"Dog bites man" is not a story. But, "politician shoots dog," is. According to her autobiographical memoir released Tuesday, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) shot her family's 14-month-old dog because it was "untrainable." Then she went on national television to not only defend her decision, but to declare that President Joe Biden should shoot his dog, too.

<p>With the culture becoming more and more secular, an alarming number of churches do not seem far behind. Host Joseph Backholm is joined by Alisa Childers, lifelong Christian and author of, &ldquo;The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It&rsquo;s Destructive, and How To Respond&rdquo; to unpack the current growing movement known as deconstruction. Alisa shares her story and how she has experienced deconstruction. There is one goal in deconstruction &ndash; to leave behind &ldquo;toxic theology&rdquo;. Join in this conversation to learn more about deconstruction and what is fueling this move away from historical Christianity.</p>
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With the culture becoming more and more secular, an alarming number of churches do not seem far behind. Host Joseph Backholm is joined by Alisa Childers, lifelong Christian and author of, "The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It's Destructive, and How To Respond" to unpack the current growing movement known as deconstruction. Alisa shares her story and how she has experienced deconstruction. There is one goal in deconstruction - to leave behind "toxic theology". Join in this conversation to learn more about deconstruction and what is fueling this move away from historical Christianity. 

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On Tuesday, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began advancing into Rafah, the last remaining stronghold of the Hamas terrorist group in Gaza, gaining operational control of the Rafah Crossing on the Gazan side in a "precise counterterrorism operation," according to an IDF statement. The operation comes at an extremely fraught time for the Jewish state, as reports emerge about a disputed ceasefire agreement by Hamas, the Biden administration withholding vital munition shipments to aid Israel's fight for survival, and the deaths of four IDF soldiers at the hands of terrorist mortar fire.

Once the go-to brand for children's entertainment, Disney's popularity is cratering as the House of Mouse continues promoting the LGBT agenda. According to the latest Rasmussen Reports national survey, 71% of American adults agree that Disney "should return to wholesome programming and allow parents to decide when their children are taught about sexuality."

With the Republican National Convention set to be held this summer, this means that also on the horizon is the decision of whether or not the Republican Party keeps in place its current party platform adopted in 2020 or puts forward an updated version with changes. Aside from its pro-life stance against abortion, the platform's support for natural biblical marriage is a major distinction that has always set Republicans apart from Democrats.

It's taken months, but even the mainstream media is sick of the speakership soap opera they've giddily keyed up since the start of last year. Enough already, MSNBC's Michael Steele barked at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) after her latest vow to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). "It won't work," the co-host of "The Weekend" argued, and it's just more proof that the Georgia congresswoman doesn't give a rip about her own party.

On April 8, The Daily Wire's Michael Knowles went to The University of Utah to give a speech, sponsored by Young America's Foundation (YAF), on the problems with transgender ideology. Following the pattern of what many conservative speakers face on college campuses, Knowles was met with protestors. It later became evident that these protests were a part of the school's "Pride celebration" that had been extended an additional week by Philip Osteen, the dean of the university's College of Social Work.

It looks like Donald Trump won't be the only president spending a lot of time in court this summer. Thanks to Joe Biden's universally despised (and unconstitutionally executed) changes to Title IX, this White House now finds itself on the wrong side of an avalanche of lawsuits. The legal floodgates opened Monday, within hours of the Biden administration finalizing its radical rewrite of 52 years of women's rights. And conservatives warn: this is just the beginning.

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Compromise didn't use to be a dirty word in Congress. There was a time, not too long ago, when Americans wanted the two parties to try to work together. Now, according to Republicans, it's grounds to lose your job. This is the bizarre conundrum Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) finds himself in thanks to the irrational wing of the GOP - who, despite holding a whisper-thin majority, expect their leader to somehow call the shots with only a third of Washington's power levers.

If you watched the legacy media outlets this past week, you would think the news revolved around "mostly peaceful" campus protests, Donald Trump's courtroom, and the barrel of Kristi Noem's shotgun. Important as (most of) these stories are, numerous other significant stories took place this week that received far too little coverage. Here are a few.

Tens of thousands of events took place nationwide to mark the 73rd annual National Day of Prayer (NDP), as Christians of every background folded their hands, closed their eyes, and raised their voices to Heaven in unison. Celebrations were capped off by a 90-minute-long official rally led by National Day of Prayer Task Force President Kathy Branzell and Pastor A.R. Bernard in Washington, D.C. The speakers focused their prayers and intercessions on this year's theme, "Lift Up the Word - Light Up the World," taken from II Samuel 22:29, which reads: "You are my lamp, O Lord; The Lord shall enlighten my darkness."

A bill (H.R. 6090) to make the Department of Education adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism "is unnecessarily raising concerns" about its effect on the gospel message, said Quena Gonzalez, senior director of government affairs at Family Research Council. The IHRA definition includes "contemporary examples," he told The Washington Stand, among which is "using ... claims of Jews killing Jesus ... to characterize Israel or Israelis."

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