There&#8217;s no bigger sports stage in the United States than the NFL, and this season — thanks to a New England Patriots running back — the NFL shined a spotlight on the plight of persecuted Christians.
Once a year, players can choose any charitable cause to raise awareness and money for through a unique cleat design, which the players wear for their &#8220;My Cause, My Cleats&#8221; game. The Special Olympics, cancer foundations, and youth sports initiatives are all popular picks for players. But TreVeyon Henderson, who in recent years became a Christian, chose to highlight the Global Christian Relief and the work they do to help the 380 million persecuted Christians around the world.
&#8220;When you read the Bible and you look at what Jesus teaches us and warns us about the persecution we will face for following him &#8230; there&#8217;s not much awareness about it,&#8221; Henderson said. &#8220;It really just opened my eyes because the things Christ was warning about are still happening today.&#8221;
Global Christian Relief CEO Brian Orme knows Henderson from his days playing football at The Ohio State University. Orme has followed Henderson&#8217;s rookie year, and noticed earlier this season that the NFL star was sharing the Christian organization&#8217;s posts on X. It was the start of a strong relationship with Henderson and Global Christian Relief. The running back became a monthly donor — then told Orme he wanted to amplify the organization through &#8220;My Cause, My Cleats.&#8221;
Henderson worked with his wife to design the cleats he wore on Monday Night Football on December 1.
&#8220;The blood dripping on the cleats symbolizes the blood that has been shed on the cross, the blood that&#8217;s been shed from people who have lost their lives for pursuing and following Christ,&#8221; Henderson said.
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The other side of the cleats show people holding up the Cross.
&#8220;This symbolizes the faithfulness of the persecuted church. Despite the blood that&#8217;s being shed, the one thing they&#8217;re not losing is their faith.&#8221;
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“God has been using these stories to open my eyes and give me this desire to help however I can.”
In a moment when TreVeyon could&#8217;ve focused on himself, he turned his attention to persecuted Christians. 🙏 <a href="https://t.co/hIwqBu0YMv">pic.twitter.com/hIwqBu0YMv</a>
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Global Christian Relief has seen greater exposure since Henderson&#8217;s endorsement.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a great example of what it looks like when influence meets conviction,&#8221; Orme told The Daily Wire. &#8220;Him leveraging his platform has a tremendous impact and builds credibility.&#8221;
Orme said Henderson showcasing his faith is part of a bigger movement the country has seen in recent months.
&#8220;God is choosing this moment through President Trump, Nicki Minaj, Bill Maher, all these different voices, to draw attention to what&#8217;s happening. He&#8217;s choosing this time to raise that awareness, and we&#8217;re praying that God will continue to create that momentum for the church.&#8221;
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In some parts of the world, Christians are being expelled from their families, imprisoned, and in some cases executed. Global Christian Relief provides safe housing, aid, Bibles, and legal support for Christians in the areas where it is most dangerous for them to profess their faith.
&#8220;We meet with believers in these regions, work through local churches to give them the resources that they need to not only survive, but to thrive as a life of the gospel.&#8221;
Henderson, like so many Christians in America, didn&#8217;t realize the extent of global Christian persecution. But now that he&#8217;s worked with Global Christian Relief and spread their message through football, he wants others to join the fight.
&#8220;I just hope here in the U.S., it encourages us, that it strengthens our faith to be more courageous, to be more bold, but to also have compassion for other brothers and sisters in Christ and to help however God may call you to help,&#8221; he said.
Henderson and the Patriots take on the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Orme said because of Henderson&#8217;s bold faith, the running back has a lot of new fans rooting for his success.
&#8220;TreVeyon, he&#8217;s a football player, but more than anything, he is a believer in Christ, and he is passionate,&#8221; Orme said. &#8220;Even just a few minutes of conversation with him, he&#8217;s gonna talk about his faith, he&#8217;s gonna talk about what God&#8217;s doing. He&#8217;s been a blessing to us.&#8221;

Credit: Kathryn Riley/Getty Images/Global Christian Relief

NFL Star Shares Gospel, Stands Up For Persecuted Christians

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U.S.

NASHVILLE—Nearly 100 students, bright-eyed and hungry for change, gathered at the Tennessee State Capitol Building Friday morning, some having driven all night to make it to the event.
There, in a room full of young conservatives, a group of Tennessee officials, including Senator Marsha Blackburn (R), announced a partnership with Turning Point USA. Soon, every high school in the state will have a chapter of Club America, TPUSA&#8217;s high school affiliate.
Club America, like all of TPUSA, aims to advance the mission of the group&#8217;s late founder, Charlie Kirk: make being a conservative cool.
&#8220;The founding of the country, the Constitution, capitalism,&#8221; TPUSA Senior Director Josh Thifault told The Daily Wire. &#8220;The branding is meant to feel like it&#8217;s something that everybody wants to be part of because I mean, who doesn&#8217;t want to be part of Club America? We wanted to create a presentation to high schools that would be very tough to say no to.&#8221;
Blackburn was joined by women&#8217;s sports activist Riley Gaines and Tennessee Senator Jack Johnson for the announcement. The Volunteer State joins Texas and Florida, which have also taken steps to launch Club America chapters throughout their states.
One of the last in-depth conversations Thifault had with Kirk before the latter was assassinated in September was about expanding Club America. Thifault said with Republican states fully backing the mission, TPUSA can get to Kirk&#8217;s goal of 20,000 chapters.
&#8220;I&#8217;m very thankful for all the commitments that Tennessee made,&#8221; he said Friday. &#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of wonderful people who worked a lot to make this happen. Also, I have to give special credit to Riley Gaines because she&#8217;s the one who, as soon as it became pretty clear we were working something out, shouted it from the rooftops.&#8221;
Gaines spent nearly an hour after the partnership was announced taking pictures with the students who traveled to Nashville for the event. The former Kentucky swimmer and new mom challenged the students to bring five friends to a Club America event and keep the movement growing.
&#8220;I think we&#8217;ve now understood that Tennessee, especially with the recent congressional race here in this district, is not immune,&#8221; Gaines said. &#8220;I think so many of us almost develop a sense of complacency because we think it can&#8217;t happen to me. Nobody is immune to the cultural chaos that is plaguing this nation and even plaguing this state.&#8221;
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One of the students who drove hours to be at the State Capitol on Friday was Riley Belt. The junior out of Providence Christian in Johnson City said Tennessee&#8217;s partnership with TPUSA makes her excited for her peers.
&#8220;Our generation is definitely a turning point,&#8221; Belt said. &#8220;We just want to be able to help teach kids like us how to help change our nation and lead us back to conservative values and back to Christ. That&#8217;s what it&#8217;s all about.&#8221;
Since Kirk&#8217;s assassination, Club America chapters in Tennessee have grown from 30 to 104. Belt helped start her school&#8217;s chapter in November. Because of the pact formed Friday, that number is only expected to grow.
&#8220;One person can&#8217;t do it on their own, but we&#8217;re surrounded by people who also share these values and want to make America what Charlie wanted it to be,&#8221; Belt said. &#8220;That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re fighting for.&#8221;

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Prosecutors said that former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore, who was arrested on Wednesday, threatened to kill himself in front of a staffer with whom he had an intimate relationship.
These details were revealed Friday in District Court in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where the 39-year-old has been charged with felony home invasion, stalking, and breaking and entering.
Moore, appearing virtually for the arraignment, sat handcuffed as the prosecutor described the events that took place on Wednesday after Moore was fired over his alleged inappropriate relationship.
Moore barged into the victim’s apartment on Wednesday, grabbed several butter knives, as well as a pair of scissors, and started threatening his own life, prosecutors said.
&#8220;I am going to kill myself. I am going to make you watch. My blood is on your hands. You’ve ruined my life,&#8221; Moore said, according to prosecutors.
First Assistant Prosecutor Kati Rezmierski said the victim was terrorized: “A series of very intimidating and terrifying statements and behaviors there in that apartment.”
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According to new information released by Pittsfield Police, Moore left the apartment after making the threats to harm himself, prior to officers arriving.
Moore was quickly located by officers a few miles south of the apartment. The 39-year-old was taken into custody without incident and transported to a local hospital for evaluation before being booked in the Washtenaw County Jail.
Magistrate Odetalla gave Moore a $25,000 cash bond. He will be GPS tether monitored and has been told not to make contact with the victim or go to her residence. As a condition of his bond, the judge ordered Moore to continue his mental health treatment.
The victim, who isn&#8217;t being named in this case, had an alleged relationship with Moore that lasted years, despite Moore being married with three daughters. The prosecutors said Monday that when the victim broke the relationship off, Moore didn&#8217;t take it very well and continued to call and send numerous texts to the victim. The victim informed Michigan of the relationship on Wednesday, leading to Moore&#8217;s swift termination.
After posting bond, which Moore&#8217;s attorney Joe Simon expects to happen Friday, the former coach cannot leave Michigan without court approval. Simon wouldn&#8217;t comment on where Moore is going after posting bond. His next court appearance is January 22, 2026.
The University of Michigan told The Daily Wire that the school is unable to comment any further on this &#8220;personal&#8221; matter.
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Sherrone Moore Charged With Home Invasion, Threatened To Kill Himself, Prosecutors Say

