Sean Salai

30% of U.S. religious congregations unlikely to survive the next 20 years, study predicts

A new wide-ranging multifaith study predicts that 30% of U.S. religious congregations will become defunct because of dramatic decreases in attendance over the coming two decades.

October 15, 2021

Who wants to be Dr. Fauci for Halloween?

Children looking for a Halloween mask to go trick-or-treating this year have a new option: the king of masks himself, Dr. Anthony Fauci.

October 15, 2021

California public high school boys defecate on teacher’s LGBTQ flag

In the latest skirmish over LGBTQ pride flags in public schools, two boys at Paso Robles High School in California posted a TikTok video of themselves defecating on a science teacher's classroom banner and then trying to flush it down the toilet.

October 14, 2021

U.S. military archbishop says conscientious objectors can refuse vaccine

The top chaplain of the Archdiocese for the Military Services has declared that Catholic troops may refuse to be vaccinated on the grounds of conscientious objection, reversing his previous position.

October 14, 2021

Catholic group urges COVID-weary parents to flee public schools

A prominent Catholic watchdog group is urging COVID-19-weary parents to flee public schools that indoctrinate their children in anti-religious ideologies and refuse to allow in-person learning.

October 13, 2021

E.W. Jackson, Virginia pastor, starts fund to pay for funerals of kids killed in shootings

Virginia pastor E.W. Jackson has launched a GoFundMe page to pay for the funerals of children killed in urban shootings -- and to offer bounties for the capture of their killers.

October 13, 2021

‘Tuttle Twins’ kids’ show offers an alternative to ‘woke’ Hollywood programming

The creators of the "Tuttle Twins," a new animated series from the studio that produced the Jesus-themed "The Chosen," are betting they're not the only parents looking for children's programming that advocates personal responsibility and celebrates freedom and free markets instead of the increasingly far-left values of Hollywood.

October 12, 2021

Libertarian analyst warns of socialist drift in Dems’ spending plan

A prominent libertarian financial analyst says the $3.5 trillion social spending bill proffered by President Biden and congressional Democrats would move the United States closer to a classical socialist economy.

October 12, 2021

Americans have fallen ‘way behind’ in quality of life: NPR poll

A National Public Radio poll released Tuesday finds that "Americans have fallen way behind" in all quality of life indicators, deepening their financial and health crises a year-and-a-half into the pandemic.

October 12, 2021

Catholic university institutes Pride Week featuring drag queen ‘gayla’

Xavier University of Louisiana this month will host an all-star "gayla" as part of its inaugural Pride Week in New Orleans.

October 11, 2021

New Bond movie ‘No Time to Die’ both reinvents and mourns 007

It's hard not to hear the marketing wheels turning during the new James Bond spy thriller "No Time to Die," which opened over the weekend as both a beginning and an end in the long-running franchise.

October 11, 2021

Muslims demand firing of New Jersey teacher who allegedly removed second grader’s hijab

Thousands of Muslims on Saturday demanded the firing of a New Jersey teacher under investigation for forcibly removing the religious veil of a second grade girl in class.

October 9, 2021

Texas parents ban children’s author in critical race theory clash

A Texas school district has removed the books of a children's author and postponed a virtual event with him after a group of parents complained that he teaches using the principles of critical race theory.

October 8, 2021

More Americans have died of COVID in 2021 than 2020: Johns Hopkins

More Americans have died from COVID-19 during the first nine months of the year than during the first nine months of the pandemic under Donald Trump's presidency, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

October 8, 2021

Allred sues UNC arts school, alleges sexual abuse of 7 kids

Women's rights attorney Gloria Allred has filed a class-action lawsuit against the University of North Carolina School for the Arts, alleging that administrators condoned a culture of sexual abuse of children in the 1970s and 1980s.

October 7, 2021

Trust in the media drops to lowest level since 2016 election, says Gallup poll

The Gallup polling firm reported Thursday that Americans' trust in the media to report the news with fairness, accuracy and fullness has dropped to its lowest level since the 2016 presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

October 7, 2021

Viral TikTok challenge to ‘slap a teacher’ puts U.S. authorities on high alert

A viral TikTok trend that challenges students to post videos of themselves slapping teachers this month has put authorities on high alert for classroom assault.

October 6, 2021

U.S. adults increasingly accept Marxist views, poll shows

A new survey shows that U.S. adults, especially millennials, increasingly endorse Marxist views such as the rejection of private property and traditional morality, even though they don't adopt Marxism as a label.

October 6, 2021

Salem museum exhibit celebrates modern-day witch culture

A Salem museum has opened an exhibit celebrating modern-day witch culture to dispel historical stigmas about witchcraft in the infamous Massachusetts town.

October 6, 2021

Fargo talk show host leaves job over TV station’s vaccine mandate

A longtime political talk show host in Fargo, North Dakota, has left his job rather than comply with his television station's vaccine mandate for employees.

October 5, 2021