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Website that accused young Chiefs fan of racism sold, lays off entire staff

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The liberal sports blog that accused a 9-year-old Kansas City Chiefs fan of racism has been sold, and the new owner has fired the entire staff. Deadspin went viral in November for ...

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Evangelical, Catholic leaders blast Politico over Christian nationalist comments

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Several Christian groups have fired back at Politico after one of its writers recently disparaged the Christian faith. Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council and Brian Burch of Catholic Vote slammed ...

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News coverage of Alexei Navalny’s death overlooks dissident’s strong Christian faith

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Alexei Navalny, who died under suspicious circumstances in a Russian gulag last weekend, was a man of faith. “We don’t realize how strong we actually are,” he once said. “The only thing ...

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Man who tackled Super Bowl rally shooter hailed as Good Samaritan

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The Chiefs fan who tackled one of the suspected shooters at Wednesday’s Super Bowl rally continues to get national attention as a good Samaritan. A viral video appears to show an alleged ...

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He Gets Us commercial kicked off conversation, which is what sponsors wanted

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The He Gets Us commercials that aired during Sunday’s Super Bowl have drawn both local and national criticism but the producer is not backing down. Jason Vanderground of BrandHaven, the marketing firm ...

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“Bring All Dads Back Home”: Super Bowl commercial on behalf of hostages

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Amid the usual promotions for beer, fast food and cars, a commercial during Sunday evening’s Super Bowl encouraged the release of hostages taken during the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. In ...

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Radio network drops Alistair Begg after LGBT wedding advice

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American Family Radio (AFR) announced yesterday it will no longer air Alistair Begg’s radio program “Truth For Life” because of remarks Begg made last year about Christians attending LGBTQ weddings. The controversy ...

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Amazon Prime makes huge play for faith-based audience

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With a new production pact, Amazon is making a major bet on faith-based entertainment and hopes to create a pipeline of Christian-focused films and television shows. Amazon MGM Studios announced this week ...

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“Having children is saving the world” quote from Elon Musk featured on billboard 

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Elon Musk is the unlikely star of a new billboard in Times Square sponsored by a pro-life diaper company. EveryLife officially kicked off its “Make More Babies” campaign in the heart of ...

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NBC Sports criticized for editing Christian quarterback’s postgame comments

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NBC Sports is being criticized for editing the postgame comments of Houston Texans’ quarterback C.J. Stroud after his team’s playoff victory last weekend. The Texans defeated the Cleveland Browns, 45-14, behind his ...

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Palestinian journalists killed in airstrike were terrorist operatives

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The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday presented damning evidence that two Palestinian “journalists” killed in Gaza in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday were terrorist operatives. Media outlets, however, are not asking why ...

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$4.5 million? Ministry Watch lists 100 highly-paid leaders

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Who are the 100 highly-paid ministry executives in the United States? Ministry Watch compiled a list with publicly available information derived from the latest Form 990 prepared by each ministry. “We are ...

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Social media made billions in advertising targeting kids

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Social media conglomerates earned nearly $11 billion from advertising targeting children. Of that, almost $2 billion in ad revenue came from users under the age of 12. YouTube earned the most ad ...

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Fox News pundits list people who should go away in 2024

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Although Jesus told his followers to love all people, they don’t necessarily have to like them. Fox News political pundits compiled a list of politicians and entertainers who were among the most ...

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Engineer for K-LOVE sued for embezzlement

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An engineer for K-LOVE and Air1 radio has been accused of embezzlement by a professional radio association. Shane Toven, a senior broadcast engineer for Educational Media Foundation (EMF) which owns the radio ...

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Missouri attorney general investigating Media Matters for America

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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced on Monday that his office is investigating Media Matters for America for allegedly fraudulent solicitation of donations from Missourians during its efforts to target Twitter. “We ...

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CNN, ABC, Reuters, AP cited for media bias

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Nima Elbagir, chief CNN international investigative correspondent published a piece that represents “activism masquerading as journalism.” The Associated Press and Reuters are “quick to report Hamas’s questionable claims.” And ABC “bizarrely” stated that “Israel was violating a ceasefire that had ...

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Young Chiefs fan, parents, undaunted by attacks over face paint

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A progressive website accused a young Chiefs fan of being racist for wearing a Native American headdress and painting his face at a recent game. As it turned out, the boy himself ...

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House speaker’s belief in original sin triggers outrage in media

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Political progressives apparently consider it a sin for Christians to believe in the biblical teaching of original sin. A decade-old quote in which Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson stated his belief in ...

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Rosalynn Carter’s enduring legacy outlived the media criticism

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With the passing of Rosalynn Carter on Sunday, media outlets are singing her praise as a life well lived. And they’re not wrong. But it wasn’t always the case. Carter, who served ...

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Former Kansas City Star religion editor Helen Gray dies at 81

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Helen T. Gray, the longtime religion editor of the “Kansas City Star,” died on Saturday at age 81.  When she was hired in 1965, Gray was paper’s second black reporter and its ...

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Israel furious media may have had prior knowledge of Hamas attack

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Israeli officials reacted with anger to a report suggesting that photographers associated with international media may have had advance knowledge of Hamas’s plan to attack Israeli communities on Oct. 7. They were ...

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Questions arise over AP, CNN reporters embedded with Hamas Oct. 7

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The placement of freelance photographers, who captured some of the attacks perpetrated by Hamas terrorists in southern Israel on Oct. 7 for AP and Reuters, raises questions about how much and when they knew about ...

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Arab children find hope, assurance in Christian satellite ministry

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As conflict rages across the Middle East and Africa, young Arab children are turning to the Arabic language SAT-7 for inspiration, hope, and assurance. Andrea El-Mounayer, SAT-7 KIDS Channel manager, calls the ...

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Dr. Phil blasts “intellectual rot” of pro-Hamas rallies at colleges

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Phil McGraw, better known as television’s Dr. Phil, does not mince words as he condemns the “intellectual rot” he sees pro-Hamas protests on U.S. college campuses. “The Hamas invaders were not soldiers; ...

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