IT MATTERS. Jury selection has begun in Philadelphia where pro-life father of seven Mark Houck stands accused of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. Houck was a sidewalk counselor outside an abortion clinic and says he was defending his young son from an aggressive and abusive abortion escort. The FBI raided Houck's home with a great deal of force last fall; CBN News Capitol Hill Correspondent Matt Galka is in Philadelphia reporting from the trial.
Did you miss our January 20 March for Life coverage? Watch it here, and learn more about CBN's view on the issue of life.
POLITICS. The "Weaponization of Government Select Subcommittee" is brand new in the Republican-led House of Representatives. Led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the subcommittee's stated purpose is to act as a check on Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations. Here's why it matters.
Former Vice President Mike Pence recently notified the National Archives that classified materials had been found in boxes in his home in Indiana. There are several other ongoing investigations related to classified documents found in the homes of President Joe Biden, and former President Donald Trump. When people questioned why Mr. Pence had documents, President Trump defended him and made this statement.
HAPPENING HERE. Jack Philips is a baker in Colorado who refuses to create cakes that express messages violating his Christian beliefs. In 2018, Philips won a partial victory at the Supreme Court after refusing to make a cake for a gay wedding. This week, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled against Philips after he refused to bake a cake to celebrate a gender transition. Here's what will happen next.
Experts are warning about the hyper-sexualization of boys and girls, driven by easy access to pornography. In addition to the damage done to children who view porn, the availability of child sexual abuse material on the web has skyrocketed. Here's why it matters.
Chick-fil-A's "secret sauce" is actually very simple. Here's what the former CEO Dan Cathy told CBN News this week.
The Virginia General Assembly has voted to honor Regent University, founded 45 years ago by CBN founder Dr. Pat Robertson. Read the commendation here.
NEVER FORGET. Yesterday was Holocaust Remembrance Day and there are fewer and fewer who lived through the horrific "final solution" implemented by the Nazis in WWII. Hanna Malka is one of the approximately 161,000 holocaust survivors currently living in Israel. She was 16 years old when her native Czechoslovakia was invaded; watch her incredible story, here.
INTERNATIONAL. Pope Francis has declared that laws criminalizing homosexual acts are "unjust" and he is calling on the Catholic Church to work to end these laws. He does acknowledge homosexual activity as a sin. In a similar debate taking place in the Church of England, Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell recently told the BBC News that sexual immorality is not sinful. Yet Archbishop Cottrell's statement contradicts the Church's own Lambeth Resolution. Here's the story.
A map from WWII has sparked a treasure hunt in a Dutch village. It purports to show a stash of precious jewels that were buried after the Nazis blew up a bank vault.
The global deaf community now has access to Scripture in a new way. Chameleon is motion capture technology that features a digital avatar signing the Bible to a viewer. Wycliffe Bible Translators have played a significant role in harnessing this technology in ways that also protects the identity of the signer; here's how it works.
HEALTH. A German molecular biologist predicts that artificial wombs will soon be in regular use and will replace traditional birth. Watch the shocking video here, which details the plan for factories incubating up to 30k babies each year in "growth pods."
The CDC and FDA are now downplaying the preliminary "signal" for ischemic stroke for individuals age 65+ who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Here's what you need to know.
A government program in Canada leads the world in harvesting organs—from individuals who choose assisted suicide. In March of this year, Canada will also allow assisted suicide for healthy individuals with mental illness as their sole underlying condition.
ENTERTAINMENT. A five-year-old went viral recently for baptizing his Paw Patrol toy and preaching to millions about salvation and faith, in the middle of a daytime television show. Watch the "baptism" and the interview with this young man, here.
San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Brock Purdy says, "My identity is in Jesus." Purdy became the starting QB in December after others were injured; last week, he led the 49ers to victory against the Dallas Cowboys. That victory puts the 49ers one step closer to playing in this year's NFL Superbowl.
Dolly Parton is singing a new song and telling fans it was divinely inspired by a dream she had about God. Parton released the track last week on her 77th birthday; listen to Don't Make Me Have To Come Down There.
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