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Should Christians Watch Harry Potter? What Does the Bible Say About Witchcraft and Magic? Is watching Harry Potter harmless entertainment—or could it expose Christians to something spiritually dangerous? Where should believers draw the line between fantasy, witchcraft, and biblical truth? In this bonus episode of the LIVE FREE Podcast, Pastors Carlos Erazo and Paul Cunningham tackle one of the most debated questions in Christian entertainment. From Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings to The Chronicles of Narnia and Marvel movies, they examine what Scripture says about sorcery, spiritual discernment, and the entertainment we consume. Carlos and Paul don't see eye to eye on everything—and that's the point. Through a lively, Scripture-filled debate, they demonstrate how Christians can disagree without compromising biblical convictions or sacrificing unity. In this episode, you'll discover: • What the Bible actually says about witchcraft, sorcery, and divination. • Why Chris...

By R. C. Maxwell Congressional Democrats are now openly signaling that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth must be removed after the November 3 midterms before they will cooperate on emergency defense funding and the regular appropriations bills needed to keep the Pentagon operating. The demand could treat the future of a sitting cabinet secretary as a bargaining chip in post-election negotiations, an approach with little recent precedent for a military-related funding fight. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a member of the Armed Services Committee, told The Hill that Hegseth’s departure would “help lower the partisan temperature” on the National Defense Authorization Act and annual defense appropriations. Kaine’s comments mark the first time a senior Democrat has openly stated that his party is prepared to hold must-pass national security legislation hostage in exchange for the removal of Hegseth , who has successfully transformed the military according to typical benchmarks of achievement. Hou...

By Teri Christoph Back in the glory days of DOGE, Elon Musk used to joke that he was "Public Enemy no. 2" behind President Trump, the obvious primary target of the Left. Musk has, of course, left his gig with the Trump administration to focus on flying cars and rocket ships , but he apparently still remains a serious threat to Democrats.  And those Democrats are more than happy to let him know that they plan to go after him if they take back the majority in the House. The "Dem gavels," warns Politico, will be "coming for Elon Musk." Politico wrote Tuesday that "Democrats have long eyed investigating the world’s richest man and the GOP’s top donor," and that "senior members are mulling how a range of panels could target Musk and a huge swath of his businesses." Musk's biggest infractions are that he took a blowtorch to the Democrat slush fund known as USAID and is currently pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into Republi...

One Democratic strategist called for the firm, Wedgewood Polling, to be prosecuted By Elizabeth Elkind Democrats are up in arms after a so-called polling firm that projected far-left candidates as strong contenders in several primaries admitted that it had fabricated its polling data. Wedgewood Polling, which billed itself as an election survey company, released a statement Tuesday night admitting it used "fabricated numbers" for an "experimental project to demonstrate the vulnerabilities, lack of oversight, and overall low barrier to entry in the modern political polling industry." The group's polls were cited by Abdul El-Sayed's campaign amid a high-profile primary race against Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich. The nonpartisan polling aggregator Political Polls also cited Wedgewood in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race, showing socialist Francesca Hong having an edge over Republican candidate Rep. To...

(Illustrations: Johanna Ploch) By Sarah Manavis In the autumn of 2024, Annie was ready for something new. She was living in the southern United States when her husband received an unexpected job offer that would move them to a town just outside London. They were in their twenties with no kids. “We wanted to take a risk,” she says. While researching their new destination on Reddit, TikTok, and Instagram, Annie found Americans eager to explain how enchanting life in the British suburbs could be—all the benefits of a small town, just a short train ride away from one of the biggest cities in the world. The more she read, the sunnier her expectations about the UK’s health care system, social culture, and European transportation systems became. They moved before the end of the year. But the reality of life in the UK was dramatically different to what she’d imagined. “There are huge misconceptions about access to quality health care, standard of living … the quality of life is signific...

