Christians seeking public office or government appointments are increasingly subjected to religious litmus tests. If they have been vocal about their Christian faith, that might disqualify them from serving in the eyes of liberal progressives.
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Financial markets reached a milestone Wednesday as the Dow Jones Industrial average hit a new record high. And market analysts and Trump administration officials predict the stock market will head even higher and the economy will strengthen if Congress cuts taxes.
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Senator Marco Rubio discusses faith, healthcare, and the Trump Administration's involvement with Puerto Rico.
As hundreds of thousands of women speak out against rampant sexual abuse in America with the #MeToo campaign, Christian band "For King & Country" is offering a free showing of their groundbreaking film "Priceless" tonight.
A federal appeals court rules against a veterans memorial cross, saying it's "an excessive entanglement between government and religion."
A researcher who studies sexual violence and rape prevention says there's steps to take to prevent people from becoming sexual predators.
American pastor and author Ed Stetzer writes about how church leaders may be turning people away from the gospel by misuing social media.
WASHINGTON – On the heels of news that Twitter banned a pro-life campaign ad from Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Live Action's Lila Rose tells CBN News the tech company is doing the same thing to her organization.
When the Palestinians announced a unity agreement in Cairo last week between bitter rivals Hamas and Fatah, it brought back disturbing memories from June 2007 when news outlets broadcast gruesome video of Hamas fighters throwing Fatah members from rooftops to their death in the Gaza City.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency ahead of a speech by white supremacist Richard Spencer. In August, he took part in the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia that sparked violence that left one counter demonstrator dead.
"When everything seems like it's falling apart that's when God is putting things together just the way he wants it." New Boston Celtics star Gordon Hayward suffered a gruesome injury in his first game of the season, but his family is trusting in God.
Ohio Rep. Pat Tiberi joins a growing list of key House Republicans who will not be seeking reelection next year.
More than 130 international journalists and media people wrapped up the first-ever Christian Media Conference Wednesday evening in Jerusalem.
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Senator Marco Rubio discusses faith, healthcare, and the Trump Administration's involvement with Puerto Rico.
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Law enforcement around the country have a new, high-tech software called "Traffic Jam" they can use to stop sex traffickers in their tracks.
Kim Phuc was a nine-year-old girl in 1972 when the South Vietnamese Army accidentally dropped a Napalm bomb on her village. Kim was burned over 30 percent of her body. She suffered years of painful surgeries and treatments, and tells her story in a memoir, Fire Road: The Napalm Girl's Journey through the Horrors of War to Faith, Forgiveness & Peace.
A unique program for military veterans, Operation Restored Warrior, helps rescue at-risk vets who are fighting their way back from the hidden wounds of war.
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President Donald Trump made history as he headlined the Family Research Council's Value Voters Summit on Friday. He's the first sitting U.S. president to speak at the event.
This is a story of wasted youth and a dead-end life suddenly transformed by the power of God. It's about a troubled teen whose only dream was to someday be a mafia boss, but who God brought to a new life in Christ and to athletic greatness.
The American Center for Law and Justice claims the Obama-era Iran Nuclear Deal resulted in Iran Air, the state-controlled air carrier, becoming "Jihadi Air." The ACLJ accuses Iran of using sanctions relief to transport jihadist militants on commercial planes to Syria.
Britain's domestic intelligence chief warned during a rare public speech Tuesday that the terrorist threat the country faces has accelerated at an alarming pace and is worse now than at any time in his 34-year career.
North Korea's deputy UN Ambassador is warning that "nuclear war may break out at any moment."
Dozens of ISIS terrorists were killed by US forces in Yemen on Monday.
The U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led forces battling the Islamic State group in Syria say they have captured the city hospital in Raqqa, which served as an IS headquarters.
The active Atlantic hurricane season continues with remnants of Hurricane Ophelia pounding the British Isles. Meteorologists also have their eyes on a storm in the Pacific which could become a super typhoon.
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A federal appeals court rules against a veterans memorial cross, saying it's "an excessive entanglement between government and religion."
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A researcher who studies sexual violence and rape prevention says there's steps to take to prevent people from becoming sexual predators.
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American pastor and author Ed Stetzer writes about how church leaders may be turning people away from the gospel by misuing social media.
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency ahead of a speech by white supremacist Richard Spencer. In August, he took part in the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia that sparked violence that left one counter demonstrator dead.
President Trump is under fire for a condolence call he made to the widow of Army Sergeant La David T. Johnson, who was killed in an ambush in Niger.
A recent study found that more people would rather pray than scroll through their social media feeds when they are forced to make a difficult decisions or face tragedy.
The U.S. Supreme Court rules on a Ten Commandments monument displayed outside a New Mexico City Hall.
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When the Palestinians announced a unity agreement in Cairo last week between bitter rivals Hamas and Fatah, it brought back disturbing memories from June 2007 when news outlets broadcast gruesome video of Hamas fighters throwing Fatah members from rooftops to their death in the Gaza City.
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More than 130 international journalists and media people wrapped up the first-ever Christian Media Conference Wednesday evening in Jerusalem.
Tell Israel's story to the world. That's the challenge CBN's Gordon Robertson gave Christian journalists meeting in Jerusalem this week.
