A teenage Christian may not go to church with her mother unless her father permits it, according to a September 1 ruling by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. The 13-year-old girl has not been allowed to gather with any church since December 2024, when Cumberland County Judge Jennifer Nofsinger, a lesbian, gave her father "final authority" over his daughter's religious activity. Dr. David Closson, director of FRC's Center for Biblical Worldview, described the ruling as "a serious threat to religious liberty," in addition to threatening parental rights.

On this week&rsquo;s podcast, Host Casey Harper talks with General John Teichert, retired Brigadier General, national security expert, and an Amazon #1 best-selling author about the Iran war, what needs to be made in America for national security reasons, and U.S. infrastructure. They discuss questions like:
<ul>
<li>What do Americans need to know about the Iran war?</li>
<li>Will the &ldquo;Economic D-Day&rdquo; against Iran work?</li>
<li>Do we make enough weapons and critical goods right here in the U.S.? Why not?</li>
</ul>

On this week's podcast, Host Casey Harper talks with General John Teichert, retired Brigadier General, national security expert, and an Amazon #1 best-selling author about the Iran war, what needs to be made in America for national security reasons, and U.S. infrastructure. They discuss questions like: What do Americans need to know about the Iran war? Will the "Economic D-Day" against Iran work? Do we make enough weapons and critical goods right here in the U.S.? Why not? 

Returning to the podcast we have Grace Drexel, whose father Pastor Ezra Jin of Zion Church in China was recently released from prison after President Donald Trump personally made the request to China's communist leader, Xi Xinping. We also have the son of Gao Quanfu and Pang Yu, who are still imprisoned for their Christian faith in China. We get the latest on their case, discuss the plight of the church in China and answer the question: What can we do about the persecution of Christians in China?

Returning to the podcast we have Grace Drexel, whose father Pastor Ezra Jin of Zion Church in China was recently released from prison after President Donald Trump personally made the request to China's communist leader, Xi Xinping. We also have the son of Gao Quanfu and Pang Yu, who are still imprisoned for their Christian faith in China. We get the latest on their case, discuss the plight of the church in China and answer the question: What can we do about the persecution of Christians in China?

It&rsquo;s back to school season, and the war for our kids is underway. Joining Host Casey Harper is Victoria Cobb, President of The Family Foundation of Virginia, the largest and oldest pro-family advocacy organization in Virginia.
Together they discuss&hellip;
<ul>
<li>What is the state of the battle for parental rights in education?</li>
<li>What battles has President Trump won, and where are we still seeing resistance?</li>
<li>On the gender issue specifically, how is this playing out in education in Virginia and nationally? (locker rooms, transitioning kids without parental consent, etc.)</li>
<li>Why is abortion is <a href="https://www.familyfoundation.org/blog/tek3eaa067o1s3ffn25wsxb427qmsd">on the rise</a> in Virginia and the nation?</li>
</ul>

It's back to school season, and the war for our kids is underway. Joining Host Casey Harper is Victoria Cobb, President of The Family Foundation of Virginia, the largest and oldest pro-family advocacy organization in Virginia. Together they discuss... What is the state of the battle for parental rights in education? What battles has President Trump won, and where are we still seeing resistance? On the gender issue specifically, how is this playing out in education in Virginia and nationally? (locker rooms, transitioning kids without parental consent, etc.) Why is abortion is on the rise in Virginia and the nation?

On this week&rsquo;s podcast, Jared Bridges, Editor in Chief of the Washington Stand and Bob Maginnis, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, AI expert and author join Casey Harper to discuss artificial intelligence. OpenAI&rsquo;s model broke out of the lab and hacked another model! How important is this latest Open AI &ldquo;escape&rdquo; and hacking? Is AI a good thing or a bad thing? Some are saying A.I. feels like the end of days, like Biblical prophecies coming to life. Do you agree? Given all that, should Christians be using AI?

On this week's podcast, Jared Bridges, Editor in Chief of the Washington Stand and Bob Maginnis, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, AI expert and author join Casey Harper to discuss artificial intelligence. OpenAI's model broke out of the lab and hacked another model! How important is this latest Open AI "escape" and hacking? Is AI a good thing or a bad thing? Some are saying A.I. feels like the end of days, like Biblical prophecies coming to life. Do you agree? Given all that, should Christians be using AI?

On today's news brief: Vice President J.D. Vance hosts the White House Press Briefing, the U.S. military strikes another drug boat, and a tragic Minneapolis mass shooting leaves 3 dead and 6 injured.

On today's news brief: Vice President J.D. Vance hosts the White House Press Briefing, the U.S. military strikes another drug boat, and a tragic Minneapolis mass shooting leaves 3 dead and 6 injured.

When Dalilah Coleman was five years old, she had dreams of being a gymnast. Now, at age seven, she is permanently disabled - more familiar with feeding tubes than the low beam. In 2024, Dalilah was the victim of a six-car pileup in Adelanto, California, triggered by an illegal immigrant driving a truck who wrongfully obtained a license. The accident left Dalilah with a traumatic brain injury, the inability to talk, and cerebral palsy.

In the wake of a summit between America's foremost global adversaries, China, Russia, and Iran, experts are noting that the united front the group attempted to display as a counterweight to U.S. global influence is not as united as it seems.

When President Donald Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14398 on March 26, 2026, all agencies subject to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) were barred from requiring contractors to maintain diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs on their workforces because such initiatives are inherently racially discriminatory. But one agency - the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) - was exempted from FAR coverage by Congress, which left the agency in something of a statutory limbo regarding the Trump EO.

I have spent much of my adult life writing. Fifteen books carry my name, along with more than a thousand articles and commentaries produced over four decades. I also believe America must defeat communist China in the race for artificial intelligence leadership. This week, those two convictions moved uncomfortably close to collision.

A rare natural disaster struck remote regions of Nepal and China last Wednesday, and casualty counts continue to climb. The death toll is sobering. The strange nature of the incident is even more so. In this sobering moment, Scripture gives Christians uniquely wise counsel on how to respond to tragedies. "It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart" (Ecclesiastes 7:2). So let us visit the house of mourning in the next few paragraphs.

Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

The Year of the Democratic Socialists took another twist Tuesday when the House went on the offensive to paint Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries's (D-N.Y.) party as a dangerous force of anti-Americanism. While the New Yorker has desperately tried to put some distance between Democrats and the DSA (somewhat unsuccessfully, others would add), the party's drift toward mind-boggling radicalism is putting the entire country on edge.

Editorial Director and Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

As Americans, history instructs us that evil never stands still. The question is not whether Russian tanks will reach America, but whether America is safer in a world where military aggression, religious repression, and forced assimilation are allowed to succeed.

President

Previous generations could wonder how authorities might identify, monitor, and enforce compliance across huge populations. Ours no longer must. AI surveillance, digital identity, networked databases, biometrics, and digital finance make comprehensive monitoring technically conceivable. The issue is not prophetic fulfillment; it is that the machinery of control is no longer science fiction.

Senior Fellow for National Security

A Jewish man named Daniel hosted a prayer meeting in his house, but local authorities didn't like it. They forbade the prayer meeting from happening. They sent police to watch his house. His neighbors didn't like his Jewish beliefs either, so they joined the authorities in snooping on him. This may sound like the persecution of the Old Testament prophet, who nearly became lion food under a draconian law in the ancient dictatorship of the Persian Empire. But it actually describes the experience of Daniel Grand, a Jewish resident in post-COVID Ohio.

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