A survey from Rasmussen Reports shows that 84% of likely voters in California would support a law requiring schools to notify parents about "any major change in a child's physical, mental, or emotional health or academic performance." Just 12% said they would oppose a parental notification law. Sixty-two percent said they would be "more likely" to support it and 46% said they would be "much more likely" to support it if the law included requiring schools to tell parents that their child identifies as the opposite sex. Read more.

A married Christian missionary from Iowa who was convicted of sexual abuse after authorities presented circumstantial evidence that he likely infected a preschooler with gonorrhea has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Jordan Webb, 31, was a missionary on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia with his wife and daughter from 2019 to February 2022. Read more.

Dr. Rob Rye, president of the American Heritage Girls' National Board of Trustees, encourages fathers to "stop, look and listen" to ensure they don't let the busyness of life result in their families feeling like they are on the back burner. In recounting his attitude leading up to a father-daughter dance, Rye explains, "Like so many dads who want what is best for their children but are caught up in the business of life, I didn't look to see who was being hurt by my words." Read more.

The Providence Forum's Jerry Newcombe calls out a recent article from The Washington Post suggesting that schools that teach patriotism are "designed to attract Christian nationalists with specific imagery and curriculum." Newcombe pushes back on this claim, detailing why it is critical students learn about the founding of America. Read more.

Most health insurance options were designed for someone who lives in one place and works one job. There are provisions for major life events, such as moving or having a baby, but these are considered exceptions to how coverage usually works.

But missionaries’ lives are much less standardized. They often travel in and out of the U.S., living in multiple places throughout the year. They might be professionally employed, or they may live off of support from a church. Some missionaries live overseas for just a month or two, while others commit to serving a specific community for years.

When all of these factors combine, the result is that missionaries have a much harder time than the average person finding — and keeping — affordable health care options for themselves and their families. Read More

Embattled Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston intentionally covered up his late father Frank Houston's sexual abuse of a boy and shielded him from criminal prosecution to protect the church's image and likely knew about a $10,000 payment that was made to silence the victim, a prosecutor alleged during closing arguments in an Australian court Thursday. Houston was formally charged with failing to report his father's abuse in August 2021; if convicted, he faces up to five years in prison. Read more.

"Jeopardy!" fans were shocked on Tuesday after all three contestants failed to correctly fill in one missing word from Jesus' famous model prayer, commonly referred to as the "Lord's Prayer." Read more.

Eduardo Verástegui is on a mission to save children from human trafficking, and the filmmaker and actor believes his latest film, "Sound of Freedom," contributes toward that mission. Scheduled for a July 4 release, the film—which stars Jim Caviezel ("Passion of The Christ") and features Oscar winner Mira Sorvino ("The Final Cut"), Bill Camp ("12 Years a Slave") and José Zúñiga ("Twilight")—tells the true story of a former U.S. Department of Homeland Security agent's journey to combat child sex trafficking. Watch CP's interview with the real-life agent, Tim Ballard, and Verástegui now.