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CP Daily distills the most essential Christian news of the day, recapping compelling headlines and important stories. The show, which runs weekday mornings, offers news and analysis from across denominational lines, exploring the award-winning faith, cultural and political content published each day by The Christian Post. Tune in to "CP Daily" on your favorite podcast platforms.
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Election Chaos, Christian Persecution, a Gen Z Mental Health Crisis, Abortion, and a $2 Million Religious Liberty Victory

Midterm election results remain uncertain, and control of both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate remains in the balance. New research from Harmony Healthcare IT shows that nearly 70% of Generation Z—those born between 1997 and 2012—say their mental health was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with 42% of adult members of the cohort reporting that they have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. The San Diego County Sheriff's Department announced that L...

Nov 11, 20228 min

Midterm Election Results, Florida Bans Transition Surgeries on Minors, NY Church Challenges Gun Ban

Republican incumbent governors secured major victories Tuesday night, including a strong performance from a potential 2024 presidential hopeful, while Democrats made it more challenging for Republicans to take control of the U.S. Senate but could still lose control of the House of Representatives. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the former White House spokesperson for President Donald Trump and the daughter of Mike Huckabee, a former governor, has become the first woman elected governor of Arkansas. Flo...

Nov 10, 20228 min

US Adults Describe Churches as Transcendent, Christian Monastery Discovered in UAE, Anne Wilson's New Book

Most Americans view church buildings as transcendent spaces, but a new poll shows the majority, including self-identified Christians, do not regularly visit a space they consider transcendent. A new report compiled by congressional Republicans suggests that the FBI is “rotted at its core,” citing the targeting of pro-life activists and parents concerned about their children’s education. A pro-life doctor has pushed back against a National Public Radio reporter's comparison of abortion to childbi...

Nov 09, 20227 min

Seeking Unity Ahead of Midterms, Protecting Kids from Gender Ideology, Attacks on Pro-Life Groups

A Christian pastor in northern India who drives a taxi for a living didn’t think he had anything to fear when a well-mannered Sikh asked him to take a slight detour. As gender ideology continues to pervade every realm of culture, legislators and public policy experts alarmed about its effects on children have taken numerous steps in an effort to curtail it in the law. A new report reveals that pro-life groups and individuals have faced an astronomically higher number of incidents of violence tha...

Nov 08, 20228 min

Worldview Conference Examines Deconstruction, Netanyahu Wins Election, Brian Houston on Resignation

Whether it’s about sex and gender, scientific evidence that supports the Scriptures, or simply wondering whether objective truth even exists, students young and old are seeking answers to some of life’s biggest questions. Benjamin Netanyahu has once again become prime minister of Israel in the country's fifth election in less than four years. Hillsong Church’s founder and former global senior pastor Brian Houston blamed public statements made by the church’s board for his abrupt resignation earl...

Nov 07, 20227 min

Title IX Changes Loom, Anti-Semitism Spikes on College Campuses, Miss USA Doesn't Have to Allow Trans Contestants

A new report reveals that most of the top colleges and universities in the United States have inadequate protections in place for students accused of wrongdoing. A recent report from the Jewish advocacy group Anti-Defamation League highlighted an increase in anti-Israel activities at U.S. colleges and universities, raising concerns about the incidents and their impact on Jewish students. Couples who get married due to family or social pressure are up to 50% more at risk of having a union that en...

Nov 04, 20228 min

Gen Z is More Closed Minded, Flagship Church in TN Leaves UMS, Pastor Jamal Bryant Slams Herschel Walker

Generation Z is less open-minded and more intolerant than older generations, according to a recently released study by the left-leaning British media outlet Channel 4. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has spoken out against healthcare providers prescribing abortion pills to non-pregnant, saying it could endanger women's health. While overt discrimination in Silicon Valley is rare, there is a level of “soft discrimination," where one thing is said in private and another in public, said Peter...

