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North Dakota has passed a law that largely prohibits the state government from treating houses of worship worse than non-religious establishments during times of emergency. Gov. Doug Burgum signed Senate Bill 2181 into law on Monday, which amends subsection 12 of section 23-01-05 and section 37-17.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code. The new law prohibits state … Continued

Have you ever been driving along the highway when, seemingly out of nowhere, you hear the shrill sound of sirens? At first you are startled as the high-pitched sound seems to engulf you from almost every direction. Instinctively you try to locate the vehicles producing the loud, echoing sounds. At the same time, you begin … Continued

A resolution that would make the Bible the “official state book” of Tennessee passed the state House of Representatives Tuesday and now heads to the state Senate. The resolution, which passed by a margin of 55-28, says the Bible has had a significant impact on the State’s economy and has aided in maintaining vital records. The Tennessee … Continued

Easter is typically a time of celebration, of new life and new beginnings. However, there’s a moment in the familiar story that often gets overlooked: Mary, on Good Friday, watching as the stone is rolled in front of the tomb. I often wonder how she must have felt with all her hopes and dreams of … Continued

God moved amazingly right in the middle of the Pray for America’s Leaders webcast on Thursday.  Let me back up and tell you the story from the beginning. IFA hosted Marji and Autumn Stevens, to share the story of their grandson and son, Owen.  Owen Stevens, as you may know, is the SUNY Geneseo student … Continued

Two outspoken opponents of critical race theory have kickstarted a membership association designed to empower parents to combat the “woke indoctrination” happening in the nation’s K-12 education system. Parents Defending Education (PDE) aims to build a “large nonpartisan network of parents committed to de-politicizing the classroom.” The group was founded by Nicole Neily, the founder … Continued

The Pentagon on Wednesday announced policy updates regarding transgender people serving in the military, to align with President Joe Biden’s executive orders issued earlier this year. The updated policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity, including a person’s self-identification as transgender; allow people to serve in the military in their self-identified gender, as long as … Continued

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear its first abortion case since the balance shifted to a 6-3 court. The High Court agreed to intervene in a lawsuit over a state abortion ban after Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron asked the Court to do so. “This case began as a challenge to a Kentucky statute regulating … Continued

We are called to be set apart, holy, marked!  Our thoughts, our attitudes and our actions should reflect our heavenly citizenship rather than being entrenched in this world.  Where is your focus? [D]ear brothers and sisters, you are now made holy, and each of you is invited to the feast of your heavenly calling. So … Continued

Editor’s Note: Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski is being challenged by recent IFA Webcast guest, Kelly Tshibaka. You can watch Kelly’s interview for Pray for America’s Leaders here. Pray for Kelly, being a person of faith, as opponents will surely use this as a point of attack. Pray for no twisting of words as she is … Continued

Free speech is under attack in our nation. Many states have started to draw new legal boundaries to defend free speech in preparation of future federal legislation that would remove first amendment protections. Unfortunately, many bills before Congress, could make our freedom of expression subject to hate speech. Your religious beliefs or difference of opinion may no longer be viewed as … Continued

Judicial Watch announced that it received an additional 575 pages of records from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) showing the agency spent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars to buy human fetal tissue from California-based Advanced Bioscience Resources (ABR).  The tissue was used in creating “humanized mice” to test “biologic drug products.” ABR, a nonprofit, human … Continued