Chip and Joanna Gaines are once again under fire for a show their network produced called Roller Jam. CBN's Raj Nair and Billy Hallowell take you through the latest debate.

A California school district is fighting a legal battle to defend opening prayer, arguing it's perfectly permissible to open meetings by invoking God. Joel Oster, an attorney for Advocates For Faith & Freedom, told CBN News Chino Valley Unified School District has taken decisive legal action to challenge what it believes to be an outdated injunction from the Ninth Circuit Court preventing the school board from opening with prayer.

Watch him explain.

In this episode of Newsmakers, we go behind the headlines with three powerful conversations:

A teenager who fought back after her public school wouldn’t allow her to place a Bible verse on her paid parking space has won her battle.

“Sabrina Steffans will proceed with her original design that was previously rejected by the school because of its religious references,” First Liberty Institute, a religious liberty law firm, said in a statement.

Here's the backstory.

Former psychic medium Jenn Nizza opens up about her decades in the occult — and why she’s now sounding the alarm. From TikTok tarot readings to occult symbolism at major award shows, Nizza explains how New Age practices are infiltrating pop culture and targeting the next generation.

She reveals why even seemingly “harmless” mediums are dangerous, how she’s faced backlash for speaking out, and why she refuses to stay silent. Her message is urgent: the spiritual battle is real, and eternity is at stake.

Rebecca St. James, who has long dominated Christian music, believes there's a powerful "momentum in the arts" right now when it comes to transformational Christian content. "[There is a] kind of ground that's being regained, I would say, when it comes to faith ... leading in culture," St. James told CBN News, going on to reference the success of films like "Jesus Revolution," "I Can Only Imagine," and "Unsung Hero," a movie in theaters now that tells her family's story.

More specifically, "Unsung Hero" recounts the rags-to-riches story surrounding St. James and her family, the Smallbones, (brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone are members of KING & COUNTRY), showcasing the tough, overcomer events in their lives preceding the artists' meteoric rise to fame. "Unsung Hero" pays homage to the incredible ways God worked in the family's life after they came to America with nothing, worked hard cleaning homes and doing yard work, and eventually landed record deals. The film has thus far been widely well-received.

St. James believes faith-based movies like "Unsung Hero" are attracting big audiences for a reason. "People are hungry for these messages," the singer said. "And when we show up in the theater, we say to Hollywood, 'We need more of this. We need more family content. We need more clean content. We need more God-honoring content.'" St. James said she's proud of the impact "Unsung Hero" is having, and reiterated her belief Christians need to show up and support projects like it.

"Where there's a call to action with us is, we have to vote, go on these weekends to the theater, bring your family, celebrate your moms," she said. "It's this moment in time where we can kind of say to Hollywood with our vote, with our movie ticket, 'We want more of this.'" The performer believes this is just the beginning of faith surging in Hollywood. "I feel this sense of anticipation of what God's doing and about to do, because I think there's this wave that we're going to ride," she said. "And that's very exciting to me."

Actor and lawman Dean Cain is making headlines once again—this time for joining forces with ICE.

In this candid conversation with Billy Hallowell, Cain opens up about why he decided to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with immigration officers, the online hate and “fake Christian” attacks he’s faced, and his unwavering belief in law and order.

From Hollywood to the border, Cain shares his heart for protecting families, defending truth, and pushing back against fear.

On today's Newsmakers: an actress finds Jesus, Steve Deace, and real-life miracles.

Is artificial intelligence (AI) ethical? That's the question secular and Christian leaders alike are contending with as technology quickly evolves. Andre Echevarria, leader of U.S. digital strategies at Cru, a large Christian ministry formerly known as Campus Crusade for Christ, is among those contending with how to use AI. Rather than shun the burgeoning tech, he believes it's a tool that can be used to spread the Gospel. Echevarria offered up an intriguing response when asked if AI is moral.

"Rather than debating that part, I would say, 'Can we redeem it for the glory of God?'" he said. "And that's actually what we're doing here. We're using a lot of that technology to be able to actually help people discover a relationship with Jesus, go deeper in their relationship with Jesus, or maybe even share their current relationship with Jesus with their neighbors." He said the ethics of the matter really depends on a key factor: how people choose to use AI. Echevarria said Cru is using AI and other tools in virtual and online spaces to help bring people closer to God.

"So let's say that our friend here has certain characteristics, like maybe they like certain brands and certain types of posts," he explained. "So, we're able to use AI to find more people like her and then be able to put our offers and messages of hope in front of them. So we're using the AI built into some of our advertising platforms to be able to find more people that we can actually share the gospel with." Echevarria said they're also using the technology to help equip people and let them know, based on certain "aptitudes," about available resources to help them share their faith with neighbors. "And whether that resource is in a certain language or certain context ... we're able to actually provide that for you," he said. "So, we're using AI in a lot of different spaces like this to ... help us be able to contextualize a lot of this."

Echevarria is fully aware of the critiques and worries surrounding AI, but warned of what could happen if Christians decide to fully disengage or ignore it. "We just lose an opportunity," he said. "We should take every opportunity to share ... the eternal hope we have. And we just miss an opportunity." He tries to encourage people to see AI as an "advanced intern" — a useful tool that can help make tasks easier, not totally overtake people's processes. "In turn, you obviously wouldn't let [an intern] run your radio show daily, right?" he said. "You'd have them maybe do some research and maybe bring up some topics, ideas, and some things that you can then fine-tune for the effort and the outcome that you want for the show." Hear him explain.

In this powerful episode of Newsmakers, we dive deep into three gripping stories where faith intersects with fame, freedom, and fear: