Good morning. Reports circulated worldwide that Franklin Graham was prevented from speaking at an event in India to commemorate the anniversary of a crusade his father, the late Rev. Billy Graham, held 53 years earlier. Here’s what happened.
In political news, Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s pastor, the Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III, has launched a bid to fill her congressional seat. In Washington, federal officials have launched an investigation into a complaint alleging that a school disregarded a valid religious exemption and administered a vaccine to a student without parental consent.
On the Opinion page, Jenna Ellis takes on the FACE Act and explains why over 50 pro-life, family-policy, and religious-liberty organizations are calling for a repeal of the Act.
And in entertainment news, Zooey Deschanel and Patricia Heaton talk with CP about the movie “Merv” and how the story about loss, reconciliation and healing are closely aligned with the spiritual core of the Christmas season.