The Faithful Five for 5.11.26: Trump statue ‘Don Colossus’ isn’t ‘golden calf’ worship, Pastor Mark Burns claims

May 11, 2026

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

  1. Trump statue ‘Don Colossus’ isn’t ‘golden calf’ worship, Pastor Mark Burns claims (Christian Post)
  2. The US urgently needs a confirmed ambassador for religious freedom (The Hill)
  3. Are Near-Death Experiences Evidence for Heaven? (Christianity Today)
  4. Rejecting church and state separation is on the wish list for Trump’s religious liberty commission (Associated Press)
  5. Red, white and worn out: Patriotism declines ahead of nation’s 250th (Deseret News)

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