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Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz sent a follow-up letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper raising his concerns about “religious discrimination” in the Department of Defense (DOD) and how the department should address “its culture of hostility towards religion.” “The Department must do better. It must take affirmative steps to stop those in its ranks from…

Last week, President Donald Trump vowed to put an end to the vandalization of monuments honoring people of the Confederacy, citing that statues of Jesus Christ and others would be next. “I think many of the people that are knocking down these statues don’t have any idea what the statue is, what it means, who…

Many of us know Joe Biden as the former vice president of the United States who is currently running for the presidential office in 2020. What you may not know is that he is a practicing Catholic and served as the first Catholic vice president in American history. Over the years, Biden has been very…

The president declared Sunday a national day of prayer, encouraging those in our country to pray for all Americans affected by the coronavirus and for the national response efforts. As the country faces the continuing spread of the coronavirus, the proclamation urged people of “all faiths and religious traditions and backgrounds to offer prayers for…

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