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• 5 highlights from Tuesday's primary races

  Voters in several states went to the polls Tuesday to vote in primary elections that will directly affect which candidates appear on the ballot this fall in the upcoming midterm elections.

• Brian Houston says his X account was 'compromised': ‘I do not watch pornography’

  Days after an explicit pornographic video appeared on his X account, Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston assured supporters that he doesn't watch pornography and alleged that someone with access to one of his devices compromised the account.

• Jury orders insurer to pay over $7 million to Southwestern Seminary

  A jury has ruled that an insurer must pay Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary $7.1 million after it tried to deny coverage to the seminary for the Jane Roe lawsuit.

• Virginia court overturns dismissal of lawsuit against David Platt’s McLean Bible Church

  An ongoing legal battle between Pastor David Platt’s multi-campus McLean Bible Church in Virginia and disgruntled longtime members over the 2021 election of new elders amid allegations of leftward drift was given new life on Tuesday by the Court of Appeals of Virginia.

• Texas school districts sharing content from indicted Southern Poverty Law Center: report

  As the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) faces federal indictment on fraud charges, a new investigation reveals its educational arm has quietly influenced K-12 classrooms nationwide. 

• MS NOW anchor Katy Tur draws backlash for questioning rights as God-given: 'Historically ignorant'

  MS NOW anchor Katy Tur prompted backlash earlier this week for questioning an assertion from House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., that rights come from God.

• Louisiana empowers churches to forcibly remove service protesters

  Louisiana has passed two laws centered on stopping people from disrupting church services, coming in response to a highly publicized incident in Minnesota earlier this year.

• 4 things to know about Texas' data center boom

  The Lone Star State is rapidly becoming ground zero for the battle over AI data centers as residents become more vocal in their opposition, particularly as projects are coming with little public input or legislative oversight.

• Ex- Shades Mountain pastor created hostile work environment, leaders say

  Less than two years after he was named the new senior pastor of Shades Mountain Baptist Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, Pastor George Wright was working through leadership issues that some church staff say created a hostile work environment and a raft of resignations, until he resigned earlier this month.

• World’s tallest Jesus statue being constructed in Armenia

  Construction is underway on what organizers say will be the world’s largest statue of Jesus Christ, with the project now targeting a 2027 completion date after years of delays, a forced relocation and sustained opposition from the Armenian Apostolic Church.

• World Relief responds to Ebola outbreak, US commits $13M

  As a deadly Ebola outbreak spreads through the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, faith-based aid organization World Relief is mobilizing emergency resources to Central Africa while the United States rolls out foreign assistance and new travel restrictions aimed at containing the crisis.

• Restaurant owner escapes with life after calling on God in his mind during brazen gunpoint robbery

  An Illinois restaurant owner who was held up at gunpoint and robbed of about $10,000 worth of jewelry said he cried out to God in his mind for help and escaped with his life.

• Why Trump’s revival of HHS Conscience Division is a win for religious freedom

  Freedom of conscience is an individual's last line of defense. That framing is not rhetorical. It is a legal and moral reality.

• The pro-life myth: How the Church actually champions human flourishing after birth

  A parent might say, “Oops! I’m pregnant,” but you will never hear the words, “Oops! I adopted a child.”

• The AI data center boom is coming to your town. Here’s what the Bible says about it.

  Artificial intelligence is consolidating power in ways few technologies have matched.

• 5 things to know about the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego

  The fatal shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego has sent shockwaves through the Southern California community. Here are five things to know about the incident as authorities continue their investigation.

• JD Vance condemns 'disgusting' religious violence as 'one of the most anti-Christian things'

  Vice President JD Vance denounced religious violence as fundamentally opposed to the ideals of Christianity and the United States during a Tuesday press briefing at the White House, a day after a deadly shooting at a mosque in San Diego.

• Al Mohler to propose an amendment to SBC constitution to confirm ban on female pastors

  Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler Jr. plans to solidify the Southern Baptist Convention’s ban on female pastors in member churches.

• Highest-ranking combat veteran in Congress pushes for psychedelic medicine research

  Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., the highest-ranking combat veteran ever to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, participated in a Tuesday morning event on Capitol Hill examining the therapeutic potential of psychedelic medicines in mental health treatment.

• Anglican Church in North America diocese deadlocks on bishop votes; election referred to College of Bishops

  An Anglican Church in North America diocese has deadlocked on a bishop election, with the issue being brought to the leadership of the theologically conservative denomination.