The Faithful Five for 1.7.26: Judge backs Christian dad seeking to opt kid out of LGBT kindergarten lessons

January 7, 2026

Today’s news headlines of importance to the American faithful:

  1. Judge backs Christian dad seeking to opt kid out of LGBT kindergarten lessons (Christian Post)
  2. Trump urges GOP to be ‘flexible’ on Hyde Amendment, igniting backlash from pro-life allies (Fox News)
  3. Was Modern Science Born of Christianity? (Commonweal)
  4. Pope Leo says the ‘scourge of gambling’ ruins families and warns against its rise (Deseret News)
  5. New pipe organ signals rebirth for Episcopal parish after fire, flood and ‘plague’ (Religion News)

And read our latest story:

Wyoming Supreme Court strikes down abortion bans, rules women have right to make ‘own health care decisions’