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Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is facing a wave of Republican criticism after instantly naming his "favorite drag queen in Texas" at a campaign event. "Oh my gosh, probably Alyssa Edwards," Talarico replied — a clip shared by RNC Research that has drawn 1.9 million views on X. His opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, fired back: "What normal person can name their favorite drag queen this quickly? ... James Talarico is too weird and too radical for Texas." White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called him "a deeply sick and disturbed individual." Alyssa Edwards is the stage name of Justin Dwayne Lee Johnson, a "RuPaul's Drag Race" alum who told Esquire he hopes to inspire "another little boy or another little girl." Talarico has previously faced scrutiny for headlining a 2021 LGBTQ festival featuring an 11-year-old drag performer, though he recently softened stances on trans sports and youth sex-change procedures.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/talarico-raises-eyebrows-for-quick-answer-on-favorite-drag-queen.html
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Deion Sanders is at the center of a theological debate after the University of Colorado Buffaloes head coach and NFL Hall of Famer opened a postgame press conference with a roughly 10-second prayer in tongues, following his team's 52-21 blowout win over Weber State on Saturday. OutKick commentator Jon Root dismissed it on X, writing, "Colorado HC Deion Sanders attempted to 'pray in tongues' before starting a press conference. This is nonsensical babbling. Not Biblical at all." His post drew nearly 500,000 views, and he later said he had "yet to hear a solid, Biblical defense" of the clip. Pastor Matt Green defended "Coach Prime," citing First Corinthians 14 and saying, "He's strengthening himself; he's getting ready." Sanders, who came to Christ after a 1997 suicide attempt, has long spoken publicly about praying in tongues.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/deion-sanders-public-prayer-in-tongues-sparks-debate.html
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The Episcopal Diocese of Florida has finally elected a new bishop after nearly three years without one, following disputed elections and clashes over LGBT issues. At a convention of more than 200 clergy and lay delegates at the Camp Weed and Cerveny Conference Center in Live Oak, the Rev. J. Randolph Alexander Jr., rector of Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill in Alexandria, Virginia, won on the third ballot with 86 clergy and 78 lay votes. Alexander said he was "humbled, beyond words, by this decision from the people of God in the Diocese of Florida," adding, "The harvest field is ripe unto the harvest." The diocese had been leaderless since Bishop Samuel Howard's 2023 retirement, after the Rev. Charlie Holt's twice-contested election failed to win churchwide consent. Denominational leaders now have 120 days to confirm Alexander.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/episcopal-diocese-elects-new-bishop-after-nearly-3-year-vacancy.html
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A Virginia family is being mourned after a deadly crash on Interstate 66 this weekend. Marlysha Liddell, her husband Paul, and their four-year-old daughter Leilani were killed Sunday afternoon as they drove home to Manassas after attending services at St. Augustine Church in Northwest Washington, the city's first Black Catholic parish, founded in 1858. Virginia State Police say a Toyota 4Runner was forced from its lane and struck bollards, leaving it and a utility truck hauling oxygen tanks stopped in the right lane. The family's Honda Pilot then rear-ended the truck and burst into flames, killing all three at the scene. Fifty-five-year-old Walter R. Juarez Bautista and forty-five-year-old Jesus Huaman each face reckless driving charges. Marlysha Liddell was a Justice Department civil rights attorney; Leilani, born prematurely, was set to begin pre-K. Church member Melinda Jennings called the deaths "a major blow," saying, "it's going to be a very hard third Sunday and even beyond."
https://www.christianpost.com/news/virginia-family-killed-in-car-crash-after-leaving-church.html
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Illinois officials have agreed to abide by a federal court order barring enforcement of the state's new assisted suicide law against Catholic plaintiffs while litigation continues. Judge Franklin Valderrama of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois blocked state regulators from enforcing the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act against the Archdiocese of Chicago, a Catholic pharmacist and groups of Catholic nuns. The plaintiffs object to provisions requiring providers to disclose end-of-life options, refer objecting patients elsewhere, and refrain from intervening. Cardinal Blase Cupich said the objection "is not an attempt to impose Catholic teaching on non-Catholics; it is an effort to stop the State from compelling Catholic health care providers to violate their conscience." Becket president Mark Rienzi called the mandate "a blatant attack on religious freedom."
https://www.christianpost.com/news/illinois-cant-force-nuns-to-promote-assisted-suicide.html
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Southern Baptist leaders are welcoming a clarification from Albert Mohler, longtime president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, who says he does not support blasphemy laws after facing backlash over remarks made during a Christian nationalism debate at New Saint Andrews College in Idaho. In a WORLD Opinions piece, Mohler said the "fracas" was "not what I intended," explaining his comments addressed a hypothetical nation without the U.S. Constitution, adding, "I think I blew it," and stressing, "as a Baptist, I would never want to coerce religious belief." Dr. Richard Land, executive editor of The Christian Post and former head of the SBC's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, said he's "delighted" Mohler clarified his position, but insisted, "We still shouldn't have a religious test for office. Period. That's just verboten."
https://www.christianpost.com/news/al-mohler-clarifies-blasphemy-law-comments-after-backlash.html
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A new survey from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression finds that the late Christian activist Charlie Kirk has become one of the most fraught subjects on American college campuses. FIRE's 2027 College Free Speech Rankings, drawing on responses from nearly 63,000 students at 261 schools, found 44% of students nationally call Kirk "difficult to discuss" — the third-hardest topic after the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and President Donald Trump, with abortion fourth and religion also in the top 10. At Utah Valley University, where Kirk was shot on September 10, 2025, that figure climbs to 62%. Nine schools that punished faculty over Kirk comments fell in the rankings, and some campuses blocked Turning Point USA chapters. FIRE President Greg Lukianoff said "the overall state of free speech on campus is grim," with schools earning a D-minus average.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/roughly-half-of-all-college-students-say-topic-of-charlie-kirk.html