Jacques Rouillard, professor emeritus in the Department of History of the Université de Montréal, is disputing a claim about a mass grave of Indigenous children at a former Catholic-run residential school in Canada. Pointing to a press conference last July where anthropologist Sarah Beaulieu acknowledged that they did not have confirmation that there were any remains of children at the site, Rouillard is calling for people to find and tell the whole truth first, saying, “Imaginary stories and emotion have outweighed the pursuit of truth." Last week, a report from The Spectator noted there were several other places in Canada that had been the subject of false rumors of mass graves.

An Oregon appeals court reversed an order requiring a Christian couple to pay $135,000 in damages for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. Although they upheld a ruling that the bakery violated state discrimination law, the appeals court stated that the state's actions did "not reflect ... neutrality toward religion." Stephanie Taub, senior counsel for the First Liberty Institute, a legal nonprofit that represents the bakery's owners, said in a statement that “Oregon is trying to have its cake and eat it, too," asserting, "[D]espite this anti-Christian bias that infected the whole case, the court is sending the case back to the very same agency for a do-over."

Lela Gilbert, the Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom and Coalitions Coordinator at Family Research Council, writes about worrisome trends in Christian persecution, asserting that U.S. complicity and complacency is contributing to the suffering and persecution of Christians worldwide. Noting that nearly 6,000 Christians were killed for their faith last year and over 360 million Christians lived in places where they "experienced high levels of persecution and discrimination," Gilbert urges believers who live in safety to pray for those in dangerous circumstances and demand action from the U.S. government, "which bears mounting responsibility for their suffering."

"Senate Democrats recently renewed their effort to eliminate or change the U.S. Senate’s filibuster, one of America’s most enduring legislative traditions," Jorge Gomez writes. Calling the move an attempt to "sanitize their plan" by referring to it as "reform," Gomez cautions against the political power grab, saying, "People of faith in America, please heed this warning: Your religious liberty could be in grave danger if the party in power succeeds at changing the Senate rules. The filibuster is an essential part of our legislative process — a necessary guardrail that protects our God-given rights from being taken away at a moment’s notice."

The Biden administration has followed through on its promised vaccine mandate for private employers and it violates federal law and the U.S. Constitution. Alliance Defending Freedom is suing the administration. Regardless of what you think of the COVID-19 vaccines—and ADF takes no position on the vaccines themselves—it’s important that the government officials do not abuse their authority. Learn More

Legendary Christian hip-hop artist Brady “Phanatik” Goodwin, one of the founders of the trailblazing rap group The Cross Movement, announced last week that he is no longer a Christian and that he no longer believes the Bible. Now, his peers in Christian rap are responding to his statements. Among the bunch, fellow founding member of The Cross Movement, William "The Ambassador" Branch, took to YouTube to use the Bible to respond to Goodwin, explaining, "We love him, and I’m talking about Jesus, and at the time Phanatik was right with us, and Phanatik deemed and claimed with us." Click to watch the full video.

In this interview with The Christian Post, Dante Bowe shares his remarkable journey from homelessness to a five-time Grammy Award nominee. Bowe discusses how his challenging home life growing up has helped him understand and relate to people enduring struggles, saying, "I understand because I've been there." Click to watch.

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• Pastor David Jeremiah of Shadow Mountain Community Church talks living in a "post-truth world"