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Archeologists make a surprise find on a dig at the Western Wall. What they uncovered and why they say, "the importance of the excavation is enormous."
CBN CEO Gordon Robertson introduced "In Our Hands: the Battle for Jerusalem" to more than 100 international Christian journalists at Israel's first-ever government-sponsored Christian Media Conference Tuesday.
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Twentieth century physicist Albert Einstein, perhaps best known for his theories on relativity (E = mc2), once said, "I want to know God's thoughts; the rest are details."
Federal judges in Hawaii and Maryland blocked President Trump's latest travel ban just hours before it was scheduled to take effect. The Trump administration says the countries were chosen based on their security threat to the US.
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Pentagon officials confirm the Islamist extremist group al-Shabaab carried out Saturday's massive bombing in Mogadishu that killed as many as 302 people.
A senior North Korean leader says the communist regime is not interested in diplomatic solutions with the United States, declaring that it intends to develop a missile capable of reaching the American east coast before engaging in talks.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Puerto Rico is looking into several allegations of local officials withholding needed FEMA supplies.
President Donald Trump made good on a promise Friday when he decertified part of the Iran nuclear deal that was negotiated by his predecessor, President Barack Obama.
Pentagon sources tell CBN News the Department of Defense has officially severed all ties to the Southern Poverty Law Center - a group that has labeled Christian groups as haters.
CBN News National Security Correspondent Erik Rosales has confirmed President Trump will nominate Kirstjen Nielsen to be the next homeland security secretary.
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WASHINGTON – On the heels of news that Twitter banned a pro-life campaign ad from Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Live Action's Lila Rose tells CBN News the tech company is doing the same thing to her organization.
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Ohio Rep. Pat Tiberi joins a growing list of key House Republicans who will not be seeking reelection next year.
Republicans are desperate for a major legislative victory by the end of the year, and many hope that victory will be tax reform. But in order to begin talks on tax relief, the Senate must pass a budget resolution first.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the Senate Judicial Committee on Wednesday. Things got heated however, wehn Sessions publicly clashed with Democratic Sen. Al Franken after being pressed over the accuracy of his past testimony.
A new poll reveals almost half of all voters believe the news media makes up stories about President Trump.
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Today on CBN News' Faith Nation, Sen. Marco Rubio joins us for the latest on tax reform and the new child tax credit he's been working on with Ivanka Trump. Plus, we'll hear from Michele Bachmann at the Values Voters Summit, and why she says President Trump isn't ashamed of his faith.
A Democrat congresswoman is accusing President Trump of telling the widow of a fallen soldier that her husband "knew what he signed up for." But in a Wednesday morning tweet, Trump said the description was "fabricated."
Nearly 40 years after his death, movie star Steve McQueen is still referred to as the "King of Cool". Tonight his life returns to the big screen. The documentary "Steve McQueen: An American Icon" shares the rarely told story of how the "King of Cool" met Christ and his battle with cancer.
Texas wife and mother Debbie Hall has a dream that sparks a friendship between her wealthy, art-dealing husband Ron Hall, and Denver Moore, a homeless man they meet at a Texas shelter. It's the true story behind the new motion picture, "Same Kind of Different As Me."
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"When everything seems like it's falling apart that's when God is putting things together just the way he wants it." New Boston Celtics star Gordon Hayward suffered a gruesome injury in his first game of the season, but his family is trusting in God.
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As hundreds of thousands of women speak out against rampant sexual abuse in America with the #MeToo campaign, Christian band "For King & Country" is offering a free showing of their groundbreaking film "Priceless" tonight.
Ben Affleck is spotted attending a local California church after he was accused of two separate incidents of sexually inappropriate behavior from years ago.
Ben and Erin Napier from HGTV's hit show "Home Town" is getting a new edition to their home — a baby!
Olympic medalist McKayla Maroney says she was molested by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar from the time she was 13 to her retirement from the sport last year.
Women who've experienced sexual harassment or assault in the church are coming forward with their stories in response to the #MeToo hashtag that's taken off in the wake of sexual assault allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
Humans and machines could be merging within 20 years through artificially intelligent nano-machines, injected into people to repair and improve muscles, cells, and bones, or to help us send signals to other machines.
Chances are you or someone you know takes a statin drug to lower cholesterol. Statins are the most widely prescribed drugs in history. But these enormously popular drugs are controversial, with a growing number of doctors saying many people who currently take them should not be on them.
People have believed for hundreds of years in the healing power of music. Now the evidence is in. Medical research shows they were onto something, and music therapy has become a key component of many treatments.
Women may have a new weapon in the fight against breast cancer: coffee.
"Nobody is going to care what you know, until they know that you care." Dr. Jerome Adams commits to bringing care and partnerships to his new role as Surgeon General.
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Fortunately, it now appears that Donald Trump's intention on NAFTA is to mend it, not end it.
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We are now in a familiar debate in Washington about whether taxpayers should give Congress an unlimited budget with the national credit card.
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Anyone noticed through the fog of Russia, Comey, Charlottesville, and now two monster hurricanes that the U.S. economy is booming faster than any time since the late Clinton years?
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Credit monitoring company Equifax has been hit by a high-tech heist that exposed the Social Security numbers and other sensitive information about 143 million Americans. That means almost half of Americans could have their identities stolen.