last year, Hungary went viral after an illuminated cross hovered over the Danube River, symbolizing the European nation’s Christian heritage. Drones took the shape…John Wesley Reid -
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Biden’s ‘Sexual Health’ Funding ‘Poses Serious Threat to Christian Values Everywhere,’ Expert Warns
President Joe Biden—who recently invoked commitments to a global governance organization as justification to foist abortion and the LGBTQ+ agenda on the developing world—has done “more damage to Christianity than anyone but the Devil,” a critic of the new policy tells The Washington Stand. The Biden administration has often promoted abortion and the LGBTQ+ agenda…Ben Johnson -
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SPLC Changes Number of ‘Radical Traditional Catholic Hate Groups’ in Latest ‘Hate Map’ After FBI Backlash
You may have heard that, early last year, the FBI issued a memo targeting Catholics—specifically “radical traditional Catholics”—that relied on the work of the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center. The FBI rushed to rescind the memo on Catholics after a whistleblower published it and The Daily Signal demanded answers. This week, the SPLC released its…Tyler O’Neil -
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EXCLUSIVE: Vermont Blocked Christian Families From Fostering Over Gender Ideology, Lawsuit Alleges
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A new lawsuit alleges that Vermont blocked two families from fostering children, despite the state’s foster care system crisis, because the families held traditional, religious views on gender and sexuality. Brian and Kaitlyn Wuoti and Michael and Rebecca Gantt accused the Vermont Department for Children and Families of mandating an “ideological…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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‘Condescending and Contemptuous’: University Presidents Blasted in Antisemitism Hearing
“If I might correct the premise of your question” became the phrase of the day from university leaders Thursday in a contentious House hearing focused on antisemitism. Appearing before the House Education and Workforce Committee were Michael Schill, president of Northwestern University; Jonathan Holloway, president of Rutgers University; and Gene Block, chancellor of the University…Tony Kinnett -
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Major Pharmacy Chain Settles With Christian Nurse Over Contraceptives Case
CVS Health Corp. settled with nurse practitioner Robyn Strader after she sued the company after it stopped providing religious accommodations regarding “pregnancy prevention services.” Strader said she had been granted a religious exemption for six years permitting her to not prescribe contraceptives and filed the lawsuit in January 2023 after having been fired following the policy change in 2021, according to…Kate Anderson -
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Catholic Kentucky Diocese Doubles Down, Praises Woman as ‘Transgender’ Male Monk
The Catholic Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, issued a statement on Tuesday praising a woman who identifies as a transgender man. The diocese statement not only used male pronouns to refer to this biological female, it also noted that Bishop John Stowe had “accepted” the woman’s decision. The bishop is “grateful to Brother Christian for his…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Intolerant Left Deserves Penalty Flag for Tackling Catholic NFL Star Butker
NFL Kansas City Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker on May 11 gave the commencement address at Benedictine College, a Catholic school in Kansas. Within 48 hours, the media elites were ablaze with outrage. There’s a “growing uproar,” warned NBC’s Hoda Kotb. A Catholic speaker talked about Catholic issues to Catholic graduates. But the Butker critics who…Tim Graham -
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Common Sense vs. Antisemitism
F. Scott Fitzgerald once quipped that the “test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.” The protests over the war between Israel and Hamas that have roiled university campuses across the nation are testing our collective intelligence…Ryan Bangert -
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‘Our Babies Sometimes Say Harmful Things’: Superintendents Deny Antisemitism Is ‘Pervasive’ Problem in Their Schools
In an explosive House subcommittee hearing Wednesday, Republicans pressed the leaders of three major public school districts about their responses to antisemitic incidents. Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., presented Enikia Ford Morthel, superintendent of Berkeley Unified School District in California, with a report on antisemitic incidents in her school district. “You gave us a statement in…Tony Kinnett -
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How to Stop the Campus Antisemitism Cascade
Over the past two weeks, American college and university campuses have witnessed an explosion of antisemitic rhetoric and conduct that once had been thought to be unthinkable today. A portion of the Columbia University lawn has become a tent city to protest—or more specifically, to protest the right of Israel, and Jews, to exist. As…Paul J. Larkin -
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I Went to the UPenn Campus to Address the Antisemitism Epidemic at US Colleges
Victoria Coates, vice president of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation, spoke at the University of Pennsylvania on Thursday about the ongoing antisemitism directed at Jews occurring on college campuses today. She said that Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, did not start but instead…Victoria Coates -
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EXCLUSIVE: How The Daily Wire Is Bringing the Christian Faith of King Arthur and Merlin to Life
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Daily Wire’s new streaming television show “The Pendragon Cycle” will highlight the Christian faith of King Arthur and Merlin as portrayed in Stephen R. Lawhead’s book series. The series will show how the wizard Merlin and his father, the bard Taliesin, learn to let God direct their supernatural powers, Jeremy…Tyler O’Neil