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The phrase &#8220;there is more to the story&#8221; is an understatement when it comes to what is currently unfolding in Michigan.
The University of Michigan fired head coach Sherrone Moore Wednesday, citing an inappropriate relationship with a staffer. That itself is huge news for one of the nation&#8217;s premier football programs, but buckle up. There&#8217;s more.
In just a few short hours, Moore was terminated from his head coaching position and is now in the custody of the Washtenaw County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, according to booking records, though no charges have been filed at this time.
It appears that Moore was initially taken into custody by the Pittsfield Township Police Department. Pittsfield police said it took an unnamed suspect into custody Wednesday evening as part of an assault investigation. According to the department, a man was taken into custody in the 3000 block of Ann Arbor-Saline Road in Pittsfield Township — this is just a few miles south of the University of Michigan. The suspect was then booked into the Washtenaw County Jail, where he awaits his first court appearance on Friday.
Officials with the department said the incident doesn&#8217;t appear to be random in nature, and there is no ongoing threat to the community. The Daily Wire reached out to Pittsfield Police Thursday morning in reference to Moore&#8217;s case and was told no further details on this case are being shared at this time. The police department directed The Daily Wire to a press release involving an assault investigation.
The university said that it fired the 39-year-old coach following an investigation into Moore&#8217;s improper relationship with a staff member.
&#8220;U-M head football coach Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately,&#8221; Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel said on Wednesday. &#8220;Following a University investigation, credible evidence was found that Coach Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. This conduct constitutes a clear violation of University policy, and U-M maintains zero tolerance for such behavior.&#8221;
An author who has covered Michigan Football for decades said in an interview Thursday morning with Fox 2 Detroit that Moore and his staffer were investigated this summer and both denied any relationship. John Bacon said Wednesday that the story changed when the staffer reported the relationship to the university.
&#8220;She went on the &#8216;hill&#8217; (where administration offices are) with the receipts, the text messages, the emails, the documents and so on laying out the details of the relationship,&#8221; Bacon said on Fox 2.
Bacon then opened up about what allegedly led to Moore being taken into custody.
&#8220;He broke into the employee&#8217;s home in Pittsfield Township&#8230;grabbed a knife apparently and threatened to harm her and harm himself,&#8221; Bacon said.
Per the <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/12/11/sports/fired-michigan-coach-sherrone-moore-reportedly-attacked-woman-had-stalked-her-for-months-911-call/">New York Post</a>, a University of Michigan employee called 911 on December 10 to report an alleged attack by Moore. The caller said he had been stalking the victim for months, per the 911 call audio, which was obtained by the Post.
Bacon said since Moore&#8217;s arrest he is being monitored by mental health professionals while in custody.
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ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Wednesday after the firing that Michigan investigated Moore this fall after receiving a tip about the situation with the staffer, but the university didn&#8217;t find credible evidence. On Wednesday, however, university officials presented &#8220;overwhelming&#8221; evidence against Moore, and he was quickly dismissed.
ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter said on Thursday morning, &#8220;What we haven&#8217;t heard yet is Sherrone Moore&#8217;s side of this, and he gets his say in this particular situation as well. I do know that he felt like people had it in for him for an awful long time there while he was at Michigan. He felt like there were people who are out to get him. So all these things can all be true.&#8221;
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The firing comes days after National Signing Day, when Moore landed a No. 12-ranked recruiting class.
Before the drama unfolded on Wednesday, Moore was part of another controversy. Earlier this season, he served a two-game suspension for the illegal advanced scouting scheme involving former Michigan Football staffer, Connor Stalions.
Moore leaves Michigan with a 17-8 overall record. His final loss was against rival Ohio State.
Biff Poggi will serve as Michigan&#8217;s interim head coach in the Citrus Bowl against Texas on December 31.

‘Moore’ Comes To Light After Michigan Head Football Coach Arrested Following Surprise Firing

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For some states, getting men out of women&#8217;s sports has more hurdles to clear than a track meet.
Take Colorado, which allows transgender-identifying boys to compete in girls’ sports in the name of protecting people’s “sexual identity.&#8221;
But that could soon change.
Colorado School District 49, located just outside of Colorado Springs, is leading a coalition of seven other districts that are challenging the law. The districts filed suit in May against the Colorado Civil Rights Division, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the Colorado Attorney General, and the Colorado High School Activities Association.
Last week, the Colorado High School Activities Association settled with the plaintiffs, a major victory for girls’ sports.
District 49 felt a lawsuit was necessary after it <a href="https://go.boarddocs.com/co/d49/Board.nsf/files/DG6NV961B96D/$file/JBA-%20Preserving%20%20Fairness%20and%20Safety%20in%20Sports%20(1).pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adopted rules</a> last year requiring all school sports teams to be divided by biological sex. District 49 Superintendent Peter Hilts, said he made clear rules on biology for his school district after he noticed more incidents of men trying to compete as women around the country. District 49 filed their lawsuit May 9, 2025, to protect the district from any penalties brought on by Colorado’s sports governing body.
&#8220;I would never want my daughters to compete against a boy; that would be unfair,&#8221; Hilts told The Daily Wire.
The settlement with the association takes the Colorado High School Activities Association out of the lawsuit ongoing in Colorado federal court, and gives the eight districts protection from the association.
The <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-wCHCb3a08XDl8FkBAtPeOuuccyWn9yv4oL7bUO-_7E/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.onkuqxh2a5uu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">association&#8217;s bylaws</a> state that &#8220;member schools shall ensure that all students have equal access and opportunities to participate in activities and athletics without unlawful discrimination based on disability, race, creed, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, national origin, or ancestry.&#8221;
&#8220;We didn&#8217;t want a state agency to sanction our coaches or our student-athletes for advocating privacy, fairness, and dignity.&#8221;
Hilts says the settlement is a win for common sense.
&#8220;Before the settlement, they would have to self-censor, or worry about what would happen if they spoke out about men competing in women’s sports,” Hilts said. “The association could have taken action against coaches. They could have said coaches and athletes were being unsportsmanlike. They could have banned teams from postseason play, and they could have disqualified athletes from championships.”
The Colorado High School Activities Association told The Daily Wire it has &#8220;has never penalized a school or district for its policies on this issue, nor has it dictated what those policies should be.&#8221;
“At no point before filing this lawsuit did the plaintiffs engage in any dialogue with CHSAA,” a spokesman told The Daily Wire. “No outreach was made to inquire about our policies, our procedures, or the steps we had already taken to support schools navigating these issues.”
“This litigation consumed time and resources without producing any change to how CHSAA operates,” the spokesman continued, adding that “The settlement alters nothing about our policies, our practices, or our authority.”
The lead attorney representing School District 49, Michael Francisco, told The Daily Wire he hopes this settlement will encourage other districts to adopt policies that protect the integrity of sport.
&#8220;To our mind, CHSAA’s decision to settle leaves it to Colorado districts as to whether they want to adopt a policy governing biological sex in sports like the plaintiff districts,&#8221; Francisco said.
Hilts hopes a victory in federal court will result in President Trump’s <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">executive order</a> keeping men out of women’s sports being reflected in Colorado’s laws.
&#8220;We observed that under the Trump administration, the interpretation of Title IX created a contrast between state and federal law,” he said. “Colorado law gives precedence to gender identity, but Title IX was designed to give priority to biological sex. We think the state has been overly accommodating of the minority of individuals who want to compete outside their biological sex instead of protecting the thousands of other athletes.”
“We want the state to protect opportunities for all student-athletes,” he added. “Stop threatening and expecting school districts to defy common sense.&#8221;
Hilts said he is confident in the districts&#8217; case against the state to make Colorado a place where every athlete has a fair opportunity to compete.
&#8220;We would celebrate a ruling that the federal interpretation of Title IX is the correct interpretation. Common sense is girls should compete against girls and boys should compete against boys,&#8221; Hilts said.
The plaintiffs were back in federal court Monday to argue against the defendants’ motion to dismiss the case.  A decision on that motion is now pending.

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Colorado Schools Win Major Battle In Fight To Protect Girls’ Sports

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Two countries that criminalize homosexuality have asked to be left out of a soccer match that is being branded as a celebration of homosexuality.
Egypt and Iran, who are scheduled to play in Seattle on June 26, the same day that Seattle is holding its &#8220;Pride Match,&#8221; said that they want no part of the LGBT celebration. This should come as a shock to no one. While the pride theme was determined before last weekend&#8217;s team draw that put Egypt and Iran on the June 26 slot, backlash was to be expected.
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In a <a href="https://www.efa.com.eg/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B6-%D8%A5%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85/">letter sent to FIFA</a>, the Egyptian Football Association requested that there be no activities glorifying homosexuality during the match with Iran. Egypt references FIFA&#8217;s policies requiring FIFA competitions to avoid anything that brings conflict between fans from different backgrounds.
&#8220;The Egyptian Federation categorically rejects these calls and demands that FIFA not hold any events or performances related to supporting (homosexuality) inside the stadium on match day.&#8221;
The Egyptian Football Association said that it &#8220;rejects such activities&#8221; such as promoting homosexuality during the soccer match that &#8220;directly contradict the cultural, religious and social values ​​in the region, especially in Arab and Islamic societies.&#8221;
Iran made a similar statement.
President of Iran&#8217;s Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, spoke to state media and denounced the decision to use pride branding for the match.
&#8220;Both Egypt and we have objected, because this is an unreasonable and illogical move that essentially signals support for a particular group, and we must definitely address this point.&#8221;
Taj said Iran would bring up the issue at a FIFA Council meeting next week in Qatar, another country that will start their quest for the World Cup in Seattle.
Egypt, Iran, and Qatar have laws against homosexuality.
In Egypt, if someone is caught engaging in homosexual activity, it’s punishable with up to three years in prison, and they may be forced to pay a hefty fine, according to Human Rights Watch. In Iran, capital punishment remains the maximum penalty for homosexuality under the law.
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Seattle&#8217;s Pride Match Advisory Committee is organizing the &#8220;Pride Match&#8221; that is still set to go on despite the two countries&#8217; requests during the city&#8217;s Pride weekend. This committee isn&#8217;t associated with FIFA or endorsed by it.
Hana Tedesse, Vice President of Communications for Seattle FIFA World Cup 26™ , which is directly associated with the soccer tournament, told The Daily Wire SeattleFWC26 isn&#8217;t backing down.
&#8220;SeattleFWC26 is moving forward as planned with our community programming outside the stadium during Pride weekend and throughout the tournament, partnering with LGBTQ+ leaders, artists, and business owners to elevate existing Pride celebrations across Washington,&#8221; Tedesse said.
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SeattleFWC26 called inclusion Seattle’s “greatest strength.”
&#8220;As the local organizing committee, our role is to prepare our city to host the matches and manage the city experience outside of Seattle Stadium,&#8221; Tedesse said. &#8220;Football has a unique power to unite people across borders, cultures, and beliefs. The Pacific Northwest is home to one of the nation’s largest Iranian-American communities, a thriving Egyptian diaspora, and rich communities representing all nations we’re hosting in Seattle.”
During the 2022 World Cup, FIFA threatened sanctions for European countries that wanted to wear pride-themed LGBT bands — the countries ultimately decided against it.
The &#8220;Pride Match&#8221; is scheduled for June 26 at Seattle&#8217;s Lumen Field. The Daily Wire has reached out to FIFA to comment on Egypt&#8217;s and Iran&#8217;s request to take pride out of play.

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Grab your best red, white, and blue, and get ready for some patriotism, because The Daily Wire and Young America’s Foundation are coming together for an epic celebration of freedom in honor of America’s 250th birthday.
Your favorite Daily Wire hosts are hitting the road for “Freedom at 250,” a series of rallies throughout America’s semiquincentennial year meant to coincide with YAF’s legendary student conferences. Governor Scott Walker, YAF’s president, said the group’s partnership with The Daily Wire will help reach more students than ever before.
“While the radical Left continues its attempts to demonize and undermine our nation’s heritage and values, it is more important than ever to inspire and equip the rising generation with the ‘informed patriotism’ President Reagan called for in his farewell address,” Walker said. “Freedom that allowed America to flourish is special and rare, and its defense requires bold action.”
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Freedom at 250 will focus on our founders’ revolutionary bid for independence, grounded in the belief that all people are created equal, with their rights coming from God rather than from government. Those beliefs survived a civil war, making the United States a more perfect union, liberating Europe from tyranny, and taking down the Soviet Union’s “Evil Empire.”
The freedom so many before us fought for and defended has guided the United States for 250 years. That freedom is worth celebrating all year long!
Michael Knowles, Cabot Phillips, Mary Margaret Olohan, and Reagan Conrad are already booked for Nashville’s Freedom at 250 rally in February at the historic Country Music Hall of Fame.
After the tour kicks off in Music City, Freedom at 250 will make stops in Santa Barbara, California; Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia; and more cities will be announced!
Freedom at 250 builds on The Daily Wire and YAF’s years-long collaboration to bring bold voices to students nationwide at YAF’s student conferences. The always anticipated narrative-disrupting campus lectures will continue as part of Freedom at 250.
Our country’s milestone 250th birthday is a perfect time to remember President Ronald Reagan’s challenge to Americans.
“We’ve got to do a better job of getting across that America is freedom — freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise. And freedom is special and rare. It’s fragile; it needs protection.”
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Nothing says LGBT pride like a &#8220;Pride Match&#8221; featuring two countries that criminalize homosexuality.
Seattle will host a match between Egypt and Iran during the FIFA World Cup on June 26. The match is being designated as the official &#8220;<a href="https://www.seattlefwc26.org/committees/pride-match">Pride Match</a>&#8221; of the global tournament during Seattle&#8217;s Pride weekend. Egypt and Iran were selected over the weekend for the June 26 match at Lumen Field. The &#8220;Pride Match&#8221; isn&#8217;t affiliated or endorsed by FIFA.
That these two countries are the participants in the &#8220;Pride Match&#8221; seems satirical, considering the optics. Many have rightly concluded that you could not pick two worse teams to participate in such a match.
In Egypt, if someone is caught engaging in homosexual activity, it&#8217;s punishable with up to three years in prison, and they may be forced to pay a hefty fine, according to <a href="https://features.hrw.org/features/features/lgbt_laws/index.html?_gl=1*1ghvjda*_ga*MTMxOTE2ODExMy4xNzY1MjI4NjA1*_ga_8G7WH8R2Z8*czE3NjUyMjg2MDUkbzEkZzEkdDE3NjUyMjg2MjIkajQzJGwwJGgxODk0NDg2Mjg2">Human Rights Watch</a>.
In Iran, capital punishment remains the maximum penalty for homosexuality under the law, the organization also <a href="https://features.hrw.org/features/features/lgbt_laws/index.html?_gl=1*1ghvjda*_ga*MTMxOTE2ODExMy4xNzY1MjI4NjA1*_ga_8G7WH8R2Z8*czE3NjUyMjg2MDUkbzEkZzEkdDE3NjUyMjg2MjIkajQzJGwwJGgxODk0NDg2Mjg2">reports</a>.
Qatar, another country that outlaws homosexuality, is also scheduled to play in Seattle for the 2026 World Cup. Qatar hosted the renowned soccer tournament in 2022, where European teams came under fire for Pride-themed armbands. The bands ultimately weren&#8217;t worn during the matches after FIFA threatened to penalize players for wearing the symbolic accessory.
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<a href="https://www.seattlefwc26.org/about/about">SeattleFWC26</a>, the Seattle committee putting pride in the World Cup, calls inclusion Seattle&#8217;s &#8220;greatest strength.&#8221;
&#8220;We have a rare opportunity to make a lasting impact. One that educates the world, inspires our LGBTQ+ community, and uplifts LGBTQ+ businesses and cultural organizations,&#8221; the local organizing committee states.
Seattle hosts one of the country&#8217;s largest Pride celebrations, so there is no doubt there will be a clash of cultures when Egypt, Iran, and Qatar come to town next June.
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson doesn&#8217;t seem too concerned about the participants in the &#8220;Pride Match.&#8221;
&#8220;With matches on Juneteenth and Pride, we get to show the world that in Seattle, everyone is welcome,&#8221; she said.
President Donald Trump criticized the new mayor last month during a World Cup press briefing in the Oval Office, calling Wilson&#8217;s policies more extreme than socialism.
&#8220;If we think there&#8217;s going to be a sign of any trouble, I would ask Gianni [FIFA President Gianni Infantino] to move that to a different city. We have a lot of cities that would love to have it number one, and will do it very safely,&#8221; Trump said.
Host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup are all across Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The first match is set for June 11 in Mexico City.

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Churches are not the only institutions that view baptisms as a stat line.
After years of athletes giving their lives to the Lord, Baylor University has also started keeping count. Baylor athletes wear their faith on campus as proudly as the names on their jerseys.
&#8220;There&#8217;s not very many schools across the country that have a competitive athletics program that combine that with a faith-based mission within the school,&#8221; Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson told The Daily Wire. &#8220;Fortunately, Baylor is one of those schools that does that.&#8221;
The largest Baptist school in the country has baptized hundreds of athletes in the last five years alone.
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&#8220;Being able to be a part of the athletes&#8217; lives and their spiritual journey is one of the coolest things about working at Baylor,&#8221; Head Basketball Coach Scott Drew told The Daily Wire.
Drew has been at Baylor since 2003, so he&#8217;s seen many lives changed.
&#8220;We have close to 26 campus ministries. The local churches are packed with Baylor students on Wednesday night. At Sunday church service &#8230; there&#8217;s probably 500 to 1,000 college kids every service I&#8217;m there. At the end of the day, it&#8217;s because we have great leadership at Baylor University.&#8221;
The football team&#8217;s faith took the spotlight this season when 10 players were baptized by teammates.
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Last night, 10 of our own took the next step in their faith through baptism 📸⬇️ <a href="https://t.co/U9U6GNRe0x">pic.twitter.com/U9U6GNRe0x</a>
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Robertson, who leads the team on the field, helped baptize some of the players, including his former receiver, whom Robertson baptized before Thanksgiving.
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Last night, Monaray Baldwin returned home to Waco and publicly declared his faith in Jesus Christ through baptism. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SicEm?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SicEm</a> <a href="https://t.co/MmGLI3lCvO">pic.twitter.com/MmGLI3lCvO</a>
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&#8220;How it normally goes is when a player decides that they want to get baptized and give their life to Jesus, they get to decide who baptizes them. So it just happened that three guys wanted me to do it. That&#8217;s not something you turn down.&#8221;
Robertson also baptized Nate Bennett, his backup quarterback.
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&#8220;He&#8217;s awesome,&#8221; Robertson said. &#8220;He&#8217;s like a little brother to me, and he would get mad if I said that, but I only say that because he&#8217;s younger than me, so I think I&#8217;m allowed to say that, but I love him so much.&#8221;
The baptisms are part of a player-led Bible. About 5-6 small groups meet on Tuesdays to study a video series put together by a teammate. This semester, it was organized by a safety on the team, Michael Allen. The team studied the book of Genesis and looked at Joseph&#8217;s life. Robertson said a lot of the team related to this one, which may be why it was the largest group they&#8217;ve had commit their lives to Jesus.
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&#8220;Joseph is sold by his brothers because they were jealous of him. Then he gets accused of something that he didn&#8217;t do, and gets thrown in prison for two years, and then he eventually always works his way up to second in command of Egypt. The guys are just like, &#8216;How did he stay the course? This is incredible.'&#8221;
Robertson calls leading the Bible study a &#8220;calling.&#8221; For some players, the football team&#8217;s Bible study may be the first one they&#8217;ve been part of.
&#8220;That&#8217;s been definitely the most fruitful thing,&#8221; the quarterback continued. &#8220;You can kind of tell based off the questions that are getting asked when you break off into small groups. People have said they had no clue this was a thing, like they didn&#8217;t know about this.&#8221;
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The Bible studies are held anywhere there&#8217;s room at the athletic complex, including team meeting rooms and locker rooms. The same goes for baptisms. Coach Drew has baptized so many of his players over his 23 years in Waco — sometimes right on the court — that the team now has a baptism wall honoring all the players who have dedicated themselves to Christ.
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&#8220;Our chaplain baptized five players on the way down to the University of Texas,&#8221; Drew said with a laugh. &#8220;We&#8217;re versatile.&#8221;
Thankfully for current athletes at Baylor, the days of bringing a cold tub to center court for baptisms are over. The Bears have new athletic facilities, which include a large, warm therapy tub. Some say it&#8217;s perfect for baptisms.
&#8220;It works quite well,&#8221; Robertson added. &#8220;All the other guys that are part of the player-led Bible study, there&#8217;s about 30 to 40 people now, and they&#8217;re cheering and applauding, it&#8217;s just encouraging.&#8221;
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As you walk around campus, you notice Bible verses everywhere. The basketball team attends a chapel before every home game. Coach Drew calls it a &#8220;Christian atmosphere&#8221; that leaves an impact on players long after they&#8217;ve graduated.
&#8220;I keep some of the letters from past players,&#8221; Drew said. &#8220;Whenever you&#8217;re having a really bad day, or you&#8217;re like, why do we do what we do, you pull out one of those letters, and it makes it all worthwhile.&#8221;
Robertson&#8217;s relationship with God keeps him grounded through the grind of being a college athlete.
&#8220;I want to be as successful as possible, but at the end of the day, if my relationship with the Lord isn&#8217;t right, then none of what I do on Earth matters,&#8221; he says. &#8220;At the end of the day, like it&#8217;s got to be my foundation, and I&#8217;ve got to make that the priority of my life.&#8221;
Before games, the quarterback reads 2 Timothy 1:7: &#8220;For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.&#8221;
&#8220;I like thinking about that one before games because it kind of like relaxes me and takes the pressure off, even though I know there&#8217;s a lot of people watching. Just going out there and not having any fear of it and just playing, playing to honor God, really, it relieves some of that pressure.&#8221;
The 22-year-old also lives by Mark 8:36: &#8220;For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul?&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s not all about likes and popularity and attention,&#8221; Robertson adds. &#8220;But seeking something that&#8217;s actually like true and like what can I put my identity in.&#8221;
If you Google Scott Drew, you&#8217;ll see how the world views the veteran coach. He&#8217;s a National Championship coach and a three-time Big 12 Coach of the Year. Accolades he&#8217;s beyond proud of. But Drew said the only winning that lasts is winning eternity.
&#8220;One day I&#8217;ll get to heaven and see a bunch of Baylor Bears up there,&#8221; he says. &#8220;People we had a chance to help grow spiritually.&#8221;

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This holiday season, there’s a little extra cheer at the gas pump. For the first time in four years, the average price of gas has dipped below $3 a gallon.
&#8220;As you go into the holiday season, there is nothing better than saving money,&#8221; Energy Secretary Chris Wright told <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/gas-prices-drop-below-3-nationwide-trump-says-2-gas-within-reach">Fox Business</a>.
According to AAA, the last time gas averaged $3 or below was May 2021. It was a different world: Joe Biden was president, California was still in COVID hibernation, and every junk drawer in America was 80% face masks.
Today, the average gas price per gallon is $2.978.
&#8220;This is what happens when the American public elects a president who cares about their pocketbook, cares about American people and not special interests or the climate crazies or whatever interest the Democrats are trying to appease,&#8221; Secretary Wright said. &#8220;President Trump&#8217;s just focused on the American consumer.&#8221;
California ($4.51) and Hawaii have the highest gas prices in the country. The states with the lowest gas prices are Oklahoma ($2.40), Texas ($2.53), Arkansas ($2.55), Colorado ($2.56), Mississippi ($2.57), Tennessee ($2.58), Louisiana ($2.60), Iowa ($2.63), Wisconsin ($2.63), and Missouri ($2.64), per AAA.
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Trump said he thinks the national average can go way lower.
&#8220;We&#8217;re gonna be, I think, at $2 a gallon,&#8221; Trump said during a press conference earlier this week. &#8220;We could even crack that at some point, I&#8217;d love to do it. We could do it more easily if we weren&#8217;t building up the Strategic National Reserves, which Biden emptied out before the election.&#8221;
The reserves Trump is referring to are the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the government’s emergency supply of crude oil stored along the Gulf of America.
Crude oil prices are hovering around $60 a barrel, which is driving down <a href="https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/">gasoline</a> prices at the pump.
Secretary Wright said another boost to Americans&#8217; wallets would be to continue building the domestic oil and gas supply.
&#8220;We will see increasing production in the next six to 12 months out of the Gulf of America. If you look carefully at the oil production data in the U.S., as a whole right now, it&#8217;s almost a million barrels a day higher than it was 12 months ago. So even with low oil prices, we&#8217;re seeing more development. Just common sense is back in town.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/">U.S. Energy Information Administration</a> predicts gas prices will remain below the $3/gallon average in 2026.

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Get ready to flush idiocracy down the drain because public bathroom signs matter again in Texas.
<a href="https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00240I.pdf">The Texas Women&#8217;s Privacy Act</a>, or &#8220;bathroom bill,&#8221; went into effect Thursday. It requires you to do your business in the bathroom that matches your biological sex.
State Senator Mayes Middleton wrote the bill to save female multiple-occupancy private spaces in Texas, including restrooms, locker rooms, and changing rooms, from being invaded by men.
&#8220;This is the strongest women&#8217;s privacy law in America,&#8221; Middleton told The Daily Wire. “I defeated the woke left&#8217;s radical gender ideology to protect Texas women and children’s safety.&#8221;
He believes the gendered symbols that have long identified which restroom to use for decades finally have a purpose again.
&#8220;This bill restores those boundaries and makes them enforceable,&#8221; Middleton said.
The bill also requires the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to house inmates according to their biological sex and domestic violence shelters made for women to only serve women and their children.
&#8220;These are boundaries that have existed for generations. They are boundaries based on biological truth. Boundaries based on Biblical truth.&#8221;
Women across the country have been fighting for more laws like the one in Texas. Just last month, a woman in California went viral for complaining about men being in the women&#8217;s locker rooms at her gym. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meet-tish-hyman-the-california-lesbian-fighting-to-keep-men-out-of-womens-locker-rooms">Tish Hyman</a> has since put pressure on her state leaders in California to keep women safe.
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Another victim of men wrongfully invading women&#8217;s spaces is Payton McNabb. During a high school volleyball game, she was knocked unconscious by a man playing on the opposing women&#8217;s volleyball team. McNabb, now ambassador at Independent Women&#8217;s Voice, is thrilled Texas has chosen to stand up for women.
&#8220;A big win for basic privacy and common sense,&#8221; McNabb said. &#8220;With the Texas Women’s Privacy Act officially going into effect today, I’m thinking about the girls who will never have to go through what I did. Seeing these protections taken seriously is a reminder of what good leadership looks like.&#8221;
The law imposes civil penalties up to $125,000 per day. People can file complaints with the state&#8217;s attorney general, who issues the penalties.
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The bill includes some exceptions, such as allowing entry for custodial, maintenance, medical, or childcare purposes.
The Texas Women&#8217;s Privacy Act is a victory for the state&#8217;s lawmakers who have fought for this protection since the first bills were introduced in 2017. Now with the law in effect, <a href="https://texasscorecard.com/state/gov-abbott-signs-womens-privacy-act-into-law/">Texas Scorecard</a> reports the state joins 19 others that have legislation protecting women in locker rooms and bathrooms.

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NASHVILLE—Dealing with Vladimir Putin was just practice for President Donald Trump&#8217;s toughest tango yet: satisfying college football fans.
Vanderbilt Quarterback Diego Pavia on Tuesday asked Trump to sign an executive order expanding the college football playoffs from 12 to 16 teams. Pavia, a top NFL prospect, made his petition on X after Vanderbilt once again found themselves at number 14, despite a major win over in-state rival Tennessee.
Tagging Trump&#8217;s official account on X, Pavia said &#8220;MAKE THE EXECUTIVE ORDER PLEASE!&#8221;
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<a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> MAKE THE EXECUTIVE ORDER PLEASE‼️👀 <a href="https://t.co/R37y5YofAo">https://t.co/R37y5YofAo</a>
— Diego Pavia (@diegopavia02) <a href="https://twitter.com/diegopavia02/status/1996088529651204360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea co-signed his Heisman-contending quarterback&#8217;s request, calling the playoff system &#8220;flawed.&#8221;
&#8220;Let&#8217;s go,&#8221; Lea told The Daily Wire. &#8220;If they&#8217;re willing to listen, we will make our case. If we can have someone come in from over the top and say &#8216;this is what we are going to do,&#8217; at least there&#8217;s clarity in that.&#8221;
Vanderbilt isn&#8217;t the only team left out of the playoff party. Miami is currently on the outside looking in, which was enough for Secretary of State and former Florida Senator Marco Rubio to phone the president for a favor.
“As a point of personal privilege &#8230; if the University of Miami gets screwed out of the College Football Playoff, after going 10-2 and beating Notre Dame, the whole thing should be scrapped and (Trump) is gonna have to take over next year,” Rubio <a href="https://x.com/GeoMilian/status/1995938408670380454?s=20">said</a> during this week&#8217;s cabinet meeting.
&#8220;That&#8217;s good,&#8221; Trump replied.
It&#8217;s unlikely that Trump will sign an order before Sunday, when the official playoff bracket will be set. Nor is it clear that an executive order could get the NCAA to expand the playoffs.
But the prospect of Trump attempting to influence collegiate athletics is not entirely far-fetched. The president began his second term signing an executive order to keep men out of women&#8217;s sports. He also signed an executive order to stabilize college athletics by preserving opportunities for non-revenue sports and prohibiting &#8220;pay-for-play&#8221; payments.
College football fans for years have wanted a playoff after having a system where only the top two teams had a shot at the title. In 2014, they got a four-team playoff, but most say that’s not good enough. Last season, the CFP expanded to 12 teams — but the committee still can&#8217;t get it right in the eyes of some coaches, players, and fans.
&#8220;We&#8217;ve tangled the wires too much. I am baffled by the process &#8230; the movement of teams up and down,&#8221; Lea said. &#8220;I wake up this morning and Utah is below us and now Texas is above us. What in the world is going on.&#8221;
The Nashville native is fighting for Vanderbilt&#8217;s historic season to continue.
&#8220;This team deserves to be in the playoff, they deserve to compete for a national championship.&#8221;
A Hail Mary from Trump may do the trick.

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