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Members of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s (UNC) Pi Kappa Phi chapter are being praised after defending the American flag during pro-Palestine protests. College campuses across the country have experienced numerous protests in support of Gaza, accusing Israel of genocide and demanding a ceasefire. Some protests have become so disruptive that college campuses are…

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While campuses across the US struggle with protests and calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA organized a campus-wide prayer vigil for its students. Hundreds of students filled the Academic Lawn outside the Montview Student Union to pray and read their Bibles. The university often holds 24/7 prayer events…

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Christian worship leader Sean Feucht has not been silent on his support for Israel since the October 7 terrorist attack where over 1,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed by a sneak attack of Hamas paratroopers. The resultant response from Israel, with air strikes and ground troops invading Gaza, has divided the world on the nature…

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An ancient grave site bore more than the ancient remains archaeologists were expecting. Swedish archaeologists were excavating a 12th century grave when they discovered around 170 silver coins buried in the grave. The excavation occurred near the site of an old church in the Swedish island of Visingsö. The grave is believed to have belonged…

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  Fox News recently featured a panel of grandparents and parents and they shared a lot of concerns for the current state of the economy and what that means for their children and grandchildren. “They can’t afford the American dream. What we wanted when we were young, it’s not something our kids can afford,” said…

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A board meeting in Ottawa County, Michigan opened in chaos after the commissioners permitted a member of the Satanic Temple to perform the opening invocation. Luis Cypher, a so-called minister of Satan, opened the invocation saying, “Let us stand now, unbound and unfettered by arcane doctrines born of fearful minds in darkened times. Let us…

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A Bible used by former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis after the 1963 assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, is up for auction. Currently bidding at $36,000, Heritage Auctions, one of the world’s largest auctioneers of collectibles, has listed the “John F. Kennedy: Inauguration Bible Used by Jackie Kennedy for JFK’s Funeral Service.” The…

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A high school student at Central Davidson High School in Lexington, North Carolina was suspended for three days after using the term “illegal alien” in class. 16-year-old Christian McGee was being assigned a list of vocabulary words in his English class, with one of the words being “alien.” McGee then asked if the term was…

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April 20th was the 25th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting in 1999, where 12 students and a teacher were murdered while 21 additional students suffered injuries from gunshot wounds and 3 were injured in the chaos. It was the deadliest school shooting in America at the time and opened up conversations about mental health,…

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According to a survey, a majority of American Catholics think abortion should be legal in all or most cases, although support for legal abortion is much lower among Catholics who attend Mass regularly. The Pew Research Center recently released a blog titled “9 Facts about U.S. Catholics.” One fact included on the list, based on research conducted…
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