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January 2, 2026
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| PERKINS: Here's One Way You Can Take a Daily Stand |
| by Tony Perkins |
| According to the Barna Group, 84% of practicing Christians say they want to read the Bible more. Yet desire alone isn't enough. The same research shows that only about 25% of self-identified Christians read the Bible more than once a week. And it's that 25% who consistently report greater peace, clearer direction, and a deeper sense of meaning in life. The difference isn't intention - it's consistent action. So here's my suggestion: resolve to regularly read the Bible this year. |
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| Church Attendance Is up in America, and Young People Are Leading the Surge |
| by Mark Tapscott |
| America experienced major changes in the spiritual life of its people in 2025, and the most important of them - the surge in church attendance being led by Gen Zers and Millennials - was also the least expected, according to the exas-based Barna survey research firm. |
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| Outstanding - A Year in Review: The Trump Admin 2.0 (Ep. 224) |
| Podcast with Casey Harper, Matt Carpenter and Mark Tapscott |
| It has almost been one whole year of Trump admin 2.0. How did President Trump do? Host Casey Harper is joined by Family Research Council Action's Matt Carpenter and The Washington Stand's Mark Tapscott to unpack the actions and impacts of the second Trump administration. The three dive into what's changed concerning the: immigration issue, Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, foreign policy, and abortion. |
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| Federal Judge Blocks California School's Trans Secrecy Policy |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| A federal judge in California delivered an unqualified victory for common sense last Monday when he struck down the state's school secrecy policy, which required school officials to lie to parents about their child's gender identity. "Parents have a right to receive gender information," ruled Judge Roger Benitez, a George W. Bush appointee in the Southern District of California, "and teachers have a right to provide to parents accurate information about a child's gender identity." |
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| Supreme Court May Get Case Freeing Churches in Politics in 2026 Suit to Watch |
| by Mark Tapscott |
| Supreme Court justices may have an opportunity in 2026 to affirm the First Amendment rights of churches to advise congregants of the biblical perspective on major public policy issues in political campaigns and to provide information on the stands taken on those issues by candidates for elective office at all levels of government. |
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| Top 5 Most Underreported Stories of 2025 |
| by Dan Hart |
| The Washington Stand published a number of important stories that were largely ignored by the mainstream media in 2025. Here are the top five. |
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| 'Beauty Will Save the World' |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| Things of beauty are considered things of the past. Towering Gothic cathedrals constructed less than 500 years ago are seen as relics of an ancient world, wearing a suit and tie regularly or taking off a hat indoors is considered old-fashioned, sweeping orchestral music is broadly deemed "classical," sealing a handwritten love letter with wax is something from a Jane Austen novel, not a habit of boyfriends and girlfriends in the 21st century. Why is that? Why is ugliness a thing of the present day while beauty is relegated to ages long gone? |
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| 'You Will Not Surely Die': Cryonics, Euthanasia, and the Oldest Lie in a New Lab Coat |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| Not long ago, a friend of mine sent me a link to Alcor, established in 1972, which describes itself as "the world leader in cryonics and preservation science." Perhaps, like me, your initial reaction went something like this: huh? |
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| 3 Critical Immigration Legal Battles Faced by the Second Trump Administration |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| Since returning to the Oval Office on January 20, President Donald Trump has issued hundreds of executive orders, rescinded actions taken by the previous administration, and moved to reform and downsize clumsy and bloated federal agencies. On his first day back in the White House, the president signed at least 100 executive orders, part of a "flood the zone" strategy developed in concert with one of his top advisors and policy architects, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, who intended to overwhelm progressive opponents and stagger any litigative response. |
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