Late last month, the City of San Jose ordered Lighthouse Food Rescue to shutter its daily food ministry location or face crippling fines for violating new zoning rules. Within days, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan (D) had personally intervened in the case after public outcry. "Seeing the outpouring of advocacy and support for [Lighthouse Food Rescue] has been amazing, he said. "Pastor Olmos has been doing incredible work in our community, and we're going to make sure that work can continue."

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 this week&rsquo;s Outstanding Podcast, Host Casey Harper talks free markets and socialism with Dr. Gary Wolfram, a professor of economics, public policy and political economy at Hillsdale College.
Together, they tackle questions like:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>How do free markets work and why does they work?</li>
<li>Are prices fair?</li>
<li>How do we respond to the socialist narrative?</li>
<li>Doesn't the Christian faith keep capitalism in check in many ways?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

On this week's Outstanding Podcast, Host Casey Harper talks free markets and socialism with Dr. Gary Wolfram, a professor of economics, public policy and political economy at Hillsdale College. Together, they tackle questions like: How do free markets work and why does they work? Are prices fair? How do we respond to the socialist narrative? Doesn't the Christian faith keep capitalism in check in many ways? 

On today's News Brief: An American dies in Saudi Arabia to Houthi attack, President Donald Trump spars with Ukrainian President, and states deal with the fallout of Hurricane Isaias.

On today's News Brief: An American dies in Saudi Arabia to Houthi attack, President Donald Trump spars with Ukrainian President, and states deal with the fallout of Hurricane Isaias.

Over one and a half million teens in America are vaping, which lawmakers say is due in large part to the Chinese Communist Party.

In a move creating cheers in all the wrong places, President Donald Trump on Friday announced a deal to resupply global markets with Russian diesel fuel, a move he hopes will ease fuel prices before Election Day. Trump is thinking about Iran, but U.S. law specifically prevents Russian fuel exports over its invasion of Iran. As it turns out, Uncle Sam's economic arm may be only long enough to strangle one oil-producing giant at a time without causing undue strain.

At just 15 years old, Yaeli Martinez became enamored with gender ideology, which drove her to eventual suicide. Now, Rep. Mary Miller (R.-Ill.) is trying to commemorate Martinez and ensure no child suffers the same fate.

Following the Trump administration's announcement last week that it would not submit a long-awaited report on the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone until March 2027, experts are expressing outrage over the unexplained delay as the disastrous health effects of the unregulated drug on women and babies continue to escalate.

When Pastor Rick Bick entered the Ottumwa City Council meeting on Tuesday, he didn't expect to be rebuking a satanic prayer. And yet, at the start of the meeting, former council member Matt Dalbey stood before the room and invoked a prayer to Satan, declaring, "Let us embrace the Luciferian impulse to eat of the tree of knowledge. That which will not bend must break, and that which can be destroyed by truth should never be spared its demise. Hail Satan."

Writer

For days, the country has been riveted by the case of death row inmate Christa Pike, who was sentenced to die by lethal injection on September 30 - the first woman in 200 years to be executed in the state of Tennessee. Only Christa didn't die. For two hours, the team at the prison tried and failed to find a vein, ultimately sending a double dose of the poison into her body, not her bloodstream. The result was catastrophic, but not fatal, and she was rushed to the hospital for "life-saving care," a shocking twist that's ignited a global debate about the death penalty. But there's a much bigger outrage taking place in America than this one botched punishment - and it's taking countless lives a year.

Editorial Director and Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

Kansas now might possibly elect Adam Hamilton to the U.S. Senate. That would be a horrific mistake. I am a pastor. Adam is a pastor. One might think I would support him. Not so. Both of us have ministered at what are called "megachurches." But, for good reason, I do not trust him - as a pastor or as a potential senator.

If voters are trying to imagine what the nation would look like under the socialist policies of a Democratic majority in Congress, look no farther than California.

President

After months of flooding the zone with glum predictions for Republicans, there's been a quiet but meaningful shift in major media headlines. Left-leaning outlets desperate to make the GOP's demise a self-fulfilling prophecy seem to be subtly hedging their bets against another polling embarrassment. In the last handful of days, even the big dogs - The New York Times, Washington Post, and Newsweek - are conceding that maybe the election forecasts aren't as lopsided as they've been leading voters to believe. 

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