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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,…
By Chuck Bentley, CP Guest Contributor Friday, October 09, 2026Dear Chuck,After years of debt and financial hardship, God blessed us with a season of plenty. Our finances are somewhat unique, with real estate, dividends, and irregular income, so determining how and when to tithe isn’t always simple. We want unity…
By Daniel Maritz, Op-ed contributor Friday, October 09, 2026iStock/modera76Within the next 16 months, three fantasy worlds that shaped a generation will return. The new Harry Potter series premieres this Christmas. Netflix will release“Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew” in theaters in February 2027. Warner Bros. will return to Middle-earth with “The Hunt…
Under President Donald Trump, Elon Musk’s DOGE effort and the White House have accomplished what conservatives long dreamed to do but never achieved: substantially dismantling America’s foreign aid agency.The shrunken U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), while it hasn’t been officially wiped out by Congress, will be difficult to revive…
The U.S. Department of Justice is launching a new national initiative to target antisemitism.It’s Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism has launched a new “American Tour Against Hate,” led by its chair, Leo Terrell. Its first event will be held in Southfield, Mich., on Wednesday, Oct. 14. It’s the first tour…
President Trump will award Elon Musk and fellow tech leaders the nation’s highest science and technology medals Thursday, a presidential first that also signals a public reset after their earlier split.President Donald Trump will present the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation at the…
Nancy Pelosi disclosed a fresh $500,000-to-$1 million stake in a San Francisco office property LLC, another real-estate play tied to the same investment channel as she winds down her House career.Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reported a new investment of between $500,000 and $1 million in REOF XXX LLC,…
Dennis Haskins, the actor who played Principal Richard Belding on Saved by the Bell, has died at 75 from Parkinson’s disease, a loss mourned by co-stars who remembered his kindness.Fox News Digital reported that Haskins died Sept. 27 at a hospital in Burbank, California, after a career that made him…
Federal agents have seized nearly $3 million worth of biodiesel in 90 shipments bound for Cuba, expanding a Homeland Security oil blockade against the communist regime’s energy sector.U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, working with Homeland Security Investigations and the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, stopped the loads…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s reported outbursts have been linked to senior staff exits, even as the White House calls his accountability a top administration win.Daily Mail reporting on accounts first detailed around Wall Street Journal sourcing describes Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent grabbing his daily briefing binder and hurling it at…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iran has failed to take multiple chances at a U.S. nuclear deal while efforts to end a seven-month conflict stay stalled.Rubio delivered the message Wednesday during a visit to Greece, pressing Tehran over a nuclear program Washington still refuses to accept and a wider…
Pete Hegseth told USS Abraham Lincoln sailors their record deployment wasn’t easy as he awarded them a top combat honor, while Democrats slammed it as a photo-op.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stood before roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines on the USS Abraham Lincoln and owned the decision that kept them at…
President Trump celebrated automatic enrollment of 70 million children in Trump Accounts, a program the White House says will build generational wealth for American families.Standing in the Oval Office on Oct. 7, 2026, President Donald Trump marked a sweeping milestone: every eligible minor child in America with a valid Social…
A bronze bust of Robert F. Kennedy that greeted visitors for decades outside the D.C. stadium named for him has gone missing after the arena was demolished, with no public accounting yet for how it vanished.The memorial stood near the main entrance of the now-razed stadium that bore Kennedy’s name,…
Arizona Democratic House candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia says two men knocked her unconscious and raped her while she repaired a campaign sign around 2 a.m. in August.Greene-Placentia, the Democratic hopeful in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, described the attack in a Sun City parking lot on Aug. 14. She said she was…
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Friday, October 09, 2026President Donald Trump gestures after concluding his remarks during the Republican National Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on September 9, 2026. | RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty ImagesHow long will the U.S. Food and Drug Administration take…
By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Friday, October 09, 2026Ezra Jin Mingri, founder of Beijing Zion Church, speaks during an interview with AFP in Cheverly, Maryland, on Aug.11, 2026. | Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty ImagesPastor Ezra Jin Mingri, who was imprisoned in China for nine months until he was released…
