A veteran-owned business in Texas has responded to the U.S. Supreme Court's abortion ruling by offering to finance employees’ parental leave and adoption costs, not abortions.

Young adults under 35 who are single and non-religious report the highest levels of unhappiness since the COVID-19 pandemic, a new analysis from the Institute of Family Studies shows.

For the eighth consecutive year, Chick-fil-A has been named America’s favorite restaurant, fast food or otherwise, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Restaurant Study 2021-2022.

A Florida law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks into a pregnancy will be allowed to take effect even after a judge blocked the measure Tuesday.

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• Veteran-owned business covering employees' pregnancy costs | U.S. News
• Single, non-religious young adults are most unhappy Americans | Living News
• Chick-fil-A named America's favorite restaurant for 8th straight | U.S. News
• Robert Jeffress rejects ‘Christian nationalist’ label | Church & Ministries News
• Jewish couple's lawsuit over Christian foster rejection dismissed | U.S. News
• Roe reversal unlikely to impact midterm voting, poll suggests | Politics News
• Florida's 15-week abortion ban reinstated despite injunction | Politics News

The man suspected of killing six people and wounding dozens more at an Independence Day celebration near Chicago had planned the attack weeks in advance and dressed in women’s clothing to escape, authorities say.

Those who find it difficult to share the Gospel with others may lack assurance in their own walk of faith, according to new research.

Controversial televangelist Creflo Dollar, one of America’s most flamboyant proponents of the prosperity gospel, has renounced tithing and all his previous teachings on the subject as “not correct.”

Marvel Entertainment is set to introduce a flamboyant version of Spider-Man in its September issues of “Edge of Spider-Verse #5”.

Australia’s 2021 Census reveals that the percentage of people identifying as Christian has dipped below 50% for the first time while the number of people who describe themselves as “non- religious” has risen.

An Ohio megachurch pastor encouraged his congregation to "remain gracious" and seek to "build

common ground" with the abortion activists who protested outside the church on Sunday.

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• July Fourth shooter planned attack 'for several weeks': police | U.S. News
• Timeline of events that led to Supreme Court overturning Roe | Politics News
• Theologically grounded Christians more likely to share the Gospel | Living News
• The inside story on the dire state of global religious freedom | World News
• Televangelist Creflo Dollar says tithing teachings ‘not correct' | Church & Ministries News
• Flamboyant 'Web-Weaver' version of Spider-Man set to make debut | Entertainment News
• Candace Cameron Bure prays for USA, proudly celebrates July 4th | Entertainment News
• Share of self-identified Christians hit new low in Australia | World News
• $170K donated for album honoring Christian singer Rich Mullins | Entertainment News
• Pastor encourages 'common ground' with abortion protesters | U.S. News

A judge issued a temporary block to a university policy that censored three Christian students who had expressed opposition to same-sex marriage on religious grounds.

A new Gallup poll has found that only 38% of adults in the United States say they are “extremely proud” to be American, the lowest percentage recorded since the analytics and advisory company began asking the question in 2001.

At least six people were killed in a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, and as many as 24 others who sustained serious and critical injurieswere hospitalized.

Skillet frontman John Cooper shares why he began speaking out against illiberal ideology and post-modernism, disturbing philosophies he's seen permeate both the Christian music industry and the Church.

Tony Evans, the senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Church, said that because the Church instigated the problem of racism in the United States, it’s up to the Body of Christ to serve as the solution.

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• Judge stops Idaho university from punishing Christian students | U.S. News
• Only 38% extremely proud to be an American: Gallup | U.S. News
• Shooting at 4th of July parade leaves at least 6 dead, 24 wounded | U.S. News
• Nigeria police rescue Christians waiting months for Jesus’ return | World News
• Skillet's John Cooper shares why he speaks out against far-left | Entertainment News
• Catholic nun, priest to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom | Politics News
• Tony Evans says racial division stems from failure of the pulpit | Church & Ministries News

John Kirby, the National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, defended President Joe Biden's comments about gas prices after facing criticism from billionaire Jeff Bezos.

A media watchdog group is warning parents about a new animated series on Netflix from the creators of the controversial “Big Mouth” series over what it calls pornographic content.

Seattle police arrested a street preacher on charges of being a risk to public safety for reading his Bible aloud at a public park near an LGBT pride event.

Lifeway's Vacation Bible School soundtrack “Spark Studios” reached the No. 1 spot on Apple Music’s Top 100 Children’s Music Albums chart in recent weeks.