Nov 03, 20227 min

Should Race Factor Into College Admissions, SBC Pastors Call to Ban Women Pastors, Liberty Sees Record Enrollment

The U.S. Supreme Court heard several hours of arguments on whether education institutions can consider race as one of many factors in determining student admissions. A Christian university has credited God for the record number of students it welcomed this year, both online and in person, making it one of the youngest universities to achieve such a feat. More than 700 Southern Baptist pastors are calling on the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) to prohibit women from serving “as a pastor of any ...

Nov 02, 20227 min

American Christian Stance on Halloween, Pro-Trans Activists Shred Bible, Pastor Imprisoned in Hong Kong

The majority of Protestant pastors in the United States do not advise Christians to avoid Halloween entirely, and many encouraged churchgoers to use the holiday to build relationships and spread the Gospel. Activists protesting conservative commentator Matt Walsh's college tour at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where his documentary film “What is a Woman” was being shown, grabbed a Bible from a young man who was reading it aloud and ripped out the pages. A judge in Hong Kong sentenced a 59...

Nov 01, 20227 min

WV Eases Birth Certificate Gender Switching, Saddleback Wants to Remain in SBC, Iranian UFC Fighter Shares Christ

West Virginia has agreed to amend its policies to allow trans-identified individuals to more easily change the gender marker on their birth certificates. Saddleback Church does not want to leave the Southern Baptist Convention over their recent support of female pastors, according to recently installed lead pastor Andy Wood. Years after resigning as leader of the now defunct Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington, because God told him a “trap” has been set for him, Mark Driscoll, who now serves...

Oct 31, 20227 min

Underground Abortion Pill Network, Republican Canvasser Attacked, Chinese Communist Party Reelects Xi Jinping

A pro-life group is calling on Congress and drug enforcement agencies to take action amid reports that organizations in Mexico are funneling abortion pills into states that have banned their use. A Georgia-based Christian university has received a $3 million gift to endow a faculty chair and launch a Global Impact Center in honor of pastor and author Charles Stanley. Public high school assistant football coach Joe Kennedy will be reinstated after being dismissed in 2015 for praying on the field ...

Oct 28, 20228 min

2022 Sees Record Border Crossings, Biden Supports Trans Community, PCUSA Adds Nonbinary Category

Fiscal year 2022 saw a record number of migrant crossings and deaths as illegal immigration remains a significant issue for voters heading into the midterm elections. An LGBT activist documenting his gender transition on TikTok went to the White House to question President Joe Biden. Saddleback Church identifies the wife of its new lead pastor as a "teaching pastor," even though the SBC restricts the office of pastor to men in its official statement of beliefs. Some of Christian and gospel music...

Oct 27, 20229 min

Math and Reading Scores Declining, Florida Schools on Trans Bathrooms, Pro-Lifers Must Pay $2.4M to Planned Parenthood

Student reading and math scores suffered historic declines in the past three years as the nation analyzes the impact the COVID-pandemic had on education, according to The National Assessment of Educational Progress. Florida education officials have passed a new rule requiring public and charter schools to allow students to access bathrooms and locker rooms based on biological sex rather than preferred gender identity. An in-depth undercover video released Tuesday shows a Planned Parenthood abort...

Oct 26, 20228 min

Economic Issues Influencing Evangelical Vote, Archeologists Find St. Nicholas' Tomb, Rishi Sunak New UK Prime Minister

A new survey suggests economic issues like gas prices and inflation will have more impact on Evangelical voters in the upcoming midterm elections than cultural issues. Archeologists have found the tomb that holds the remains of Saint Nicholas underneath an ancient church in Turkey. Nicholas, who became the basis for the Christmas character Santa Claus, died more than 1,600 years ago. Advertisers are being urged to drop rapper Kanye West over his recent anti-Semitic remarks that have drawn the ir...

Oct 25, 20228 min

260 Churches in North Carolina Leaving UMC, Fentanyl Pills Disguised as Candy at LAX, MercyMe's New Album

An organizer with a theologically conservative alternative to the United Methodist Church has predicted that nearly a third of congregations in North Carolina may leave the mainline Protestant denomination. Law enforcement in Los Angeles seized around 12,000 fentanyl pills packaged in several bags of candy weeks before Halloween. A new report suggests that chest reconstruction surgeries performed on adolescents with gender dysphoria increased nearly 400% from 2016 to 2019. Award-winning multi-pl...

