A man rushed the stage and attempted to stab Republican gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., while he was speaking at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8495 in the Town of Perinton on Thursday. Zeldin addressed the attack on Twitter on Thursday night, stating he was able to grab the man's wrist and "stop him for a few moments until others tackled him." The man is now in custody. Some Republicans and conservatives have placed partial blame on New York Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul, the incumbent running against Zeldin, with the New York Republican State Committee stating on Facebook, "It’s not a coincidence that just hours earlier, Kathy Hochul fanned the flames of hate directing her supporters to his rally schedule. This is unacceptable conduct for anyone, let alone a sitting governor. It’s not enough to condemn the attack, she must apologize and tone down her hateful rhetoric immediately." Read more.

A poll conducted by co/efficient shows that Kansas voters are likely to support a ballot initiative that would declare that the state's constitution does not contain a right to abortion. The survey of 1,557 Kansas voters asked for their thoughts on abortion and specifically whether they planned to support the Value Them Both Amendment. On Aug. 2, the Value Them Both Amendment will appear on the ballot as Kansans head to the polls for the state’s primary election. Results showed that 47% of likely primary election voters planned to vote in favor of the amendment, while 43% indicated they plan to vote against it, and 10% were undecided. Read more.

Jewish couple Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan-Ram are appealing a decision last month in which a court concluded that the Tennessee Department of Children's Services (DCS) was not guilty of discrimination. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which is representing the couple, announced on Thursday that it filed an appeal in the Tennessee Court of Appeals. The couple sued the Tennessee DCS in January after the state-supported Holston United Methodist Home for Children denied them access to foster training programs because they were not Christian. Holston, which was founded in 1895, receives reimbursement through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Title IV-E. A three-judge panel ruled 2-1 last month to dismiss the couple's lawsuit, finding in part that the couple's legal claims were moot since they were able to complete the programs and receive certification through DCS after being rejected by Holston. They also ruled that the couple's complaint was inapplicable because they had originally planned to foster a child from Florida, while Holston only handles in-state arrangements. Read more.

Christian Post Executive Editor Richard D. Land weighs in on Vice President Kamala Harris' recent comments comparing the reversal of Roe v. Wade to the issue of slavery. Land calls out Harris' comments as "outrageous, inflammatory, and inaccurate," pointing out, "[I]t is ironic that the first black and first woman vice president would stand before the NAACP and proclaim her ringing endorsement for abortion, considering that black babies are aborted at three times the rate of white babies and abortion is the leading cause of death of blacks in America every year. It is also true that significantly more girls than boys are aborted annually because of prejudice against girls." Land further pushes back on Harris' statements regarding slavery, noting that it is pro-abortion forces who deny the humanity of unborn babies. Read more.

Bill Connor, a retired Army Infantry Colonel, author and Orangeburg attorney, writes about the alarming drop in military recruitment and why the Department of Defense is ignoring the root cause. "Fixing the recruiting crisis will require the courage to push back against ideologues in the administration by putting the Constitution first. We either return to a politically neutral military focused on winning wars, or we will see the military and national defense wither away," he cautions. Read more.

An increasing number of pastors have reported considering quitting their jobs. What's driving this trend — and what can believers and parishioners do to help stem the tide?

Christian Post reporter Leonardo Blair explores this important issue, what the data has to say, and how preachers' own spiritual practices serve as an important barrier to burnout.

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The Social Media Victims Law Center filed a civil lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance Ltd., in a Los Angeles County court on behalf of the families of two children who died while attempting the viral TikTok challenge known as the "blackout challenge." Paul Asay, senior associate editor of Focus on the Family's PluggedIn.com, a publication that helps parents navigate popular entertainment, discussed the controversy with The Christian Post, stressing that social media comes with a "built-in irony." Asay described how these social media platforms are intended to build friendships but that, as a business, their business is ultimately to "keep their users as involved and engaged as much as they possibly can." Noting that social media is "designed to be addictive," Asay cautioned, "[A]s this tragic story illustrates, content found on such sites can be damaging, dangerous and deadly—especially for children." Read more.

Southern California's Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District announced this week that the school board has postponed a discussion and vote on a plan to open a Planned Parenthood clinic at John Glenn High School. The announcement came as over 100 people attended a meeting Monday where board members were scheduled to vote on the plan, WRC reports. A group of counter-protesters in favor of the Planned Parenthood clinic demonstrated across the street. The school district's proposed contract with Planned Parenthood is available on the school district's website. It does not appear that abortions or hormone drugs for trans-identified students will be offered by Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider, at the high school clinic. However, the staff may make referrals to other Planned Parenthood facilities "for services not offered" at the school. On-site examinations would include writing prescriptions and dispensing drugs related to reproductive health, physical examinations for sexually transmitted diseases, and the insertion of non-surgical long-acting reversible contraceptives, including IUDs. Read more.