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• Christian bishop appeals for peace in India after murder | World News
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• Only 3% of Christian missionaries focus on 'unreached' people | World News
• Seattle police arrest street preacher for reading the Bible | U.S. News
• Vacation Bible School album reaches No. 1 on Apple music chart | Entertainment News

Author Douglas MacKinnon, a former White House and Pentagon official, is on a mission to stop culture from canceling the Founding Fathers. In his new book, "The 56: Liberty Lessons From Those Who Risked All to Sign The Declaration of Independence," he explores why the stories of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence are so essential — and why we shouldn't cancel the Founders.

As an increasing number of pastors are now reporting they have considered quitting their jobs due to stress, loneliness, political divisions and worries like their church being in decline among other things, a new report from Barna shows that pastors who prioritize self-care are less likely to feel this way.

Hollywood actress and staunch pro-life advocate Patricia Heaton took to social media with choice words for U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren after her crisis pregnancy center had to hire armed security.

The House Speaker, who supports policies geared toward expanding abortion rights, reportedly received communion after a Wednesday meeting with Pope Francis.

Worship artist Sean Feucht is gearing up for the release of a new documentary following his controversial crusade across America during the COVID-19 lockdown.

President Joe Biden is calling on the U.S. Senate to "make an exception to" the filibuster rule to ensure the passage of a bill codifying the right to abortion into federal law.

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• Patricia Heaton's crisis pregnancy center hires armed security | Entertainment News
• Nancy Pelosi received communion at Vatican: report | Politics News
• New film details Sean Feucht's quest for revival amid pandemic | Entertainment News
• Requests for exorcism is booming as culture dabbles in occult | Living News
• Biden seeks 'exception' to the filibuster rule to codify Roe | Politics News

The head of a noted religious freedom advocacy organization cited “the dominance of woke culture that thinks it’s OK to silence people who disagree” as the greatest threat to religious freedom in the United States and around the world.

Nearly two-thirds of American consumers, including some 33% of those earning more than $250,000 annually, are living paycheck to paycheck, a new report from PYMNTS and LendingClub suggests.

Christian Post reporter Ryan Foley joins "The Inside Story" to discuss the numerous attacks against pro-life pregnancy centers and what could be to come after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade last week.

Actor and comedian Dave Coulier, who's best known as Uncle Joey in the iconic TV series "Full House" and its spin-off "Fuller House," is the star of a new series running on the Christian streaming service Pure Flix called "Live + Local" and recently spoke to The Christian Post about how his journey to sobriety has impacted his life.

"American Underdog" and "Shazam" actor Zachary Levi opens up about his battles with anxiety, depression and suicide ideation and how finding his identity and worth in Christ, along with comprehensive therapy, changed his life.

Actor Chris Pratt has set the record straight about his relationship with Hillsong Church and distinguishes that his faith in God has less to do with man-made religion than his personal walk with the Lord.

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• 'Woke culture' greatest threat to religious freedom: ADF CEO | Politics News
• Nearly two-thirds of Americans living paycheck to paycheck | U.S. News
• Christians don’t have to affirm transgenderism, but must at work | World News
• UK doctor ousted for refusing to call bearded man in hypothetical scenario 'she': court hearing | World News
• Is more violence against pregnancy centers on the way? | U.S. News
• Terrorists kill 2 Catholic priests in Nigeria | World News
• Dave Coulier talks overcoming alcohol addiction, new series | Entertainment News
• Zachary Levi says faith, therapy helped him forgive abusive mom | Biographies News
• Chris Pratt says he's ‘really not a religious person’ | Entertainment News
• Houston pastor was fatally shot after 10-second argument: police | U.S. News

Polls released since the U.S. Supreme Court granted authority to regulate abortion to the states indicate that while a majority of Americans oppose the decision, most have nuanced views and think companies shouldn't take a stance on the divisive issue.

A British man who claims he was pressured into having surgery to remove his genitals and has since suffered irreparable damage is suing the NHS clinic where he sought help for gender dysphoria.

California voters will have a chance this fall to decide whether to codify abortion rights in the state constitution.

Major retailers are reportedly rationing the emergency contraceptive pill Plan B due to an apparent spike in demand as states begin enacting abortion bans after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

A Presbyterian Church (USA) committee has passed a resolution declaring Israel an apartheid state at its General Assembly Tuesday.