Oct 24, 20227 min

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Resigns, Stacey Abrams Links Inflation Anxiety to Abortion, Religion and Youth Mental Health

United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss announced Thursday that she will resign after over six weeks in office, making her term as prime minister the shortest in the history of the nation. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of a Colorado web designer opposed to using her business to promote same-sex marriage in December. A new poll reveals that Chick-fil-A is the most popular restaurant among American teens, mirroring the results of other surveys of both youth and adults finding a high le...

Oct 21, 20227 min

SBC Seminary Affirms Only Men Can Be Pastors, Brian Houston Hosts Prayer Night Ahead of Court, Detransitioners Speak Out

A Southern Baptist Convention seminary passed a resolution affirming its president's stance that only men can be pastors, an indirect response to Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church ordaining three women pastors last year. Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston announced that he and his wife, Bobbie, will have a big night of preaching and fellowship in their home base next month and urged their followers to join them in their return to a local stage. A group of detransitioners spoke at a recent schoo...

Oct 20, 20226 min

Texas Megachurch Leaves UMC, Atheist Pro-Life Activist Indicted, Three Reasons for Deconstruction

The leadership of a Texas megachurch has decided to leave The United Methodist Church without a congregational vote, which defies denominational rules on dismissal. The U.S. Department of Justice indicted a 10th pro-life activist in connection to a 2020 blockade of a Washington, D.C. abortion clinic. Two years ago, the daughter of January Littlejohn stepped inside her mom's car and told her that earlier that day she'd had a meeting with school staff who were affirming her new gender identity and...

Oct 19, 20227 min

FBI's 'Open War on Pro-Life Activists,' School Board Promotes 'Family-Friendly' Drag Show, Biden's Migrant Policy

Republican lawmakers are seeking answers from the FBI regarding what they see as the selective enforcement of federal law as arrests of pro-life activists make national headlines. Parents are rallying behind a mother who blasted a Southern California school district for its plans to host a “family-friendly” Halloween drag show, which she said amounts to “pimping out our kids” in an already “hyper-sexualized” culture. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has called for a U.N. Co...

Oct 18, 20227 min

Drag Queen Leads Sermon at Methodist Church, Albert Pujols Retires, No Death Penalty for Parkland Shooter

As the pro-life movement expresses outrage over the arrest of pro-life activist Mark Houck, attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers and churches continue in the United States nearly four months after the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the U.S. Constitution does not contain the right to an abortion. A jury has rejected a request to give the death penalty to Nikolas Cruz, the now 24-year-old man, who, as a student, entered a high school in Parkland, Florida, in 2018 and murdered 17 people in a m...

Oct 17, 20227 min

Huckabee Warns of Legalizing Marijuana, How the Economy Impacts Giving, Willie Spence in Fatal Crash

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has joined the effort to stop the legalization of recreational marijuana in Arkansas through a ballot measure to be voted on next month. A majority of Protestant pastors in the United States believe the current state of the economy is negatively impacting their churches, according to a new poll. A major pharmacy chain denies allegations of wrongdoing as it faces another lawsuit for terminating an employee who refused to provide abortion-inducing drugs in violat...

Oct 14, 20229 min

Memory Expert Can Recite 20 Books of the Bible, Swing Voters Focused on Economy, Mr. T Preaches at Home Church

When it comes to the words of Scripture, professor Tom Meyer — also known as the Bible Memory Man — believes sometimes hearing makes all the difference. A new poll reveals that swing voters prefer candidates who focus on economic issues as opposed to abortion with less than one month remaining until the 2022 midterm elections. Actor Mr. T is always actively using his platform to promote his Christian faith and now he is using it to share his first sermon, preached at his home church. Actress Can...

