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GOP candidate Michael Whatley’s “integrity” prayer was led by a registered sex offender
Pastor Daimon L. King, twice imprisoned for offenses involving minors, opened a North Carolina GOP campaign rally
A teacher told a Kansas lawmaker “Trans rights are human rights.” Hours later, she was fired.
Barbara Williams is suing the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Unified School District over her disputed firing
Lawsuit says Christian school in Denver tried to “squash” a 13-year-old’s assault allegation
St. John's Lutheran Church and School allegedly pressured the child to retract her claim while protecting the school employee she accused
Here are the openly non-religious candidates for state/federal office in 2026
They are atheists, humanists, lapsed Catholics, and more— and they're all on the ballot this November
Bonnie Kristian’s “Defense of Evangelicalism” avoids the real problem
Her Washington Post essay asks critics to show white evangelicals more grace while largely ignoring the political harm they continue to enable.
The Supreme Court could let Catholic preschools discriminate on the taxpayers’ dime
Church-state separation groups are warning SCOTUS that this case could undermine civil-rights protections nationwide
Christian missionaries were not kicked out of Burning Man for preaching the Gospel
Shift the Atmosphere ignored repeated warnings about consent and privacy before accusing Burning Man of targeting Christians
Lance Wallnau says Trump’s $2 billion foreign aid plan could help convert people to Christianity
The Christian Nationalist preacher is celebrating taxpayer-funded charity as a “transfer of wealth into the Kingdom of God”
Texas evangelist raises flag lowered for Dolly Parton in anti-LGBTQ stunt
David Grisham waited until the post office closed, reversed the presidential order, and called Parton a “fake Christian.” Then he told me why he did it.
Maine Supreme Court says dad can block daughter from attending mom’s harmful church
The unanimous ruling found that Calvary Chapel’s frightening messages caused the child real psychological harm—not that Christianity itself was the…
Christian Nationalist preacher claims his ministry has raised “over 50 people” from the dead
Andrew Wommack has never offered evidence for his extraordinary “miracles”—but he expects followers to believe every word

August 2026

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