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The relationship between Church and state and culture is and has always been contentious. The recent cultural debate about the term “Christian nationalism” is confusing because participants in the debate tend to use mutually exclusive definitions of the term. For some, it’s idolatry and a confusion of Gospel mission. For others, it’s faithfulness– and the only thing remaining to prevent our children’s co-option into an increasingly immoral culture. There are many questions that must be answered, for example:

According to a new report, a series of major election losses have Republicans re-thinking the use of the “pro-life” label and searching for more specific language.

Alaska is expected to become the 24th state in the U.S. to ban transgender girls from competing in girls' sports.

Nine-time Grammy nominee Natalie Grant sang the National Anthem at last week’s Republican presidential debate, but that doesn’t mean she’s making a statement about politics. Grant says it simply means she’s supporting her country.

Donald Trump is expected to go to trial in March 2024 for accusations that he attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election after he was defeated by current President Joe Biden.

Increasingly, our political commitments lead us to find our hope, salvation and security in political wins. There is a simple name for this–idolatry.

A few weeks ago, voters in Ohio rejected a ballot measure that would have made it harder to amend the state’s constitution. As it stands, to amend Ohio’s constitution only requires 50% of the vote plus one. Issue 1 would have raised that threshold to 60%.

The turnout for this vote was unexpectedly high for what appeared to be a procedural change. It was the only issue on the ballot. However, this vote was not merely about a procedure. It was also about abortion.

Breakout country star Oliver Anthony says in a new video that his music does not fit neatly within political boundaries and that he is concerned about the future of the United States if citizens on the Left and the Right do not come together.

Former president Donald Trump was arraigned Thursday in an Atlanta jail on 13 charges pertaining to an indictment that alleges he “knowingly and willfully joined” a “conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome” of the 2020 presidential election.

The leading Republican presidential candidates had a spirited back-and-forth discussion during their first debate of the 2024 election season on Wednesday despite the leading candidate – former President Donald Trump – not being on stage.

Trump’s absence gave the candidates battling for second – including Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley and Tim Scott – more time to talk. All total, eight candidates qualified and were on stage in Milwaukee, Wis.

Here are five key takeaways from the first debate:

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