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• Americans oppose Dobbs, support corporate neutrality on abortion | Politics News
• Man castrated in gender transition sues NHS for maiming his body | World News
• Democrats press Biden to take 'bold action' to protect abortion | Politics News
• California to vote on enshrining abortion rights in constitution | Politics News
• Retail chains ration Plan B after Supreme Court's abortion ruling | U.S. News
• PCUSA committee declares Israel an 'apartheid' state | Church & Ministries News
• Vietnam floats new religion regulations, impose high fines | World News
• Former mob boss preaches at Greg Laurie's church on fear of Hell | Living News

Abortion has now become illegal in several states following the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the U.S. Constitution does not contain a right to abortion.

Police say a mob of about 60 people clad in all black vandalized a pregnancy resource facility and other businesses in Portland, Oregon, following the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. No arrests were made due to a lack of resources.

The Christian Post has compiled an updated list of attacks on churches and pregnancy centers nationwide as abortion activists commence their "summer of rage." Christian denominations reacted in various ways after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision last Friday.

The parents of a 12-year-old boy on life support in the United Kingdom are have been given permission to appeal a ruling from a lower court judge who determined doctors could discontinue their son's care.

A prominent Christian persecution advocacy organization will honor the legacy and sacrifice of American missionary John Chau, who lost his life while taking the Gospel to a remote island in the Indian Ocean in 2018.

A lawsuit filed by disgruntled longtime members of the multi-campus McLean Bible Church in Virginia over last year's election of new elders has been dismissed.

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• Abortion is now illegal in several states after Dobbs ruling | Politics News
• Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in abortion ruling | Politics News
• Rioters damage pregnancy center, several businesses in Portland | U.S. News
• Abortion activists attack churches, pregnancy centers: list | U.S. News
• From praise to grief: Denominations react to abortion ruling | Politics News
• Parents appeal court decision to remove son's life support | World News
• Nun murdered in Haiti hailed by Pope Francis as martyr | World News
• American missionary John Chau to be added to VOM martyr memorial | Church & Ministries News
• JD Hall was abusing Xanax, church reveals after pastor’s removal | Church & Ministries News
• Lawsuit against David Platt’s McLean Bible Church dismissed | Church & Ministries News

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that a Washington school district was wrong to punish and fire a high school football coach for praying on the field after games.

A pro-life pregnancy center in Virginia has become the first anti-abortion organization to face vandalism since the United States Supreme Court reversed the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide. 

The Church of England will adamantly oppose a proposed bill seeking to legalize assisted suicide in the United Kingdom because it "undermines the intrinsic value of every human life," according to the denomination's senior-most lay leader. 

Archaeologists recently uncovered Christian prayer beads dating from the eighth to ninth century on an ancient island in the United Kingdom known as "Holy Island," and say the discovery will give an insight into how people in medieval Britain lived and expressed their faith.

As the Biden administration issued new Title IX guidelines Thursday allowing trans-identifying males to compete in women’s sports, a large cross-section of women rallied in opposition mere blocks away from the White House.

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• Supreme Court sides with Christian coach punished for praying | Politics News
• Va. pregnancy center first to be vandalized after SCOTUS ruling | U.S. News
• Pro-life, pro-abortion groups included in list of extremist orgs | Politics News
• Texas pastor killed in road rage incident; $5K reward on suspect | U.S. News
• Church of England will oppose assisted dying bill, official says | World News
• Medieval Christian prayer beads discovered on Holy Island | World News
• Sports expose harms of gender ideology, women’s advocate says | Sports News
• JD Hall removed from church, media ministries due to ‘serious sin | Church & Ministries News

The Supreme Court has overruled the landmark decision of Roe v. Wade, concluding that there is no constitutional right to an abortion. Here are seven reactions to the Supreme Court overturning Roe from various Christian faith leaders. They include a member of Congress, the niece of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and the son of the Rev. Billy Graham.

The U.S. Department of Education has unveiled proposed changes to federal civil rights law designed to make it clear that protections against sex discrimination “include discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity," drawing pushback from conservatives, free speech groups and female athletes.

Billboard record-breaking singer-songwriter Katy Nichole has her debut EP following a long health battle with scoliosis.

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• Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in abortion ruling | Politics News
• ‘Honor all life’: 7 Christian leaders react to overturning of Roe | Politics News
• Biden wants to redefine 'sex' with Title IX changes, critics say | Politics News
• Allegations of sexual assault against CCM artist detailed | Church & Ministries News
• Worshiper Katy Nichole releases debut album after health battle | Entertainment News
• Working on Christian series changed actress' perspective on death | Entertainment News
• Presbyterian Church in America votes to leave NAE | Church & Ministries News