Late last week, Christianity Today, formerly the flagship publication for American evangelicalism, published, deleted, and republished an article suggesting that missionary and author Elisabeth Elliot "was bisexual." The indecision suggests both that the magazine leadership is sensitive to criticism and that it felt publishing this article was more important than placating the critics.

Is America in decline? How long has this been going on? And what is causing it? George Barna&rsquo;s name is synonymous with the gold standard for research. He&rsquo;s also an author, professor and cofounder of the cultural research center at Arizona Christian University.&nbsp; On this week&rsquo;s podcast, Host Casey Harper discusses the spiritual trends in America. They discuss Americans&rsquo; changing beliefs, the surprisingly low number of Christians who have a Biblical worldview, and what it means for the future of the nation.&nbsp;

Is America in decline? How long has this been going on? And what is causing it? George Barna's name is synonymous with the gold standard for research. He's also an author, professor and cofounder of the cultural research center at Arizona Christian University.  On this week's podcast, Host Casey Harper discusses the spiritual trends in America. They discuss Americans' changing beliefs, the surprisingly low number of Christians who have a Biblical worldview, and what it means for the future of the nation. 

Artificial Intelligence is becoming more powerful -- and more dangerous -- than ever. Jared Bridges, Editor-in-Chief of The Washington Stand, hosts a panel on Artificial Intelligence at the Pray, Vote, Stand Summit. He was joined by Clare Morell, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and author of the Award-winning book, <a href="https://sites.prh.com/thetechexitbook">The Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones</a> along with Erik Reed, a pastor and cofounder of Dominion A.I.
They discuss the risks, benefits and dangers of the new technology and how it is affecting America, and the church.

Artificial Intelligence is becoming more powerful -- and more dangerous -- than ever. Jared Bridges, Editor-in-Chief of The Washington Stand, hosts a panel on Artificial Intelligence at the Pray, Vote, Stand Summit. He was joined by Clare Morell, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and author of the Award-winning book, The Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones along with Erik Reed, a pastor and cofounder of Dominion A.I. They discuss the risks, benefits and dangers of the new technology and how it is affecting America, and the church.

Former Congressman and current senior fellow at Family Research Council Jody Hice sits down with Host Casey Harper at the Pray Vote Stand Summit. They discuss how God leads leaders, how to know if you are motivated by selfish ambition or God&rsquo;s calling, and how to stand up for the right thing even when it is difficult.

Former Congressman and current senior fellow at Family Research Council Jody Hice sits down with Host Casey Harper at the Pray Vote Stand Summit. They discuss how God leads leaders, how to know if you are motivated by selfish ambition or God's calling, and how to stand up for the right thing even when it is difficult.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, religious leaders, tech experts and even the AI companies themselves are raising the alarm, and yet they keep building&nbsp; Artificial Intelligence. What&rsquo;s going on here? Is the AI apocalypse inevitable, or is all hype or somewhere in between?

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, religious leaders, tech experts and even the AI companies themselves are raising the alarm, and yet they keep building  Artificial Intelligence. What's going on here? Is the AI apocalypse inevitable, or is all hype or somewhere in between?

On today's News Brief: President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance reveal from the Oval Office the new Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth visits Israel, and Senator Elissa Slotkin faces backlash after recent comments she wants to deter young people from working in the Trump Administration.

On today's News Brief: President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance reveal from the Oval Office the new Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth visits Israel, and Senator Elissa Slotkin faces backlash after recent comments she wants to deter young people from working in the Trump Administration.

On Sunday, October 4, Brazil held the first round of the presidential election, a contest that upended pollsters' predictions. The Liberal Party (PL) and its candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro - representing the majority of conservative and right-wing voters in the South American nation - emerged victorious over the Workers' Party (PT) ticket led by Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva.

Democrats in Congress recently unveiled their health care priorities for the upcoming 120th Congress should they win back the majority in November. Unsurprisingly, abortion remains a top priority for the caucus. They would be seeking to establish a national right to abortion, mandate and expand health insurance coverage for abortion, and lift any restrictions on government funding. Twenty-one states have no protections for unborn life whatsoever, and the Biden era's abortion-by-mail policy remains in effect, resulting in abortion drugs being shipped into every state, including those with strong pro-life laws. But it seems that, for Democrats, this isn't enough - there's more anti-life work to be done.

With November's midterm elections approaching, President Donald Trump's push for American leadership in artificial intelligence faces resistance at home. Washington wants more data centers. Many Americans question what those facilities will cost their communities.

With America's and the globe's fertility rate currently sagging to a historic low, a new survey data analysis has found that supportive friends and family, the influence of pro-natal celebrities, and an active religious life are all major contributors to boosting birth rates and helping couples achieve their desired family size.

It's been one of the Democrats' greatest self-delusions of this election cycle that voters are somehow indifferent to the party's wild leftward lurch. "Let me tell you what I'm hearing," House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) said on CNN's "The Situation Room." "The American people don't care about these [socialism] labels. They don't care about a created inter-Democratic party fight. ...They want people who are going to work for them." Unfortunately for Clark, people aren't just perplexed by the growing influence of the Democratic Socialists in U.S. politics - they're sincerely disturbed. And that fear is driving them straight into the arms of an increasingly rational-sounding GOP.

Editorial Director and Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

A 16-year-old shooter opened fire on Thursday at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing four people including three children, before being killed by an armed member of the community who had pursued the assailant into the school, police said.

From 2020 to 2025, the nine largest U.S. banks deliberately discriminated against clients with political or religious views that might be deemed controversial, according to a 47-page report released Wednesday by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The report confirms that conservative and pro-marriage organizations lost banking access due to the recommendations of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).

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Republicans dominate the executive and legislative branches of all five of the financially healthiest state governments, while, at the opposite end, Democrats exercise total control of the five states with the biggest debts, as measured by the Truth-in-Accounting (TIA) nonprofit watchdog.

If there's one thing people appreciate (sometimes begrudgingly) about Donald Trump, it's that he doesn't put much stock in public opinion. He makes decisions - popular and unpopular - regardless of what anyone thinks or how the media overreacts. If Americans don't like it, too bad. If the Left tries to cancel, jail, or impeach him, fine. Unlike most politicians in the modern age, this president is his own man - with the exception of one issue: abortion.

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