Following a trip to the National Institutes of Health headquarters on Monday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new federal initiative to investigate vaccine injuries.Kennedy met with several vaccine-injured patients at the Bethesda, Maryland NIH headquarters to hear their testimonies and address the Department’s intent…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised Thursday to make the execution of convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan public, marking America’s first public execution in 90 years.The Pentagon confirmed later that day that the execution would be livestramed, according to AP. Hasan is scheduled to face a military firing squad…
The Department of War announced $350 million in quantum computing initiatives on Oct. 8 intended to strengthen America’s leadership in quantum computing capabilities and support national security.The initiatives, announced by the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, are part of the Trump administration’s effort to…
NEW YORK CITY—Mayor Zohran Mamdani is getting backlash from members of both major parties for marking Oct. 7 with a statement criticizing Israel’s military response to the terrorist attacks against it that took place on Oct. 7, 2023.On the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks on Israel that killed 1,200…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was recently asked by some reporters to respond to claims by Amnesty International that the Trump administration and Israel are guilty of war crimes. Rubio completely flipped the script, reminding these journalists that Iran has killed tens of thousands of their…
Nearly half of likely young voters, 43%, view Islamic Sharia law positively, according to a new poll.The demographic of likely voters between the ages of 18 and 24 hold a different view than the majority of voters polled of all ages, 57%, who hold a negative view. The poll was…
(The Center Square) – Candidates for U.S. Senate in Georgia debated over healthcare policy, gas prices and tariffs on Thursday night in a hotly contested race with national attention.Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga. and Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., sharply disagreed over how to address rising healthcare costs, gas prices and the…
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has expanded its Title VI investigation into Swarthmore College over allegations that the Pennsylvania school failed to address antisemitism on campus.The OCR is investigating the college over claims that it has not adequately responded to antisemitic propaganda on campus, which could…
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump’s administration is targeting tech giant Microsoft, suspending the company from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to the United States to live and work using an H-1B visa.In a Thursday morning White House press conference, attended by The…
Curtis Flowers, a black man who was wrongfully tried for the same murders six times before the Supreme Court threw out his conviction and death sentence, died this week at the age of 56-years-old.Flowers’ family confirmed that he died Wednesday at his home in Winona, Mississippi, attorney Rob McDuff told…
The NCAA has revised its confusing eligibility rules, leaving some students caught between the old and new systems with lawsuits as their only recourse.Courts across the country have reached different results in such cases, even though the athletes are in similar positions. This means that some athletes are able to…
A federal court this past spring gave the Food and Drug Administration six months to prove it was making progress on a promised safety review of the abortion pill mifepristone, in Louisiana’s litigation challenging the Biden administration’s relaxed prescribing conditions, or the judge might reimpose politically popular restrictions including in-person dispensing.That deadline came…
The Iranian regime is remaining publicly defiant in the face of the U.S. blockade of its economy, claiming that it controls the Strait of Hormuz and will not agree to limits on its nuclear program. However, the facts belie Tehran’s claims. In fact, Middle East oil exports have largely returned to…
Following efforts by President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the Trump administration to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), while it hasn’t been officially wiped out, restoring contracts and refilling positions at the agency would be “less attractive,” according to former USAID special government employee, Mike Benz. “Even if…
A congressional candidate in Arizona says she was raped this past summer by two men while she was fixing a campaign sign.Democratic candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia says the incident occurred Aug. 14 in Sun City, a Phoenix suburb, when she was fixing the sign in the predawn hours. Greene-Placentia said she…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, the two candidates running for U.S. Senate in Michigan, had a debate tonight. Let’s just say it was a good night for the Rogers campaign. He did very well and you can watch some highlights below. In this clip,…
