Research from Summit Ministries and McLaughlin & Associates shows that 73% of Americans want businesses to remain neutral on hot-button political and cultural issues such as LGBT advocacy. Just 27% said they would rather do business with companies that take public stands on hot-button topics. A separate poll from the Convention of States Action and the Trafalgar Group yielded similar findings. Read more.

Planned Parenthood recently took to social media to declare that virginity is a "patriarchal" concept, prompting concerns that the nation's largest abortion provider is encouraging individuals, particularly youth, to be sexually active. The post, which the abortion giant shared on Friday, stated, "Virginity is a social construct." Read more.

Scott Powell of the Institute for Faith and Culture and the Discovery Institute explains why July 4 is such an important day for Americans and the world. Reflecting on how it was a "serious and somber occasion" for the Founding Fathers as they took a bold stand, becoming the first in history to establish a free and independent constitutional republic, Powell writes, "Let's make this July 4th a day of celebration of our founding ideals, but also a time of renewed commitment to engage and wake up everyone we know that it's time to resist creeping tyranny and reclaim precious possessions—our freedoms and rights." Read more.

Dondi E. Costin, Major General (Ret.), Ph.D., discusses American independence and why freedom isn't free. "Freedom is not free, but those standing watch for us this Independence Day raised their right hands because of their conviction that our gain is worth their pain. Thanks be to God," writes Costin, the president of Liberty University. Read more.

Christ has set us free! Stand, then, as free people, and do not allow yourselves to become slaves again. - Galatians 5:1Freedom comes at a cost to someone.

For our country, it was Revolutionary soldiers. For our souls it was the King of Kings!

Today, as we celebrate freedom let us take action to love and serve someone.

To assist you, be sure to visit our special Independence Day special section where you will find inspirational blogs, uplifting videos, inspirational books, and edifying podcasts, all devoted to honoring the freedom and liberty God has bestowed on our great nation.

Eric Metaxas is using his latest book, Letter to the American Church, to issue a warning that the Church must "wake up," seek truth and speak out against societal evils. The author told CP, "There are all kinds of figures from history and in the Scripture who understand that, 'My duty is to God, and if that makes me unpopular, if that makes me attacked, who cares?'" Watch the interview now.

Televangelist T.D. Jakes has installed his daughter, Sarah Jakes Roberts, and her husband, Touré Roberts, as the first-ever assistant pastors of The Potter's House in the church’s 27-year history. The move is one that many, perhaps, would not have predicted years ago due to the dramatic twists and turns she has had in her life, including getting pregnant at age 13. Read more.

Christian model Hailey Baldwin Bieber has joined the likes of trans advocate LaVerne Cox and nonbinary artist Sam Smith in endorsing a public letter calling for Instagram, YouTube and other social media platforms to ban LGBT "hate, harassment and disinformation." The letter, which was shared by the LGBT activist group GLAAD, argues, "There has been a massive systemic failure to prohibit hate, harassment, and malicious anti-[LGBT] disinformation on your platforms and it must be addressed. The very content you profit from is in violation of your own terms of service, which assert that you do not allow hate speech." Read more.

Grammy-nominated artist Danny Gokey has released a three-song EP titled Brave, fueled by a deep desire to restore patriotism and unity in the hearts of Americans. "Every country has a past, but the people that decide where the country goes ... The United States of America is built on a system of freedom. And not every country has been able to have that. I want just to get a sense of pride in the people to celebrate us again," he told CP. Watch the full interview now.