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June 17, 2026

Informing the Mind & Enriching the Soul

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IN THE NEWS

Man known as ‘prophet’ of an Oroville religious group sentenced for sexually assaulting members

An Oroville man and accused cult leader was sentenced to 225 years in prison Tuesday for molesting four young girls and raping two women from the group, authorities said. Sansue Bee Vang, 58, was found guilty of eight counts of child...


CCP rounds up pastors, children in house church crackdown: report

Authorities with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) reportedly detained two church leaders and dozens of members, including children, after raiding the Sunday service of an influential Protestant house church. Witnesses claimed approximately 50 to...


Beloved Founding Church Member Killed by Tent Collapsing During Church’s 20th Anniversary Celebration

EastLake Community Church in Moneta, Virginia, was struck by tragedy during its 20th anniversary celebration Friday, June 12, when a tent collapsed, injuring 22 people and killing a founding member of the church. During a service of “hope and...


‘Communion’: JD Vance’s spiritual memoir released as 2028 race heats up

On June 16, Vice President JD Vance will release his second book, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith” (HarperCollins). As a presumed 2028 U.S. presidential candidate, the timing couldn’t be more critical for Vance, who joined...


SWBTS Regains Full Accreditation After Financial Recovery Efforts

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has officially regained full accreditation status after addressing financial concerns that had placed the institution under sanctions in recent years. The Fort Worth, Texas-based seminary announced...



FROM FAITH ON VIEW

Massive Immigration Bill Gives ICE Powerful New Boost

President Donald Trump signed the Secure America Act on June 10, approving a $70 billion immigration crackdown. The law directs $38 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, $26 billion to Border Patrol, and $5 billion for unforeseen...


Criticism: Any idiot can tear down…maybe, maybe not

In a sermon, the pastor at our church said, “Any idiot can tear down.” He then went on to discuss criticism and being critical. Certainly, there is a great deal of truth in what he said. We all know people who are really negative and who just tear...


White Privilege at the End of the World

I grew up in a world where the end was always near. The Rapture could happen before lunch. Jesus might split the eastern sky before supper. The Antichrist was forever warming up in the wings. Adults said these things with the gravity of...


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COMMENTARY

The Voters Who Believe That Trump Defends Their Values

Given President Trump’s disregard for long-standing political norms and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, many Americans fear that he is hostile to democracy. According to this view, the 49.8 percent of voters who supported him in 2024 must...


Is Christian nationalism really just a WHITE thing?

No. Here are political scientists Paul Djupe and Brooklyn Walker at Religion Public blog: It has been 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed and some portions of the US are more excited than others. Judy Woodruff of PBS...


I Voted For Trump In 2016. When He Won, I Was Shocked By How Brutally My Life Changed Overnight.

I am a Chinese woman, a daughter of immigrants, who voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. It is almost a secret, though I sometimes offer up the confession like it is penance. I cried driving away from my polling place and...


I’d Just Kiss His Feet

As strange as it may sound, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about a particular Instagram reel ever since it first appeared in my feed a month or so ago. This has to do not just with what was said but how it was said. The emotion of it all. The, dare I...


Meeting at the Bottom

Our home offices shared the same corner of our two-story home—one stacked on the other. From my upstairs office, I heard the low-toned chime that signals the end of a video conference coming from my husband’s space below me. I heard him set...


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GOOD NEWS

6-Year-old Finds Ancient Viking Sword on School Field Trip, Buried for 1,300 Years

Imagine you’re 6 years old, it wouldn’t get much better than finding a dinosaur bone or a sword—and that’s exactly when young Henrik turned up on a school field trip. If there were teachers close at hand, they may have told Henrik not to touch the...


Student’s Humble Plea to Teacher at the Bottom of His Test Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons

In an era where middle school children have perhaps become most known for bullying peers and terrorizing teachers, one fine young man is restoring our hope. Teacher Winston Lee described the student as a “straight A+ guy” who had a track...


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