The Boy Scouts are causing controversy with their decision to rebrand, all in the name of "inclusivity." On Wednesday, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced that the organization will officially change its name to "Scouting America." The BSA explained that this change reflects "the organization's ongoing commitment to welcome every youth and family in America to experience the benefits of Scouting."

<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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Miguel Cardona likes to brag about his two and half decades of experience, but on Tuesday, it was the Education secretary who got schooled. Barely two minutes into the House hearing, Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), had already called for the Biden official's resignation and declared, "If I were to grade your time as secretary, I would give you an F." And that was probably kind, considering the reviews that followed on everything from the student loan bailouts to the anti-Semitic riots on college campuses.

Despite breathless denunciations (and more measured criticisms) to the contrary, the anti-Semitism bill sitting before Congress would not create "a new definition of anti-Semitism," Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said on "Washington Watch" Monday. In fact, the bill contains "identical language" to an executive order issued by former President Donald Trump (R) on December 11, 2019, he added. "There was no dust-up in 2019."

In light of recent news that Democrat mega-donors are bankrolling pro-Palestine protests and encampments on college and university campuses, one expert is warning that this is a case of the Left manipulating students.

"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.

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.

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.

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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.

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."

Staff Writer, The Washington Stand

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."

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