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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Months in Federal Prison for Church Vandalism

A federal judge has sentenced an Indiana man to prison after he vandalized a church with Satanic imagery, authorities announced. Steven James Perkinson, a 21-year-old from Plainfield, Indiana, received a sentence of 10 months.

Survey Finds Biblical Worldview Rare Among Americans, Just 1% of Gen Z
A national survey indicates that only a small fraction of Americans hold a biblical worldview, with the share among Generation Z adults registering at just 1%. The research surveyed 2,000 U.S. adults as part of the American Worldview Inventory.
Michigan Democrat Karen Whitsett Says She’s Leaving Politics to Follow Jesus
Michigan State Rep. Karen Whitsett says she is stepping away from politics and recommitting her life to Jesus Christ, a decision she announced after criticizing the platform of the Democratic Party.
Indiana Enacts Law Shielding Faith-Based Foster Providers From Religious Discrimination
Indiana has approved new legislation designed to protect faith-based foster care and adoption providers, as similar disputes in other states have led to families losing or being denied licenses.

Watchdog Urges Trump Admin to Add Syria, Libya to Worst Religious Freedom Violators List

A bipartisan U.S. government watchdog group is urging the State Department to designate more than a dozen nations as “countries of particular concern,” including Syria and Libya, for severe violations of religious freedom. The recommendation appears in the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s 2026 Annual Report.

41 South Carolina Church Members Return to U.S. After Being Stranded in Israel Amid Iran Conflict
A group of church members from South Carolina who became stranded in Israel during escalating tensions with Iran has safely made its way back to the United States. The 41 travelers from Calvary Chapel Summerville landed Thursday afternoon in New York after nearly a week of unexpected delays caused by the closure of Israeli airspace.
Orthodox Anglican Leaders Meet in Nigeria to Elect Alternative Global Leader
Leaders from a coalition of conservative Anglican churches have convened in Nigeria to select a spiritual leader they say will serve as a global “first among equals,” a move seen as challenging the authority of the archbishop of Canterbury. The inaugural assembly of what organizers call the Global Anglican Communion opened in Abuja.
Maltese Court Acquits Christian Man Charged Over ‘Ex-Gay’ Testimony After Three-Year Case
A Maltese court has cleared a Christian man who spent more than three years fighting criminal charges after publicly sharing his testimony about leaving a homosexual lifestyle. Matthew Grech, 36, was found not guilty Wednesday of violating Malta’s law against “advertising conversion practices,” bringing an end to a legal dispute that began in 2022.