Killing "cr*ckers" with "white privileges" appears to have been the motivation behind the trans-identified Audrey Hale's mass shooting at Nashville Covenant School in March. Podcast host Steven Crowder released pages allegedly from the manifesto of the killer to social media platform X on Monday. Disturbing details from the expletive-laden document include statements such as "Kill those kids!!!" and her hope for a high death count. Read more.

Grammy Award-winning Christian musician Michael W. Smith took to social media to urge Ohio voters to vote 'no' on Issue 1. If passed, the measure would establish a constitutional right to abortion in the state, with pro-life groups cautioning the measure would legalize abortion up until the moment of birth. In a video posted to X, Smith declared, "This is not a political issue. It's a moral issue, one that deserves much attention from Christian voters in Ohio." Read more.

Steven Flockhart, a 39-year-old Tennessee pastor who competed on "The Voice" and "American Idol," was slated to appear in court Monday after being arrested on charges of identity theft and theft of merchandise. His arrest came after a church member accused Flockhart of secretly running up a balance on a credit card the member provided for ministry use. The church denounced the allegationson Facebook. Read more.

A church official from First Baptist Church of Phenix City, Ala., spoke of the love the congregation has for their late pastor, F.L. "Bubba" Copeland, during a Facebook Live event Sunday. Copeland died by suicide days after a news report exposed his secret online life as a "transgender curvy girl," which he said was a hobby to relieve stress. "We're here today as a Christian family to grieve and comfort each other," the official stated. Watch the broadcast here.

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"I’ve been in training for years," the Grammy Award-nominated songwriter and producer told The Christian Post. "It’s been a process, and I've been working with the best for the best in the business for the last 17 years, and you learn things," Anders reflected. Read More

In this editorial, Dr. Michael Brown calls on people across the globe to wake up before deadly attacks on Jewish people take place in their countries. "When Muslims in Sydney Australia are chanting, 'Gas the Jews' you know that violence is near. When Jewish students at a university here in America have to hide in a library in fear for their lives, you know that violence is near. When Jewish children in Germany are afraid to go to school and parents warn their children not to wear the Star of David in public you know that violence is near," he writes. Read more.

Hit performer TobyMac took home the Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 54th annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards for his Life After Death album, which marked his first album since his son's sudden death in 2019. The musician described to CP last year how creating the album was his way of dealing with the death of his son. "I think it was my way of dealing with it, honestly, and even asking, being confused, and even being willing to lay out being confused in a song and being frustrated with God," he explained. Read more.

Comedian and "Saturday Night Live" alum Rob Schneider ("Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo," "The Animal") took to social media platform X to reflect on his life in light of his 60th birthday, revealing to followers that he has converted to Catholicism. Schneider apologized for his "lack of Christ’s forgiveness" for those he disagreed with in the wake of pandemic era restrictions, writing, "His gift of ultimate and unlimited forgiveness is indeed the gift for all humanity." Read more.