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The Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship, ruling that children born in the United States to illegal immigrants are citizens under the 14th Amendment. In the 5-4 decision in *Trump v. Barbara*, Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by Sonia Sotomayor, Amy Coney Barrett, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, wrote that if Congress meant to restrict citizenship, “nothing in the succinct language of the Citizenship Clause conveyed that design.” Roberts added, “We keep that promise today,” calling citizenship “the right to have rights.” Justice Clarence Thomas dissented, arguing the court took the “extraordinary step” of invalidating Trump’s order. The case centered on the administration’s push to reinterpret the amendment despite longstanding precedent, including the 1898 ruling in *U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark*.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/supreme-court-rejects-trump-order-limiting-birthright-citizenship.html
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 that states may bar transgender athletes assigned male at birth from competing in girls’ and women’s sports, saying those laws do not violate Title IX or the 14th Amendment. The decision in *State of West Virginia v. B.P.J.* keeps similar restrictions in more than two dozen states in place and has triggered sharply divided reactions nationwide. Supporters are celebrating the ruling as a major win for female athletes, with the headline response summed up as “Biology wins.” Opponents, meanwhile, called the outcome “heartbreaking,” arguing it further sidelines transgender competitors. Reporter Ryan Foley notes the ruling was met by advocacy groups, athletes, and public officials on both sides, with one camp framing it as a victory for fairness and the other warning it will marginalize trans-identified athletes.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/5-reactions-to-supreme-courts-ruling-on-boys-in-girls-sports.html
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“Supergirl” is shaping up to be a major box office disappointment, with Variety projecting the DC film could lose between $100 million and $120 million after opening to just $38 million domestically and $30 million overseas. The film, directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El alongside Jason Momoa, reportedly cost $175 million to make, plus another $75 million in marketing. Analysts say strong competition from films including Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day,” “Minions & Monsters,” and Disney’s “Moana” has added pressure. Alcock also stirred backlash with comments about critics, saying she’s targeted for “simply existing as a woman,” and later mocked online detractors as “‘Dad of four, Christian,’ which is hilarious to me,” adding, “If you’re pissing the right kind of people off, you’re doing okay.”
https://www.christianpost.com/news/supergirl-projected-to-lose-120-million-at-box-office.html
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A federal appeals court has revived a religious discrimination lawsuit against Alaska Airlines brought by former flight attendants Marli Brown and Lacey Smith, who say they were fired after criticizing the company’s support for the Equality Act on an internal employee forum. In a 9th Circuit opinion, Judge Daniel Bress wrote that “the plaintiffs have demonstrated a genuine dispute of material fact” over whether Alaska terminated them because of their religious beliefs and whether the flight attendants’ union played a role. Bress added, “adverse employment actions made on the basis of the religious beliefs themselves are improper.” Judge Morgan Christen agreed in part but dissented in part, arguing Smith had not shown Alaska knew her post was faith-based. First Liberty Institute attorney Stephanie Taub praised the ruling, saying, “You cannot be fired because your employer does not like your religious beliefs.”
https://www.christianpost.com/news/alaska-airlines-religious-discrimination-lawsuit-revived-by-court.html
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A new study from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research says America’s megachurches are not just recovering from the pandemic, they’re booming. Researchers Warren Bird and Scott Thumma found that roughly 1,850 megachurches — less than 1% of U.S. Protestant congregations — now draw an estimated 10 million worshipers on a typical weekend, or about one in six Protestant churchgoers. The survey found 67% report attendance above pre-COVID levels, while 84% say they are stronger now than before the pandemic. Thumma said, “most megachurches have demonstrated remarkable resilience,” adding many “have emerged stronger than before.” Bird called these churches “laboratories of innovation,” pointing to digital engagement, multisite ministry and leadership development. The study also found median income rose from $5.3 million in 2019 to $7.4 million.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/americas-booming-megachurches-draw-10-million-worshipers-weekly.html
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A popular tarot reader on TikTok, known as “Alex in the Ordinary,” has walked away from her nearly 933,000 followers, deleted most of her content, and says she has embraced Christianity. In a final post, Alexandra Ashcroft announced, “I am not going to be offering any more readings or sessions,” adding, “Jesus Christ has saved my life and I can no longer ignore that reality.” Ashcroft said the change came after months of “reflecting, questioning, praying,” and she has now launched a new account, “alexcourageinchrist,” centered on “conversations about Scripture.” Addressing criticism, she said, “I know the truth, God knows the truth.” In her first new video, citing John 15:18, Ashcroft declared, “If the world hates you, remember it hated Jesus first,” and concluded simply, “Jesus did save me.”
https://www.christianpost.com/news/tarot-card-reader-deletes-online-content-after-finding-jesus.html
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states may bar biological males from competing in girls’ and women’s sports, upholding West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act of 2021 and Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. Writing for the 6-3 majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh framed the issue bluntly: “May schools determine eligibility for women’s and girls’ sports based on biological sex? The answer is yes.” Kavanaugh added that Title IX “cannot plausibly be interpreted to refer to anything other than biological sex,” and said separate teams are justified by “inherent physical differences between the sexes” to reduce injury risk and ensure fair competition. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito joined the opinion. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, agreed the Title IX claim fails but argued the equal protection claim deserved further review.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/supreme-court-says-states-can-ban-males-from-girls-sports.html