Bible Taken Out of Texas School District Due to ‘Sexually Explicit’ Content Law

Bible Taken Out of Texas School District Due to ‘Sexually Explicit’ Content Law

The head of a Texas school district has stated that the Bible had to be removed from school libraries due to a new state law prohibiting  “sexually explicit material.”  Canyon Independent School District Superintendent Darryl Flusche announced in a leaked email earlier this week that under House Bill 900, the Holy Bible is deemed unsuitable in the district's libraries.
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    On December 11, Olivet University announced its decision to transition to Religious Exempt School status in response to two years of defamatory articles by Newsweek and the unreasonable actions of the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE)
  • Shooting at Wisconsin Christian School Leaves 3 Dead, 6 Injured
    At least three people are dead, including the suspected 15-year-old girl shooter, following a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin on Monday.  The shooting suspect shot and killed at least two people — a teacher and a student — and wounded at least six others. Two of the injured students are in critical, life-threatening condition, while four others have sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

2024 Sees Decline in Abortion Clinics: 14 States Become ‘Abortion Free’

The count of abortion clinics in the United States has decreased over the past year, according to a report by the pro-life organization “Operation Rescue.” The annual report, released on Tuesday, highlights that 29 clinics closed in 2024, while an additional 20 clinics “no longer see patients in person.”
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    Ohio has become the latest state to require students to use bathrooms and other private, single-sex spaces that correspond to their biological sex. Republican Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate “Bill 104” into law last Wednesday.
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    While total U.S. print book sales increased by less than 1% this year through the end of October, Bible sales surged by 22% compared to the same period last year. The data from Circana BookScan. reveals that 14.2 million Bibles were sold in the U.S. in 2023, with sales reaching 13.7 million in the first 10 months of the year.
  • Politics Still to Be a Divisive Sunday Topic in the US Pulpit, Study Finds
    A study conducted by Barna and Gloo revealed that politics is among the top three topics Americans are least interested in hearing pastors mention. The study found that when given a choice of nine topics to avoid, 25 percent of participants chose perspectives on social and political issues.
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  • Mike Pence Launches Christian College Speaker Series, Encouraging Evangelical Leadership

    Former Vice President Mike Pence recently encouraged college students in Colorado to become “champions for God and His Gospel,” as he kicked off a new speaker series at a Christian university. His remarks were made during the inaugural session of the President's Speaker Series hosted by Colorado Christian University (CCU) on November 15.

  • Trump Appoints Former Southern Baptist Pastor as Head Veterans Affairs

    President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Doug Collins, a former Southern Baptist pastor, to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. As reported by Baptist Press, Doug Collins, a native of Gainesville, Georgia, served as the senior pastor of Chicopee Baptist Church from November 1994 until October 2005.

  • Christian Voters Had a Decisive Impact on 2024 Presidential Election Outcome

    Christian voters are being recognized for their significant impact on the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, with data indicating that the faithful overwhelmingly supported President-elect Donald Trump. George Barna, director of the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, published a report last week detailing the findings of post-election research.

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    Jack Graham, senior pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church, urged Christians who backed Donald Trump to embrace humility and prayer after his reelection as the 47th president. In remarks reported by The Christian Post, Graham emphasized the importance of prayer for unity in a deeply divided nation.

  • Oklahoma Schools Purchase of First 500 Bibles for Educational Use

    More than 500 Bibles have been purchased for use in Advanced Placement (AP) Government classrooms across Oklahoma. This marks a significant milestone as the first purchase of Bibles intended as an “academic and literary resource” in U.S. public schools. This initiative is part of a broader plan aimed at providing Bibles to every classroom in the state.

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  • Franklin Graham Congratulates Mike Huckabee on US Ambassador to Israel Nomination

    U.S. evangelical leader Franklin Graham congratulated former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee on his nomination by President-elect Donald Trump as the U.S. ambassador to Israel. In a statement posted Tuesday, Graham expressed his support.
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