Top headlines for Friday, May 22, 2026

Marco Rubio’s Cuba Independence Day message and bypassed aid plan, a Bible-reading marathon drawing millions amid calls for revival, new research linking committed religious practice to better mental health, and a California track controversy reigniting debate over transgender athletes in girls’ sports.

00:11 Marco Rubio sends historic message to Cuban people
01:02 Bunni Pounds reflects on millions watching Scripture marathon
01:51 Christian school director received payments for enrollment
02:43 Church attendance linked to decreased rates of depression: Report
03:42 Allie Beth Stuckey slams Avalon rerelease of 'Testify to Love'
04:33 Trans athlete shares first wins with girls at track meet
05:30 Open Doors event draws 9,000 to Germany for prayer, testimonies

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• Marco Rubio sends historic message to Cuban people | Politics
• Bunni Pounds reflects on millions watching Scripture marathon
• Christian school director received payments for enrollment | U.S.
• Church attendance linked to decreased rates of depression: Report | Church & Ministries
• Allie Beth Stuckey slams Avalon rerelease of 'Testify to Love' | Entertainment
• Trans athlete shares first wins with girls at track meet | Sports
• Open Doors event draws 9,000 to Germany for prayer, testimonies | World

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Top headlines for Thursday, May 21, 2026

Backlash after Katy Tur questioned “God-given rights,” a Virginia court revives the McLean Bible Church election lawsuit, Louisiana strengthens protections against worship service disruptions, and Texas communities push back on a fast-growing AI data center boom.

00:11 Texas school districts sharing content from indicted SPLC: report
01:13 MS NOW anchor draws backlash for questioning God-given rights
02:01 McLean Bible Church lawsuit revived by Virginia appeals court
02:58 Louisiana empowers churches to forcibly remove protesters
04:40 4 things you need to know about the data center boom in Texas
05:32 World Relief responds to Ebola outbreak, US commits $13M
06:27 World’s tallest Jesus statue being constructed in Armenia

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• Texas school districts sharing content from indicted SPLC: report | Education
• MS NOW anchor draws backlash for questioning God-given rights | U.S.
• McLean Bible Church lawsuit revived by Virginia appeals court | Church & Ministries
• Louisiana empowers churches to forcibly remove protesters | Politics
• 4 things you need to know about the data center boom in Texas | U.S.
• World Relief responds to Ebola outbreak, US commits $13M | World
• World’s tallest Jesus statue being constructed in Armenia | Church & Ministries

Top headlines for Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Trump backs Ken Paxton in Texas’ GOP Senate runoff, Albert Mohler revives a Southern Baptist push to ban female pastors, police probe a beheaded Jesus statue at a New York church as a possible hate crime, and Franklin Graham draws 30,000 to a historic Evangelical gathering in Belarus.

00:11 Trump endorses Ken Paxton in runoff against Cornyn for US Senate
00:59 Al Mohler to propose SBC constitutional ban on female pastors
01:51 Sacred Heart of Jesus statue is beheaded at NY church
02:35 ICE agent charged in shooting of Venezuelan man in Minnesota
03:27 Supreme Court won’t hear sex abuse lawsuit against X
04:14 South Carolina expands ban on males in women's spaces
05:07 Over 30K attend largest Evangelical gathering in Belarus' history

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• Trump endorses Ken Paxton in runoff against Cornyn for US Senate | Politics
• Al Mohler to propose SBC constitutional ban on female pastors | Church & Ministries
• Sacred Heart of Jesus statue is beheaded at NY church | U.S.
• ICE agent charged in shooting of Venezuelan man in Minnesota | Politics
• Supreme Court won’t hear sex abuse lawsuit against X | Politics
• South Carolina expands ban on males in women's spaces | Politics
• Over 30K attend largest Evangelical gathering in Belarus' history | Church & Ministries

Top headlines for Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Televangelist James Robison, founder of LIFE Outreach International and longtime host of “LIFE Today,” dies at 82; Texas’ Republican Senate runoff sharpens into a battle for Evangelical voters as John Cornyn and Ken Paxton clash over faith, immigration and party identity; and Texas Children’s Hospital agrees to pay $10 million and open what officials say will be the nation’s first clinic for detransitioners.

00:11 Televangelist James Robison dies at 82
00:58 Cornyn, Paxton appeal to Evangelical voters in CP Q&A
01:51 Texas Children's Hospital to create first 'detransition clinic'
02:41 Supreme Court rejects churches’ challenge of daycare rule
03:31 Pro-lifers react to Supreme Court abortion pills by mail order
04:20 Women-only app can't ban males claiming to be females: court
05:09 Christian group demands probe into Mexico missionary abduction

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• Televangelist James Robison dies at 82 | Church & Ministries
• Cornyn, Paxton appeal to Evangelical voters in CP Q&A | Politics
• Texas Children's Hospital to create first 'detransition clinic' | Politics
• Supreme Court rejects churches’ challenge of daycare rule | Politics
• Pro-lifers react to Supreme Court abortion pills by mail order | Politics
• Women-only app can't ban males claiming to be females: court | Business
• Christian group demands probe into Mexico missionary abduction | World

Top headlines for Monday, May 18, 2026

Ron DeSantis blasts the U.K.’s proposed Digital ID, a new docudrama urges Christian unity beyond politics, pastor Alonzo Fuller returns to custody in a sexual assault case, and astronaut Butch Wilmore reflects on faith after an eight-day mission stretched to nearly a year in space.

