FTC Drops All Charges in Biden-Era Lawsuit Against Grand Canyon University

FTC Drops All Charges in Biden-Era Lawsuit Against Grand Canyon University

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided to dismiss all parts of its lawsuit against the president of Grand Canyon University (GCU) and the school’s former parent organization, concluding the Biden-era legal actions. According to a Friday press release, GCU President Brian Mueller stated that the five investigations into GCU, conducted by multiple agencies, were "ideologically driven, weaponized government actions" that were unfairly targeted, unlike other institutions of higher education.
  • NHCLC Appoints Ohio Pastor as the First President of the Hispanic Israel Leadership Coalition
    An Ohio pastor has been appointed as the first-ever president of the Hispanic Israel Leadership Coalition, an organization that promotes support for Israel among Hispanic Evangelicals. The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference announced the appointment of Juan Rivera, the lead pastor of Victory Church near Youngstown, as the president of the Hispanic Israel Leadership Coalition.
  • Biden-Era Policy Reversed: Veterans Hospitals Will No Longer Perform Abortions
    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a proposed rule in the Federal Register indicating its intention to reverse the Biden administration’s policy, which allowed taxpayer-funded VA hospitals to perform abortions and offer counseling in cases of rape, incest, or medical emergencies. The Biden-era regulation was introduced in 2022, shortly after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision led several states to impose near-total abortion bans.

New Hampshire Bans Sex-Change Surgeries and Puberty Blockers for Minors

Governor Kelly Ayotte has signed two bills into law, making New Hampshire the first state in New England to implement a ban on all gender-transition procedures that alter the body for minors. According to the NH Journal, HB 712 prohibits breast mutilation surgery for those under 18, while HB 377 bans the use of cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers in minors. The law covers all surgical and chemical procedures intended to change a child's sexual characteristics.
  • Oregon Can't Mandate LGBT Acceptance for Christian Adopter, 9th Circuit Finds
    A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Thursday that Oregon officials cannot prevent a Christian mother, Jessica Bates, from adopting solely because she objects to LGBT ideology. The court found that Bates was wrongfully denied an adoption application by the Oregon Department of Human Services, reversing a lower court decision. Circuit Judge Daniel A. Bress, a Trump appointee who authored the majority opinion, stated that Oregon was wrong to require adoptive pa
  • Florida Tops the Rankings as the Best State for Religious Freedom
    This year, Florida climbed to the top spot in the ranking as the best state for religious freedom, earning a score of 74.6% and surpassing Illinois, which held the No. 1 position in 2024. For the third consecutive year, West Virginia ranked last with a score of only 19.6%, down from 24.7% last year and 14% in 2023. Wyoming is the second-worst state with a score of 23.3%, followed by Michigan at 27.4%, Nebraska at 29.1%, and Vermont at 29.3%.
  • Trump DOJ Ends Legal Challenge to Law Prohibiting Sex-Change Surgeries for Children
    The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the dismissal of a Biden-era challenge to a Tennessee law that prohibits the use of puberty-blocking drugs, cross-sex hormones, and experimental sex-change surgeries to treat gender dysphoria in minors, following a recent Supreme Court ruling. Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed on Monday that the DOJ's Civil Rights Division filed a notice of voluntary dismissal, stating that “the Trump administration is no longer in the business of attacking la
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  • GOP Lawmakers Speak Out Against Christian Persecution in Muslim-Majority Countries

    Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced a joint resolution condemning the persecution of Christians in countries where Muslims constitute the majority. The resolution highlights targeted killings, church closures, arrests, forced conversions, and restrictions on worship rights. It urges the President to leverage diplomatic tools like trade and security negotiations to push for change, as reported by ADF International.

  • Supreme Court Approves Trump’s Plan to Restructure Department of Education

    The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision Monday, overturned a prior ruling that had blocked the administration from scaling back the department’s scope. This decision came four months after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to close the department and “return authority over education to the states and local communities.”

  • Most Protestant Churches Still Use Plate Passing Over Digital Giving, Study Finds

    Most Protestant churches across the United States continue to  passing a plate or basket remains the most common practice compared to digital giving or collection boxes, according to a recent survey conducted by Lifeway Research. The survey, which involved 1,003 Protestant pastors, revealed that nearly three in four pastors reported that their churches collect physical offerings by passing something around during the service.

  • IRS Affirms Pastors' Political Endorsements Do Not Violate Johnson Amendment

    The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on Monday that pastors and other religious leaders are now permitted to endorse political candidates to their congregations without risking their tax-exempt status under the longstanding Johnson Amendment. This decision marks a significant shift in the interpretation of the law, which has been in effect since 1954 and states that religious entities can lose their 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status if they endorse specific candidates or engage in political ac

  • Hispanic Pastors Decry Supreme Court's Birthright Citizenship Ruling: ‘Honor the Image of God in Every Child’

    The recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to eliminate nationwide injunctions impacting President Donald Trump's order that limits the right to birthright citizenship has elicited criticism from Hispanic Christian leaders and advocacy groups. The decision, which was passed by a six to three vote in Trump v. Casa, Inc., permits the Trump administration to restrict automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants.

  • Faith Office Quotes Psalm 34:18, Calls on Americans to Pray Amid Texas Floods

    Severe flooding across central Texas has caused the death toll to exceed 100 by Monday afternoon. Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha confirmed that authorities had recovered 75 bodies, including 48 adults and 27 children. Among the victims are 10 campers and one counselor from Camp Mystic who remain unaccounted for. Search efforts continue as rescue crews seek to locate 41 individuals still missing.

  • Trump Approves Law Defunding Planned Parenthood and Related Entities

    A budget reconciliation bill that defunds Planned Parenthood was signed into law on July 4 by President Donald Trump. The legislation will cut off funding to Planned Parenthood and all related entities for a full year. The bill explicitly lists abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood as prohibited entities that are forbidden from receiving federal payments, including Medicaid reimbursements.

  • Victory Christian Center Holds Prison Outreach for 751 Inmates in Oklahoma

    More than 700 inmates and prison staff gathered last week at the John H. Lilley Correctional Center in Boley, Oklahoma, for a large-scale outreach event led by Victory Christian Center. Organized by Pastor Paul Daugherty and a team of 32 volunteers, the event featured worship, preaching, baptisms, and the distribution of hot meals, Bibles, and Christian books.
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