A federal judge has ruled that Maryland unlawfully discriminated against a Christian school due to its traditional views on marriage and gender identity when the state denied it access to a voucher program. U.S. District Court Judge Stephanie Gallagher, a Trump appointee, ruled Friday that state officials violated the First Amendment rights of Bethel Christian Academy in Savage when they excluded the school from the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today voucher program, writing in her ruling that "the First Amendment prevents Defendants from attempting to use BOOST funding as leverage to compel recipients to express views that Defendants find more palatable.”

A new giant statue installed outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, is being likened to an End Times “beast” described by the Apostle John in Revelation 13:2. Twitter users are tweeting their reactions to the sculpture, with user Scott Freeze writing, “2 beasts recorded in the book of Revelation are said to symbolize political power and were described with leopard like features. Other beasts were recorded with wings to symbolize speed/swiftness. I’m curious where the artists got their inspiration for this work.”

Christian Post reporter Leonardo Blair discusses suicide among pastors and within the Church and what churches can do to destigmatize the discussion around mental health. Click the image to listen to the podcast in full.

Kidnappers killed evangelical Pastor Rev. Dauda Bature, who was abducted in Nigeria’s Kaduna state last month, despite a ransom payment being made. Bature was kidnapped on Nov. 8 from his farm in Ungwan Kanti village and was killed last week, Hausa Christians Foundation announced on Facebook on Sunday.

Singer and American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina discusses her new book "Getting Good at Being You: Learning to Love Who God Made You to Be." In discussing the role faith has played in her life and career, the singer explains, "My faith is the foundation of everything that I do." Click the image to watch the full interview.

Christian minister and recording artist Trip Lee revealed that he recently “stepped away” from pastoring due to chronic fatigue syndrome. "[T]hings don't always work out the way that I think they supposed to or I felt they would, but nevertheless, I'm just trying to be faithful in the season," Lee said in an interview with Faithfully Magazine.