As Advent winds down and Christmas approaches, Fox News Digital reached out to four faith leaders for their insights into this liturgical season and their spiritual preparations for the arrival of Jesus Christ. Judge Phil Ginn, president of Southern Evangelical Seminary, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, turned to a verse …
Read More »Jury weighs accounts of anti-Muslim hatred, entrapment by federal agents in X-ray weapon case
ALBANY, N.Y. – Jurors are deliberating on whether an upstate New York man actually plotted to kill Muslims with a mobile X-ray device or was just a big talker unhappy with American political and social trends and led along by the FBI. Industrial mechanic Glendon Scott Crawford could face 25 …
Read More »New Hampshire prisoner claims religious right to have beard; facial hair led to secure housing
CONCORD, N.H. – A prisoner in New Hampshire is suing the state after he was placed in secure housing for failing to shave his thick, bushy beard in violation of prison rules. A federal judge in July ordered prison officials to give 35-year-old Frank Staples a lower security classification and …
Read More »‘Act of violence’: New Jersey Rabbi injured in suspected hate crime before Jewish holiday
A rabbi has been assaulted outside his home in New Jersey just hours before the start of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, authorities said. The Oct. 5th incident is being investigated as both a violent crime and a suspected antisemitic attack, with the local mayor condemning it as “a disgraceful …
Read More »Megachurch founder finishes church's restoration process after stepping down due to undisclosed transgression
Dr. Tony Evans, the Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship founder who announced last year that he was stepping away from his pastoral role because he had fallen short of the standards in God’s Word, submitted himself to the “church’s discipline and restoration process,” associate pastor of outreach Chris Wheel announced on …
Read More »Pitt football players lead ‘Pitt for Jesus’ event as dozens are baptized
College sports teams can unify their community on and off the field — and one football team is doing just that by using its platform to spread faith to students. University of Pittsburgh football players delivered the gospel in front of nearly 600 people during a stirring ‘Pitt for Jesus’ …
Read More »Who is the British citizen of Syrian descent accused of synagogue terror attack?
The suspect behind the deadly car and knife terror attack outside a synagogue in Manchester in theUnited Kingdomon Thursday has been identified by police as Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent. Police said Al-Shamie entered the United Kingdom as a young child and became a citizen in …
Read More »Bible Belt pastors on how Kirk's assassination prompted Americans to return to church
As waves of shock rippled through America on Sept. 10, 2025, after Charlie Kirk was assassinated, the sorrow of losing a “brother in Christ” was felt in the Bible Belt of the United States. “We immediately prayed for him to make it through. But then, just kind of hearing that …
Read More »FBI cuts ties with leftist group that put Turning Point USA on its 'hate map' before Kirk assassination
FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday the agency has “terminated” all ties with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a left-leaning nonprofit organization known for its “hate map” and designating groups it views as extremist, including Turning Point USA. The nonprofit, founded in 1971, originally focused on civil rights legal …
Read More »Chinese underground church pastor, father of US citizens, detained by authorities, family says
The pastor of one of China’s biggest underground evangelical churches was arrested Friday in what appears to be a roundup of Christian leaders, and his family and followers fear for his safety. Pastor Ezra Jin of Zion Church was detained by Chinese authorities, his daughter, Grace Jin, told Fox News …
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