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Winning the Battle for Parental Rights. Parents have won hard-fought battles for parental rights in education when it comes to private schools and homeschools. Thanks to the ongoing work of organizations across the nation, these victories remain and are — for the most part — unchallenged. However, for parents of children in our nation’s public schools, the battle continues.

Why the World needs an “Evangelical” Divinity School. Many Bible-believing Christians no longer embrace the term “Evangelical” as evangelism has become increasingly perceived as serving a particular cultural and political agenda. Even self-confessed evangelicals acknowledge a movement within their fold from confessional biblical Christianity to a form of therapeutic pragmatism that centers on self-actualization rather than the worship of the Holy God.

Support Christian Conservative Values with Your Cellphone. When big tech companies go woke and start funding anti-Christian causes that trample on your values, there’s a decisive step you can take: Switch to companies that champion faith and freedom, like Patriot Mobile.

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