The Federal Bureau of Investigation is facing criticism over its early-morning raid on the home of a pro-life activist, which critics are classifying as another example of overreach and double standards by federal law enforcement officials. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment of Mark Houck of Kintnersville, Penn., on Friday. He is charged with a violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act related to an Oct. 13, 2021, incident in downtown Philadelphia. While the DOJ alleges Houck "twice assaulted a man because he was a volunteer reproductive health care clinic escort," a GiveSendGo fundraiser says Houck "was protecting his son from an aggressive Planned Parenthood escort," with Houck's wife stating that the escort got into their then-12-year-old's face and persistently yelled at the son, including saying, "Your dad is a fag." The fundraiser description says 20 SWAT team members burst into the family's home at 7 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 23. With "guns drawn and shields up in the faces of Mark, his wife, and their seven young children," the father was arrested "in front of his family." Read more.

Houston Baptist University, a private Christian university in Houston, Texas, has dropped the word "Baptist" from its name, university officials announced. The school, which has been renamed Houston Christian University, made the switch as part of its effort to expand its brand of Christian education. HCU is not owned or controlled by any denomination. "Houston Christian University more accurately epitomizes our student body and reflects the faculty, staff, alumni, and community we serve. We are committed to being a distinctively Christian university that welcomes all Christians to benefit from our excellent academic programs," President Robert B. Sloan said of the change. Read more.

U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Rice has sentenced a 31-year-old woman in Washington State to 23 years in prison for sex trafficking her 6-year-old girl in exchange for a place to stay, cash and new Nike shoes. Kylie Ruby Flores from Spokane, Wash., made her daughter available to a man, identified as Trever Harder, for sexual abuse, the Justice Department said in a statement. The judge indicated that Flores, who pleaded guilty three months ago, will be on federal supervision for the rest of her life. Harder has also pleaded guilty and is pending sentencing. Read more.

Dr. Michael Brown writes that it is time for people to stand up and protect children from sexualization by confronting the LGBT movement's push to indoctrinate them. With activists working to normalize drag queens with toddlers, while publications like Teen Vogue celebrate anal sex, promote prostitution and teach kids how to have an abortion without parental permission, it is critical that parents, grandparents, educations influencers, politicians, pastors, and spiritual leaders stand against the sexualization of children so that "radical change will come." Read more.

Why do good parents sometimes have wayward children? In this editorial, F. LaGard Smith reflects on Prince Andrew, the connotations often associated with "preacher's kids," and why even the most conscientious parents sometimes have children who go astray. Read more.

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The Anglican Diocese of South Carolina and the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina announced they have reached a settlement after nearly a decade of legal battles following the Anglican diocese breaking from The Episcopal Church over theological differences. The settlement agreement, which has the backing of the national Episcopal denomination, came following four months of mediation. The South Carolina Diocese voted to leave The Episcopal Church in late 2012 over the denomination's increasing acceptance of homosexuality and the reported mistreatment of then-Bishop Mark Lawrence. Subsequently, a battle ensued over the rightful ownership of an estimated $500 million in church properties, as well as trademark ownership. The two denominations have promised to release further details of the settlement this week. Read more.

Don Ogden, the late founder of the music department at Grace College & Seminary in Winona Lake, Ind., was well-liked and by all accounts a Christian leader. However, according to allegations, he purportedly abused scores of young boys over the course of several decades. In this episode of "The Inside Story," Senior Features Reporter Leonardo Blair breaks down the details of this tragic story. Listen now.

In this interview with The Christian Post, country artist Craig Morgan shares how his life and the lives of his family were forever changed after his 19-year-old son, Jerry, drowned in 2016. Morgan, who says he doesn't believe his son's death was part of a plan to make him a better Christian, does believe "that our hardships and our heartaches and our pain—it's not always to benefit us. Sometimes we suffer for others." Morgan, who served in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves, is getting ready for the Sept. 27 release of his memoir, God, Family, Country: Soldier, Singer, Husband, Dad—There’s a Whole Lot More to Me, as well as his latest album, God, Family, Country (Deluxe Edition). The album, which is set for release on Veterans Day, features 14 tracks, including "How You Make A Man." It is his hope that his writing and his music will help others see that "there can be light even in the darkest of times," and that pain and suffering don’t always have to make sense. Read more.