This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Isaias in the Gulf of America on Oct. 8, 2026. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration via APGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency in all 159 counties on Oct. 8 to prepare for Hurricane Isaias as…
Muslim leftist Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdulrahman El-Sayed said in a debate on Thursday that he would vote to withhold defensive weapons from Israel if the nation were attacked by Iran or another state actor. The debate moderator, longtime political reporter and senior journalist for WOOD TV8, Rick Albin, asked El-Sayed…
The first of two planned debates in the Michigan Senate race was mired in constant crosstalk, interruptions, and personal attacks as the moderator struggled to keep the discussion on topic.In the debate, hosted by WOOD TV8/NewsNation in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Oct. 8, Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed…
Screenshot A Peruvian politician named Hitler Mussolini is on course to become mayor of a small town after winning a local election. Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores, a candidate for the left-wing Ahora Nación party, finished first in the mayoral race in Queropalca, a district in Peru’s central Huánuco region. According…
Leftist Muslim U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) failed to deny receiving money from leftist billionaire George Soros or terrorist groups during a debate with his opponent, U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers (R-MI), on Thursday. El-Sayed accused Rogers of stock trading when he was in Congress and claimed he himself…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. A black commentator from Detroit named Adolph Mongo recently appeared on NewsNation and was asked if Obama campaigning with far left Democrat Abdul El-Sayed would make any difference in the black community, where support for El-Sayed is very low. His response was pretty brutal. He said…
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, October 08, 2026Caleb Flynn became emotional as he addresses is daughters, parents and in-laws at his sentencing on Oct. 5, 2026. | Law & Crime Trials/YouTubeFormer worship leader and “American Idol” contestant Caleb Flynn was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility…
Muslim leftist Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdulrahman El-Sayed claimed during a Thursday night debate that his opponent, Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), was engaging in “political theater” for listing the atrocities of the horrific Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel. During the debate in Grand Rapids, Rogers called…
Europe tightens the screws on Ukrainian men in Lithuania as Kyiv demands more soldiers The European Union, once a beacon of sovereignty and human rights, is now a puppet of Kyiv’s war machine, complicit in a globalist agenda to fuel mass depopulation through the Ukrainian conflict. Under the guise of…
Eight firefighters out of options as Supreme Court refuses religious vaccine exemption case The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear two COVID-19 vaccine mandate cases over religious exemptions. The refusal leaves in place a ruling that lets nearly 1,000 United Airlines workers sue together over unpaid leave. That…
August Hanning, 80, the former president of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), was arrested Tuesday morning, Oct. 6, at his home in Steinfurt county near the Dutch border, according to German prosecutors. A second suspect, identified only as Manfred D. under German privacy laws, was arrested at his home in…
Anthropic Expands Cyber Verification Program, Opens Restricted AI Access to More Security Groups Artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic has expanded its Cyber Verification Program (CVP), opening restricted AI access to more security groups. The program, announced on the Anthropic website, makes advanced cyber capabilities and reduced blocking classifiers available to…
Spinach is a well-known source of magnesium, a mineral used in muscle contraction, nerve signaling, bone strength, energy conversion and sleep support, according to the National Institutes of Health. But spinach is not the only food that supplies the mineral, and several foods contain more magnesium per serving or by…
Stay Hydrated: Dietitians Recommend Water as the Best After-Dinner Drink for Kidney Health Water is the best beverage to drink after dinner for kidney health, according to three registered dietitians cited in an article published by Health.com. The recommendation restates longstanding guidance from kidney health organizations. A separate clinical summary…
The research was conducted at Shinshu University in Japan, according to a report on the findings [1]. The study examined pterostilbene, a polyphenol closely related to the better-known resveratrol [2]. Pterostilbene reduced fat accumulation inside the muscle cells and increased the cells’ use of fat for energy, according to the…
Six Leafy Greens With More Vitamin K Than Kale One cup of cooked kale provides 493 micrograms of vitamin K, or 410.8% of the Daily Value (DV), according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) FoodData Central. A review of USDA nutrient data identified six other cooked leafy greens that…