Oct 13, 20227 min

Tulsi Gabbard Leaves Democratic Party, Non-Profit Says Chase Closed Its Account, Bart Barber on Christian Nationalism

Former Democratic presidential candidate and congresswoman, Tulsi Gabbard, called on “independent-minded Democrats” to join her Tuesday morning as she announced her exit from the Democratic Party, citing a raft of concerns. A nonpartisan, faith-based nonprofit organization led by a former United States Ambassador for religious freedom says its Chase bank account was abruptly closed with little explanation. Vanderbilt University Medical Center has agreed to temporarily stop performing body mutila...

Oct 12, 20228 min

Biden's Armageddon Comments, Puberty Blockers Pushed in Kid's Cartoon Ad, Ohio Blocks 6-Week Abortion Ban

The Great American Family cable network, which broadcasts family-oriented content, has announced it will release 18 original Christmas movies as part of its “Great American Christmas" event that starts Oct. 21 with all-day and all-night holiday films through the end of the year. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said President Joe Biden’s recent remark regarding the “prospect of Armageddon” over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats reflects “the very high s...

Oct 11, 20227 min

Americans Support Prayer at School Sporting Events, Elvis Presley's Christian Walk, Court Rules DACA Unlawful

A majority of Americans support prayer during public high school sporting events, compared with roughly a third who approve of professional athletes kneeling during the national anthem, according to a new survey. One of the nation's largest pro-life advocacy organizations has reiterated its support for U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker after he denied claims that he paid for his girlfriend to have an abortion. Actress Tia Mowry, who, alongside her twin sister, Tamera, gained fame on the '90s...

Oct 10, 20228 min

Reporter Fired for Pro-Life Petition, Scooby-Doo Film Turns Velma Lesbian, NY's Pro-Polygamy Ruling

A pro-life group is calling for the impeachment of United States Attorney General Merrick Garland following a raid on a pro-life activist's home. A North Texas megachurch has revealed that one of its former youth pastors sexually abused at least 14 girls from two different churches. Popular children's cartoon series "Scooby-Doo" has joined the list of children's content that overtly features LGBT characters by turning one of the show's five main protagonists, Velma, into a lesbian. Family Resear...

Oct 07, 20228 min

University Funds Abortion Film Projects, Doctor Tells Congress Men Can Get Pregnant, Artists Mourn Loretta Lynn

A California university is funding a grant program for student film projects promoting abortion rights. A Planned Parenthood abortionist insisted that men can get pregnant during his testimony as an expert witness at a recent congressional committee hearing. Planned Parenthood is criticizing Netflix's new Marilyn Monroe movie for its depiction of abortion, expressing concern about the film's portrayal of the starlet's mental torment after undergoing two abortions. Country music icon Loretta Lynn...

Oct 06, 20228 min

Cities Use Tax Dollars to Fund Abortion, Exodus-Era Burial Cave Discovered, CA Becomes Sanctuary for Gender Transition

After the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization resulted in the overturning of Roe v. Wade,some cities have pledged to increase support for the abortion industry through their taxpayers. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law that critics say would effectively make California a sanctuary state for trans-identified minors seeking life-altering surgeries and hormone drugs. Israeli archaeologists said they have discovered an extremely rare 3,300 years ol...

Oct 05, 20227 min

FEMA Addresses 'Equity' Comment, Why Americans Are Turning to the Occult, Worship After Hurricane Ian

Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell assured Sunday that the agency will provide Hurricane Ian relief to "all communities." A new poll suggests nearly two-thirds of American voters don't know that fentanyl is killing over 50,000 people a year in the United States. Members of the Southwest Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Florida, gathered at their battered sanctuary on Sunday to thank God for sparing their lives from Hurricane Ian. A federal court has ruled that a Catho...

Oct 04, 20228 min

Air Force Fellowship for "Gender Minorities," Museum of the Bible Returns Stolen Manuscript, RZIM VP Shares Regrets

House Republicans are urging the Justice Department to investigate cyberattacks on pro-life websites as the national discourse surrounding the issue of abortion grows increasingly heated following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling determiningthat the U.S. Constitution does not contain a right to abortion. Leaders from the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. traveled to Greece this week to formally return a handwritten, 1,000-year-old, handwritten Gospel manuscript looted by Bulgarian troops in...

Oct 03, 20228 min
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