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Popular reality TV star Bear Grylls is defending his decision to support comedian and actor Russell Brand in his newfound Christian faith despite the sexual assault allegations against the celebrity. “Russell, you know, [it was] a privilege to stand beside him as he was getting baptized; that is a life journey for him,” he told Australia’s The Daily Telegraph. “I really wish him well, and his lovely family.” Listen to the latest episode of “Quick Start” 👇 The 50-year-old Grylls, an outspoken Ch…

Drinking one alcoholic beverage a day can reduce the consumer’s life expectancy by two-and-a-half months, according to new research by an expert on substance use. Tim Stockwell, a scientist at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, explained to the Daily Mail how alcohol consumption can reduce drinkers’ life expectancies. While one drink can lower life expectancy by two-and-a-half months, five decreases life expectancy by about two years, and two alcoholic beverages per week can cut…

A tenor with the famed Oak Ridge Boys, Joe Bonsall, has died. The Country Hall of Famer was 76. The longtime singer died Tuesday from complications due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Bonsall retired from touring about six months ago, after announcing he had been diagnosed with the aforementioned disorder five years prior, according to The Tennesseean. Listen to the latest episode of “Quick Start” 👇 “Bonsall, of Hendersonville, Tennessee, passed on to Glory on July 9, 2024, from complications…

“This is the hardest thing ever for a father to have to face.” Those are the words of The Oak Ridge Boys’ William Lee Golden, whose 65-year-old son passed away Monday. William “Rusty” Golden died in his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. “I love my family more than anything,” the elder Golden said in a press release. “Rusty was a great musician, a talented songwriter, and a wonderful son. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers for the days ahead. I love you, son.” It is with great sadness that…

Christmas in July is officially here. Dallas Jenkins, the creator of the hit Bible-based series “The Chosen,” just dropped the trailer for his upcoming holiday flick, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” set to release in theaters Nov. 8. The film, distributed by Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company, is based on Barbara Robinson’s 1972 novel by the same name. The movie is directed by Jenkins and the screenplay is a collaboration between “The Chosen” showrunner, Platte F. Clark, Darin McDaniel, and…

Five converts to Christianity have been sentenced by the Iranian judiciary to a collective of more than 25 years in prison, according to a report from Iran International. Hengaw, an organization reporting on human rights violations against Kurds in Iran, stated there has been no reason given for the charges against the five Christians. Listen to the latest episode of “Quick Start” 👇 Hamid Afzali was sentenced to 10 years behind bars, followed by Nasrollah Mousavi, Bijan Gholizadeh, and Iman Sal…

One evangelist’s request of former President Donald Trump is seemingly a bit too much of an ask for the reality TV star turned politician. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee told a crowd gathered in Philadelphia Saturday he is denying the Rev. Franklin Graham’s suggestion he avoid using course language during his speeches, essentially because it makes his speeches less interesting. In a clip shared on X, Trump praised Graham as a “man I like” and described him as someone he admires…

“Only God can do that.” Those are the words of Lex Renick, a female who formerly identified as a transgender male before she and her husband — who used to identify as homosexual — came to faith in Jesus. Nic and Lex Renick got married May 30, 2020, when both of them were living out their LGBT lifestyles. They have since turned away from their past decisions, with Lex restoring her female identify and returning to the name she was given at birth and Nic abandoning his homosexual identity. Listen…

A memo circulated internally at 24 Hour Fitness is reportedly labeling symbols associated with Black Lives Matter and LGBT Pride as “freedom of expression” while banning patriotic imagery — like the American flag — except for on certain U.S. holidays. In the letter first obtained by the viral social media activist behind Libs of TikTok, it states employees should “bring their full selves to work everyday” and encourages staffers — which the company calls “team members” — to dress in apparel that…

Google reinstated the PragerU app in its Play Store just hours after suspending it. The brief ban came not long after the conservative media organization released a documentary about radical Islam. Google reportedly reached out to the developers of PragerU to inform them it had reviewed the app and found “content or speech asserting that a protected group is inhuman, inferior, or worthy of being hated,” according to the Washington Examiner. Listen to the latest episode of “Quick Start” 👇 The Bi…

Over the weekend, pop singer Katy Perry posted a deceptively edited version of Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s recent commencement address, during which he criticized President Joe Biden, so-called “Pride month,” and LGBT lifestyles. Perry, a judge on ABC’s “American Idol,” seemingly took issue with some of the LGBT-related comments Butker made during his mid-May graduation speech at Benedictine College, a small Catholic school in Atchison, Kansas. The part of Butker’s address that g…

NBC’s streaming platform Peacock is starting the month of June — known culturally as “Pride month” — with a documentary about animal behavior, seemingly intended to justify LGBT lifestyles. The documentary, “Queer Planet,” is set to debut Thursday, June 6, and will, according to the show’s synopsis, cover the “rich diversity of animal sexuality — from flamboyant flamingos to pansexual primates, sex-changing clownfish, multi-gendered mushrooms and everything in between.” “This documentary looks a…

“We believe God was there that day.” Those are the words of Jacob McKnight, the father of 6-year-old Zoey and 4-year-old Callie, both of whom nearly drowned in a pool during a one-day trip from Kansas to Oklahoma. McKnight, a pharmacist, was in Edmond, Oklahoma, with his wife, Caitlin, and their children, Zoey, Callie, and 1-year-old Elenor, staying at his brother’s home. He had just returned from a business meeting when his wife followed after Elenor, unintentionally leaving the two older girls…

A guest who vacationed at The Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, was reportedly concerned after encountering a person he believed to be a male portraying a female villain during a character dining experience. The Disney employee in question was in character as the Evil Queen from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” according to Disney fan blog That Park Place. The man said he noticed the individual portraying the Evil Queen “without a doubt had a man’s voice” when his children…

In what has been nothing short of a dramatic fall from faith, rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West — who once touted an epic salvation story — has announced plans to launch a pornography studio. “No, don’t do it,” Brittni De La Mora, a former porn star who has found freedom in Christ, emphatically urged West in an upcoming episode of CBN’s “Faith vs. Culture.” “I think that Kanye is such a creative genius. I believe that his gifts are given to him by God and it’s devastating to see him wanting to…

Muskegon Community College in Michigan recently hosted a professor — a left-leaning Christian ethicist — who calls in his new book for “defending democracy from its Christian enemies.” In the book, David Gushee, a professor of Christian ethics at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, argues Christians have started taking anti-democratic positions on political matters in the era of former President Donald Trump, the likely Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential election. Gushee “analyzes how…

“Don’t go to Hollywood.” That was a line the Robertsons of “Duck Dynasty” fame heard time and again when they first told their family and friends they decided to step into the world of reality television. The Lord, though, gave the now-famous family a response to that well-meaning — if misguided — urgent plea. Korie Robertson, wife to Willie and mother to Sadie and John Luke, recently said on CBN’s “Faith vs. Culture” that they turned to the biblical promise found in 2 Timothy 1:7. The New Testa…

One young Baltimore native miraculously — and unwittingly — survived the catastrophic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse by a mere three minutes. Jen Woof told The Telegraph her son, Jayden, was with his girlfriend on the north side of the river. But, after an argument, the pair decided to go their separate ways for the night, which meant Jayden had to cross the bridge back home. Listen to them on the latest episode of “Quick Start” 👇 Having second thoughts — and feeling remorse for how he had a…

More than one-in-five members of Generation Z now identify as LGBT, with close to 30% of generational women falling into that category, according to new data released this week by Gallup.

‘Mary Poppins’ is apparently no longer practically perfect in every way.