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During the pandemic, millions of vulnerable children were forced to remain home with unsafe caretakers due to school closings and quarantine restrictions, and experts are predicting a sharp increase in child abuse reports when school returns this fall. Christian child advocacy organization, For The Children, with their network of over 20,000 vetted and trained volunteers, is calling on concerned adults within the church to watch for signs of abuse and neglect, and speak out.

Last week, and just before the celebration of our nation’s Declaration of Independence, the American Center for Law and Justice filed our opening brief on behalf of the city of Ocala, Florida, in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to preserve our first freedom: religious liberty.

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A historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York’s Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the city’s earliest days was gutted by a massive fire early Saturday that sent flames shooting through the roof.

Spanning three weeks in January and covering five states, pro-life advocates from around the Midwest will gather in multiple locations leading up to the March for Life Chicago. The march, an annual event, draws thousands from across the Midwest to celebrate all human life from conception through natural death. Overseen by weDignify and dozens of local organizations, this year’s March for Life Chicago will lead the Midwest pro-life movement in voicing its support for life in a new way – through the Moving the Movement, a multicity tour with stops in Des Moines, IA, Indianapolis, IN, Omaha, NE, Madison, WI, Mundelein IL, and Fort Wayne, IN, in the weeks leading up to the March for Life Chicago downtown in the Chicago loop.

Hunger relief efforts led by two Texas-based organizations are helping thousands of families in Texas struggling with COVID-19 hardships.

D. James Kennedy Ministries today called on President Donald Trump and the U.S. Senate to fulfill their constitutional obligations to appoint and confirm a Supreme Court nominee to fill the vacancy on the court created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

One California church is rejoicing over the record number of baptisms that took place on September 12.

Samaritan’s Purse is responding to the historic wildfires that continue to devastate the West Coast as thousands of families return to find their homes and years of priceless memories destroyed. The organization’s volunteers are on the ground in Santa Cruz, California, helping impacted communities sift through the ashes— searching for anything that may have survived the flames. A team of disaster response specialists is also working with local officials and church partners in Medford, Oregon. As soon as local authorities provide necessary clearance, volunteers will begin helping families start to recover.