Author: Erick Neuman
An Oregon mom is now free to begin the process of adopting from the state’s foster care system after officials initially denied her application because she refused to promote gender ideology in her home, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has ruled. Jessica Bates filed a lawsuit in April 2023 challenging an Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) rule that excluded her from adopting any child—no matter their age or beliefs—because she would not lie to them and tell them that “girls can be boys and vice versa.” “State officials demanded that I agree to use a…
Hundreds of prison inmates at a Mississippi correctional facility praised Jesus and were touched by “the presence of God” earlier this month. As a result, more than 100 incarcerated men gave their lives to Jesus, and more than 50 took part in a spontaneous water baptism, a national prison ministry reports. God Behind Bars works to restore the lives of inmates by building their faith during incarceration and after their release. Nearly every week, they report on the impact their ministry is having on the more than the two million people locked up in the prison system. Earlier this month,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new investigation reveals China may have had access into sensitive U.S. military systems for over a decade thanks to a major federal contractor. Beijing’s potential “in” to DOD networks didn’t come in the form of a cyber-attack, or a rogue agent inside the government, but rather Microsoft employees based in China, operating under the oversight of under-trained U.S.-based supervisors. “These Microsoft engineers based in mainland China were feeding code to what were called Digital Escorts. So these were DOD employees with security clearances. They’re able to take the code that was produced by Microsoft engineers and…
Christian summer camps are seeing record demand as families try to break from screens and reconnect with faith. At places like River Valley Ranch in Maryland, faith and adventure go hand in hand, offering kids more than just a week of fun. “This year we have the biggest number of campers coming this summer that we’ve ever had, and they say last summer was our best summer ever,” said Gregg Hunter, president and CEO of the Christian Camp and Conference Association. River Valley Ranch is one of 850 faith-based camps serving 5.5 million people every year as part of the…
For more than two years, a Christian coffee shop in Colorado founded to help the homeless with job training and social mobility has faced a barrage of protests from communists and LGBTQ protesters. Jamie Sanchez, the owner of embattled Christian coffee shop Drip Cafe — operated through his nonprofit Recycle God’s Love — joined CBN News to provide an update on these monthly protests. Rather than confront protestors who assemble the first Friday of every month outside the coffee shop, Sanchez said he and other believers have come up with a powerful response: worship. “We’ve gone through a whole progression of…
Just days after Cara Kernodle shared her moving testimony with CBN News, the mother, whose daughter, Xana, was murdered Nov. 13, 2022, along with three other University of Idaho students, joined affected family members and friends in delivering victim impact statements. Kernodle opened her moving courtroom message by directly addressing Bryan Kohberger, a 30-year-old former criminal justice doctoral candidate who admitted to the killings. “My daughter was beautiful both inside and out,” she said during Kohberger’s sentencing hearing. “She had a light so bright it will live on forever in our hearts. She brought joy and laughter to her friends, her…
In-N-Out President Lynsi Snyder has announced that she and her family are moving out of California and relocating to Tennessee as they plan to expand the franchise in the Volunteer State. Snyder, an outspoken Christian and fast food heiress, shared her decision in a recent interview with podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey on “Relatable.” “I really loved living in Northern California,” she told Stuckey. “And there are a lot of great things about California, but raising a family is not easy here, doing business is not easy here.” Since its founding in 1948, In-N-Out Burger has become a cultural phenomenon. Snyder,…
Columbia University is taking action to punish nearly 80 students involved in disruptive, anti-Israel protests. The disciplinary actions reportedly include suspensions, expulsions, and even revoking some degrees. A university judicial board said the punishments are related to actions during a barricade of Butler Library in May 2025 and similar antisemitic protests last year. The rare move comes as the school seeks to regain more than $400 million in federal funding cancelled by President Trump back in March. The new administration has called out the university for failure to squelch antisemitism on campus since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel in October 2023. …
Almost 200 people were baptized during a Sunday night worship service and a planned outdoor event hosted by Manna Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina. As CBN News has reported, Manna Church is a multi-campus congregation whose expressed mission is to plant a church near every U.S. military base around the globe. The church hosted a “Worship & Baptism in the Park” event at Festival Park in Fayetteville and saw 193 people make a public declaration to put their faith in God, as many more gathered to praise the name of Jesus. “The MOST incredible night at Festival Park. Around 200…
ANALYSIS One social media commentator once observed, “You aren’t truly famous until you are a meme.” That’s the hard lesson learned by one unsuspecting pair at a recent Coldplay concert in Boston. By now, we all know what happened – a Kiss Cam meant to celebrate romance instead revealed discomfort: a couple froze, he ducked, she turned away and frontman Chris Martin couldn’t resist joking, “Either they’re having an affair or just very shy.” Quick internet sleuthing identified the man as Andy Byron, CEO of Astronomer (valued at over $1 billion), and the woman as Kristin Cabot, his Chief People Officer…