00:11 Ron DeSantis blasts UK digital ID plan after King Charles' speech
01:02 Francis Chan, James Ward featured in new film on Church unity
01:53 Journey Fort Worth Pastor Alonzo Fuller back in custody
02:40 Butch Wilmore on what God taught him while ‘Stuck in Space’
03:23 Catholic diocese fighting Trump admin. plan to seize border land
04:10 Christians fend off Fulanis as attacks increase in Nigeria
05:00 Justin Peters announces he's leading new church plant

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• Ron DeSantis blasts UK digital ID plan after King Charles' speech | World
• Francis Chan, James Ward featured in new film on Church unity | Entertainment
• Journey Fort Worth Pastor Alonzo Fuller back in custody | U.S.
• Butch Wilmore on what God taught him while ‘Stuck in Space’ | Podcast
• Catholic diocese fighting Trump admin. plan to seize border land | Politics
• Christians fend off Fulanis as attacks increase in Nigeria | World
• Justin Peters announces he's leading new church plant | Church & Ministries

Top headlines for Friday, May 15, 2026

We discuss a new push to display “In God We Trust” in every federal building, a major ICE investigation into alleged abuse of the student visa work program, Nate Bargatze’s mission to bring clean family comedy back to Hollywood, and the emotional response from Pastor Greg Locke after the tragic loss of his son.

00:11 Mary Miller introduces 'In God We Trust We Trust Act'
01:01 ICE director says foreign student program is 'magnet for fraud'
01:53 Nate Bargatze says Christian upbringing inspired The Breadwinner
02:38 Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston says X account was hacked
03:28 Greg Locke says devil will pay ‘hundredfold’ for son's death
04:12 Muslim university deletes TexAM website after Texas A&M warning
05:10 Most Americans say religion plays positive role in society: Pew

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• Mary Miller introduces 'In God We Trust We Trust Act' | Politics
• ICE director says foreign student program is 'magnet for fraud' | Politics
• Nate Bargatze says Christian upbringing inspired The Breadwinner | Entertainment
• Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston says X account was hacked | U.S.
• Greg Locke says devil will pay ‘hundredfold’ for son's death | Church & Ministries
• Muslim university deletes TexAM website after Texas A&M warning | Education
• Most Americans say religion plays positive role in society: Pew | U.S.

Top headlines for Thursday, May 14, 2026

The Southern Baptist Convention prepares for a record-setting gathering in Orlando, an Episcopal church in Maryland refuses to shut down its homeless shelter, and viral claims about ChatGPT “refusing” to read Genesis spark debate over AI and the Bible.

00:11 SBC anticipates over 20,000 to attend annual meeting in Orlando
01:02 Ocean City church facing pressure to close homeless shelter
01:48 Content creators, chatrooms claim ChatGPT won't recite Genesis 2
02:35 'Hangover' star Zach Galifianakis says he's 'very afraid' of AI
03:19 School district cuts release time program over pastor's FB post
04:06 Xi Jinping's CCP is re-writing the Bible
04:58 UFC 328 fighters glorify Jesus Christ after winning their fights

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• SBC anticipates over 20,000 to attend annual meeting in Orlando | Church & Ministries
• Ocean City church facing pressure to close homeless shelter | U.S.
• Content creators, chatrooms claim ChatGPT won't recite Genesis 2 | U.S.
• 'Hangover' star Zach Galifianakis says he's 'very afraid' of AI | U.S.
• School district cuts release time program over pastor's FB post | Education
• Xi Jinping's CCP is re-writing the Bible
• UFC 328 fighters glorify Jesus Christ after winning their fights | Sports

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Top headlines for Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Mark Driscoll faces backlash over a Mother’s Day post about Mary and Planned Parenthood, America prepares for its 250th birthday with faith-infused national celebrations, and the Southern Baptist Convention’s ERLC delivers its 100th ultrasound machine through the Psalm 139 Project. Plus, a Mississippi church asks for help rebuilding after a tornado, the White House unveils a new counterterrorism strategy targeting anti-American extremist threats, Louisville agrees to pay $800,000 in attorneys’ fees in a major Christian free speech case, and “American Idol” winner Hannah Harper opens up about faith, motherhood and postpartum depression.

00:11 Mark Driscoll takes shot at Planned Parenthood on Mother’s Day
00:59 America 250: 5 major events celebrating nation's birthday
01:57 ERLC gifts 100th ultrasound machine to pro-life pregnancy centers
02:52 Mississippi church seeks help rebuilding after tornado
04:33 Trump counterterrorism strategy warns of 'transgender ideologies'
05:30 Christian photographer refuses to back down, wins big battle
06:18 Hannah Harper wins ‘American Idol'

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• Mark Driscoll takes shot at Planned Parenthood on Mother’s Day | U.S.
• America 250: 5 major events celebrating nation's birthday | U.S.
• ERLC gifts 100th ultrasound machine to pro-life pregnancy centers | Church & Ministries
• Mississippi church seeks help rebuilding after tornado | U.S.
• Trump counterterrorism strategy warns of 'transgender ideologies' | Politics
• Christian photographer refuses to back down, wins big battle
• Hannah Harper wins ‘American Idol' | Entertainment