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As President Biden faces heated backlash over marking March 31 as “Transgender Day of Visibility,” which falls on Easter Sunday this year, the White House has issued a response standing by the president’s remarks. White House spokesman Andrew Bates released a statement saying those critical of Biden’s inclusiveness message are trying to further divide the country. “As a Christian who …

Authorities in a Tennessee community are investigating after a trailer full of Bibles was intentionally set on fire in front of a church on Easter Sunday. Around 6 a.m. on Sunday, the Mount Juliet Police Department and Fire Department swiftly responded to a trailer fire located in an intersection that was blocking the entrance of the Global Vision Church. The …

A new biblical miniseries brings the familiar story of Moses to millions of viewers on one streaming platform this Holy Week. Netflix’s “Testament: The Story of Moses,” is a three-part docudrama which “chronicles Moses’ remarkable life as a prince, prophet and more with insights from theologians and historians,” the streaming giant says. The series offers a dramatic reenactment of the …

A biblical scholar accused left-wing politicians and media figures of using Jesus to send a “historically false” and “inflammatory” political message about the war in Gaza this Holy Week. “This Easter, let’s not try to pretend Jesus was a ‘Palestinian Jew,'” historian and Aurelio Professor of Scripture emerita at Boston University Paula Fredriksen implored in her scathing op-ed for the …

Nothing against Peter Rabbit or his creator, British author Beatrix Potter, but he and his doppleganger the Easter bunny have nothing to do with the true meaning of Easter. Neither do Easter baskets, jelly beans, chocolate, bonnets, spring flowers or any other secular imagery that has taken center stage during the Lent and Easter seasons. All of that appears to …

Holy Saturday, the day immediately after Jesus Christ was put to death on Good Friday and before His resurrection on Easter Sunday, is not just a day of sadness, but also a reminder of God’s promises, a pastor told Fox News Digital. “Holy Saturday is a day of somber reflection and profound hope,” said Pastor Jesse Bradley of Auburn, Washington. …

After President Biden sparked fury by marking March 31 “Transgender Day of Visibility,” which this year is also Easter Sunday, former President Trump called for an immediate apology to millions of Christians and Catholics. Trump’s national press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, called it “appalling and insulting” that Biden “formally proclaimed Easter Sunday as ‘Trans Day of Visibility.’” Leavitt said the president’s …

A little over two years ago on Sunday, Jan. 2, we had a new record high temperature of 72 degrees in Richmond, Virginia. It was still in the 60s that evening when suddenly things changed. Cold air had been locked to the north for weeks but that all ended as dawn broke on Monday morning. A new storm came from …

FIRST ON FOX: Easter Sunday, and the hope that the resurrection of Jesus Christ offers, is the solution to the world’s major ills, Rev. Franklin Graham told Fox News Digital in exclusive comments ahead of the most significant holiday in Christianity. “As we approach Easter, the need for Jesus Christ is so evident in the world around us,” said Graham …

A handful of liberal churches, religious groups and LGBTQ+ organizations are celebrating the fact that Transgender Day of Visibility, recognized each year on March 31, falls on Easter Sunday in 2024. Easter Sunday, which is not a fixed date, also falls on March 31, marking one of the most important liturgical celebrations as millions of Christians commemorate the resurrection of …