Religion

CNN reports: Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel delivered a series of provocative warnings and predictions about the future of artificial intelligence and the West on Tuesday, accusing Pope Leo XIV of inadvertently serving as a “Chinese communist agent” by calling for AI regulation. In his remarks at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado, he also warned of a “democratic-socialist takeover” of the United States’ Democratic Party. Thiel, a co-founder of Palantir and PayPal, was an early supporter of President Donald Trump in Silicon Valley. He also helped launch Vice President JD Vance’s career: Vance worked at Mithril Capital, an investment firm […]

Chicago’s ABC affiliate reports: As communities across Chicago and its suburbs prepare for Pride parade weekend, a suburban church has become the center of controversy, drawing dozens of protesters over messaging displayed on an electronic sign. Several dozen protesters, waving rainbow flags and carrying signs, stood outside the church to voice their concerns. Organizers said the demonstration was peaceful and intended to raise awareness. “Our goal was to let other residents of Palatine know what this Church preaches and that Palatine is better than that,” said Paul Dombrowski of the Northwest Suburban Pride Network. Church members also gathered nearby, observing the […]

“In keeping with Notre Dame’s Spirit of Inclusion and in light of Pope Leo XIV’s call for a Church that ‘strives to be close’ to our LGBTQ brothers and sisters, we embrace our LGBTQ students, faculty, staff, and alumni.  “Let us continue to work together to ensure that every person in this community experiences a true sense of belonging.  “The University of Notre Dame strives for a spirit of inclusion among the members of this community for distinct reasons articulated in our Christian tradition. We prize the uniqueness of all persons as God’s creatures.  “We welcome all people… precisely because […]

Justin Greenfield writes for the Christian Post: Last week, Alan Chambers was arrested in a sting operation for allegedly soliciting sex from what he thought was a 14-year-old boy, but instead was a police detective. The current circumstances surrounding him are terrible and tragic, but his exposure should not be too much of a surprise given his belief system and the cost of permitting issues of the heart that lead to sexual sin to fester. Naturally, the mass media put a dizzying spin on things, blaming it on Chambers’ belief that Christians can walk out of homosexuality, forgetting that for the […]

“There is a downward moral decline spiraling ever deeper into the mire. Things that never would have been talked about publicly just 30 years ago, sinful behavior that should make us blush, is now celebrated and flaunted on Main Street America has become morally rotten, completely sick with sin; transgenderism, same-sex marriage, opening women’s locker rooms to men, are just the tip of the iceberg. The spiritual climate of 2026 is vastly different than the country our Founding Fathers established in 1776. The vast majority of Americans then had at least a basic understanding of the Bible. There can be […]

Some of the country’s most prominent Catholic colleges and universities are holding separate LGBTQ-affirming graduation ceremonies this spring, including one that also plans to include a drag performance. At least 20 colleges or universities associated with the Catholic Church have held, or plan to hold, these “lavender graduation” ceremonies and celebrations, which are done separate from the main commencement ceremony and are intended to “honor and celebrate the achievements of our LGBTQ+ graduates,” according to a Fox News Digital review of university websites and social media posts. The term “lavender” has been used to describe LGBTQ+ affiliations amongst the gay […]