By Bob Hoge We previewed Tesla’s radical new flying Roadster last Thursday, and although I wrote that it may not be everyone’s first choice for a practical car anytime soon, the amazing technological advances it showcased have massive implications for our future. Guess who helped with some of the technology? One of the other companies where multi-billionaire Musk also serves as the CEO: SpaceX. The rocket and aerospace pioneer has shown plenty of mind-blowing breakthroughs of its own and has turned reusable space vehicles into a reality while bringing high-speed internet access to some of the world's most remote places with Starlink. What if the two companies were…One? That’s exactly what Musk is pushing for, and it’s generally proven to be a bad idea to bet against him. During a SpaceX quarterly earnings call with investors and analysts Tuesday, he said the time for convergence may have arrived: That’s exactly what Musk is pushing for, and it’s generally proven to be a bad i...

By Cristina Laila Another massive migrant caravan is marching through Mexico toward the US border as we enter the final weeks of the midterm election cycle . The migrants marching in the latest caravan are mostly from Central America and they just departed Mexico’s southern border. The Central American migrants told journalist Julio Rosas that they hope the Democrats win the midterm elections. Video via Julio Rosas: BREAKING: Another large migrant caravan is leaving Mexico’s southern border right now in an attempt to reach the United States. Some members of the caravan, which is mostly comprised of Central Americans, told me they are hopeful Democrats win the midterms. https://t.co/uiFQzHNrzd — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) October 20, 2026 Last month, a migrant caravan was spotted marching toward the US border ahead of the midterm elections. More than 400 aliens from the Honduras entered Mexico on Thursday en route to the ...

By Nick Arama If there's one thing that we want as voters, it's to feel that our government is listening to what we want as voters, that they hear what it is that we care about. That they care about it too, if we are to elect them.  We've seen a lot of political ads this cycle, with a lot of negative back and forth.  But rarely is there one that reaches out to that desire we have to be heard, like this amazing ad from Republican Tad Jude, who is running for Secretary of State in Minnesota. Jude, a former district court judge who also previously served in both the Minnesota House and Senate, is running on a platform of election security, government fraud prevention, and giving voters a say in the state's flag design. Pull up a chair and enjoy this. 🚨 BREAKING: Tad Jude just dropped the political ad of the cycle in Minnesota. You need to watch every second of this. It’s time to take our state back, Minnesota! https://t.c...

In the aftermath of October 7, 2023, Tamer Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Zabaq advanced terrorist attacks against Israeli troops and attempted to rebuild Hamas terrorist infrastructure in Gaza. By GOLDIE KATZ The IDF killed a Hamas terrorist who kidnapped 22-year-old Shani Louk during the October 7 massacre in an airstrike on the Jabalya area of the Gaza Strip, the military announced on Tuesday.  Hamas terrorist Tamer Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Zabaq, who infiltrated Israeli territory on October 7 and participated in the massacre, was killed in the strike on Monday. In the aftermath of October 7, 2023, Al-Zabaq advanced terrorist attacks against Israeli troops and attempted to rebuild Hamas terrorist infrastructure in Gaza, according to the IDF. Louk kidnapped from Nova music festival during Oct. 7 massacre Louk, a German-Israeli dual citizen and tattoo artist, attended the Nova music festival near Re’im on October 7. She was kidnapped during the massacre and was believe...

By Kevin Downey Jr. When I was growing up in the Motor City, there were two major newspapers: the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News. FACT-O-RAMA! I wanted to get a Detroit Free Press delivery route (morning delivery), but after a rash of paper-boy disappearances, my mother made me wait until we jumped on the "white flight" express to Westland, Mich. The Detroit News was considered the more conservative of the two papers, but the definition has changed, as have the parties. The Detroit News always endorsed Republicans in presidential elections, but abruptly stopped in 2016 when it decided to back Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson. The paper also chose not to back Donald Trump in 2020 or 2024, so you'll understand if I don't find the paper to be truly dedicated to "our cause." That said, the Detroit News has somewhat shockingly — and gloriously — thrown Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to the wolves by suggesting Democrats leave the circl...