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‘Apparently, We Are at the Behest of the SPLC,’ FBI Staffer Wrote in Response to Anti-Catholic Memo
The FBI Richmond office's notorious anti-Catholic memo reached more staff at the bureau than previously suggested, and some FBI staff were aghast to see it, according to new documents released by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Tuesday. The memo urged FBI agents to develop sources and surveil Catholic churches, citing the Southern Poverty Law Center's list… -
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Why Jews Need Their Christian Allies More Than Ever
The Department of Health and Human Services’ decision to terminate $60 million in federal grants to Harvard University for failing to address antisemitic harassment is a move that will finally stop Jew-hatred in its tracks. This victory didn’t come out of nowhere. Behind the scenes, one institution deserves credit for this masterstroke against evil: The… -
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The SPLC’s Head-Scratching Conspiracy Theory About ‘Christian Supremacy’ in Investing
Beware: The effort to get woke activism out of investing is really a secret plot to force Christian supremacy and theocracy on the nation! Don’t believe me? Just ask the Southern Poverty Law Center. The SPLC has a knack for finding the secret racist, sexist, homophobic, anti-immigrant motive behind anything, and its reporter is on… -
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Here’s How the SPLC Suggests ‘White Christian Supremacy’ Is Taking Over the Government
Did you know that “white Christian supremacy” is about to conquer America? The very idea is absurd, you say? Why, you only think that because you haven’t read the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “Year in Hate and Extremism,” out Thursday. You see, while most of America understands that Donald Trump won a second term because… -
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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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Catholic Cardinals Select American to Be Pope
The conclave of the College of Cardinals has elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, as Pope Leo XIV. Cardinal Prevost was born in the U.S. He was chosen from a shortlist of candidates that represented Catholics from around the globe. In a speech given from St. Peter’s Basilica, the new pope greeted the crowd with a… -
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DOJ Launches ‘Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias’
A new task force within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) convened Tuesday to rectify the “anti-Christian bias” perpetrated by the federal government under President Joe Biden. Attorney General Pam Bondi created the task force with President Donald Trump’s Feb. 6 executive order, “Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias.” “My Administration will not tolerate anti-Christian weaponization of government or unlawful… -
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Idaho’s Pluckiest Christian Publisher Offers a Colorful Storybook Romp
Crispin wants to reclaim the legendary Lightning Blade. His sister Rose wants to host a nice picnic. Whose plan will win out? In the swashbuckling romp that is "Crispin’s Rainy Day", Crispin charges off into a grand adventure, in which he leads his pirate crew on a daring quest. To his annoyance, his sister Rose… -
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Catholics in Spain Ask Church to Protect Religious Site From Government Destruction
Some Catholics in Spain are asking the Catholic Church to save a religious site in Madrid from threats of alteration and decommissioning by the Spanish government, which claims the site honors a former right-wing dictator. Critics claim the government is opposed to the site because it is religious, noting that officials have already removed 35… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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…