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Shortly before announcing his presidential campaign Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined his views on faith, family and the education of the country’s children at the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Association’s annual media convention.

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s board of trustees will be holding a meeting reportedly centered on allegations of identity and credit card fraud, as well as the misappropriation of funds by donors.

The mother of a 20-year-old girl murdered by an alleged MS-13 gang member called on the government to enact stronger border policies to protect other parents from the pain of having a child murdered by someone who never should have been allowed to enter the country.

Like tens of millions of other Evangelicals in North America and beyond, I believe that Israel’s future is certain and fixed.

AActor Kirk Cameron will release a new children’s book in June, at the beginning of what LGBT activists call "pride month." The book is designed to teach children lessons on how they can live humble lives and avoid being prideful.

A faith-based humanitarian organization is working to nourish the "body and soul" of persecuted North Koreans by sending food supplies and Bibles into the country where believers and their relatives are frequently sent to labor camps under the brutal regime of Kim Jong Un.

An upcoming Amazon Prime docuseries set to be released next month will focus on the religious beliefs of the prominent Duggar family.

The Church of Scotland has lost more than half of its members since the year 2000, with the average age of worship attendees being 62, according to a recently released report.

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An impossible choice: Hunger or conflict
Conflict kills … but so does hunger.

In the Central African Republic (CAR), displaced children like 8-year-old Melvina are forced to weigh the odds of which life-threatening situation they will be subjected to. Sometimes the risk of going out to find food is too dangerous due to ongoing conflict, but the risk of suffering malnutrition is just as worrying.

"I don't eat every day because my mother has no money," says Melvina who was forced from her home and is now living at a site for displaced people in Bouar. "When I don't eat, I have a headache and a stomachache and I can't go to school."

The government, armed rebels, and militias all stake a claim to various territories in the CAR. With years of conflict, this means that almost two thirds of the country are in desperate need of humanitarian support.

Children like Melvina need everything from education to health clinics to safe places to play. But before all of that is the critical need for life-saving food. Melvina can’t play with her friends on an empty stomach. And when she's hungry she stays home from school because she is too tired. Malnutrition robs her of the chance to succeed, trapping her inside her own body. Read More
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