Michigan student David Stout is suing his high school and school district after being punished for sharing his religious views on LGBT issues and laughing at inappropriate jokes during a summer band camp. According to the complaint, school officials concluded Stout violated anti-bullying policies and suspended him for three days in October, which included prohibiting him from attending class and participating in after-school activities like band and football. Court documents indicate Stout said "homosexual conduct is a sin, however, everyone is a sinner due to freewill choices, and he would pray for them 'to repent and follow Jesus.'" The student, who also claims his band director told him to "stop posting" his beliefs on all social media, was also said to have laughed at a pair of “inappropriate racial and homophobic ‘jokes’” during a summer band camp on school property.

Tennessee Pastor Willie McLaurin has been appointed as the interim president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee amid an investigation on how the leadership body handled sexual abuse reports. McLaurin, who spent 15 years serving on the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board before joining the Executive Committee in 2020, stated, "Jesus’ last words to us in Acts 1:8 should be our first priority as a network of churches. My prayer is that we will continue to put a laser-sharp focus on cooperation and collaboration."

Tracey Sydnor, the administrative pastor of The Cathedral of Hope Upper Room Baptist Church in Bedford-Stuyvesan, was found stabbed to death in her home Saturday. Her 40-year-old son admitted that he "slit her up," according to the New York Police Department. Sydnor, who has been described as a "sweet lady" who was the "glue that kept everything together," stepped into the pastoral role just over two months ago.

In the Bible, 1 Timothy 4:1 teaches that there is a doctrine of demons, which implies that, under Satan's direction, these demons attempt to give instructions to people — including believers, Joseph Mattera writes. Mattera outlines seven lies the devil tells believers and connects each of them to scripture to demonstrate how Christians can combat these untruths.

"Politico reached out to me for a conservative perspective on Joe Biden's first year in office, but when I hit their favored president too hard, they proved yet again that establishment media continues to cover for this failed president as shills for Democrats and the far left," Ken Blackwell asserts in this op-ed. Blackwell discusses his experience with Politico and shares the exact 200 words he sent to the organization per their request — none of which they published. Click to read.

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President Joe Biden’s record of voting against the confirmation of minority jurists to seats on federal courts is getting renewed attention as he vows to appoint an African American woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. This article highlights the names of minority jurists that Biden voted against, including Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and DC Circuit Court of Appeals Nominee Miguel Estrada. Click here to view the presentation.

In this episode of The Christian Post Podcast, reporter Leah MarieAnn Klett shares a story from Oscar Amaechina, president of Afri-Mission and Evangelism Network in Abuja, Nigeria, who revealed that he and other missionaries were once almost murdered by a group — but that an act of simple love and compassion changed everything and had an eternal impact. "This group of people who set out to kill him converted to Christianity because of … kindness," Klett explains. Click to listen.