During Facebook's (now Meta) latest annual meeting, activists put proposals on the ballot aimed at pushing the social media giant into banning more content. As You Sow, one of the best-known left-of-center proxy activist groups, introduced a proposal targeting Facebook's "community standards." It calls upon the company to do an analysis as to why the current enforcement of community standards "has proven ineffective at controlling the dissemination of user content that contains or promotes hate speech, disinformation, or content that incites violence and/or harm to public health or personal safety." Jerry Bowyer condemns the highly interpretable terms, which have been used in biased ways, writing, "The vagueness of what does and does not constitute 'hate speech' or 'disinformation' allows the company enormous latitude when it comes to imposing its own political and cultural agenda." Read more.

Former Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt has been formally suspended as pastor emeritus at First Baptist Church Woodstock in Georgia after an investigation deemed credible allegations that he sexually assaulted a younger pastor's wife several years ago. Pastor Jeremy Morton and other members of the church's leadership published a letter on June 3 that stated, "We have recommended to our former pastor, Johnny Hunt, a clear process of counseling, accountability, and restoration. We also believe it is in the best interest of FBCW to suspend his role as Pastor Emeritus." Read more.

California state lawmaker Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat who represents San Francisco, tweeted that the controversial "Drag Queen Story Time" trend should be a K-12 curriculum requirement in response to Texas Republican Rep. Bryan Slaton's pledge to introduce legislation that would ban drag shows and other sexually inappropriate displays in the presence of children in his state. In response to Wiener's facetious remarks, Slaton responded back by stating, "This man is a California legislator. He is clearly sick. Please join me in praying for him." Read more.

Thousands of children from across the former Soviet Union are gearing up for Bible camps where they will learn three simple but powerful words: God loves you. Slavic Gospel Association President Michael Johnson writes about the mission of these Bible camps and the work of local pastors and congregations in the midst of the war in Ukraine, and he calls on believers to pray that these children of atheism and war will have the opportunity to become the children of God. Read more.

Evangelist Jay Lowder discusses the LGBT community's celebration of the month of June as "pride month" and the importance of expressing love and demonstrating mercy as Christ did. "Our call is certainly to speak the truth but never, absolutely never, without love or the recognition that we are also severely stained and not without fault," he writes. Read more.

"We have forgotten God, and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own" (Abraham Lincoln).

Over the last few decades, Americans have seen the destruction of the institution of marriage between a man and a woman, the removal of God’s Word in several areas, and the aborting of millions of babies. Ironically, many of the men and women who died for our freedoms did not die for what we are becoming today. Listen Now

Gospel pioneer Kirk Franklin, who is currently on a multi-city tour with Christian music group Maverick City Music, told an Orlando audience last week, "There's so much division in the world right now. Sometimes I feel like my generation let your generation down." Asserting that people in the Church from the baby boomer generation "were talking about church and talking about Jesus, but we forgot to love on people," Franklin declared, "Right now, I believe that there's a generation in this room that's sick and tired of people that play church; they're ready to be the Church." He also advocated for racial unity and said he believes today's younger generation can help him "change the atmosphere of the world." The Gospel veteran, DeVon Franklin (no relation), and others recently launched an eight-episode drama titled "Kingdom Business" that gives viewers an inside look at the drama that unfolds behind the scenes in the gospel music industry. Read more.

Christian comedian John Crist released his new special, "John Crist: What Are We Doing," on YouTube last week, and the video has garnered nearly 400,000 views as of Friday morning. The comedian’s Netflix special was canceled, and his book was postponed in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations in 2019. In response, he temporarily stepped away from his career and sought professional help at a treatment facility for four months. "I want to say that I made a lot of poor choices in my personal life. I've made a lot of decisions that hurt myself, that hurt other people, and embarrassed myself and had consequences and I could look you in the eye and own that," Crist admitted. Read more.

In a recent interview with Christian Headlines, Grammy-nominated country music singer Jimmie Allen shared how contemporary Christian music (CCM) "saved" him during a challenging time. The singer, who described being "in a rough place" about a year ago, said the genre continues to help him grow his faith. Allen spoke of worship group Maverick City Music in particular, explaining, "Maverick City Music's music saved my life–literally. And I got to meet Chandler [Moore] from Maverick City Music, and I told him that." Allen won the 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards New Male Artist of the Year and the 2021 Country Music Association Awards New Artist of the Year. He recently became the first black artist to start a career with two consecutive No. 1 hits on country radio. Read more.