UPDATE: Public School Cancels Weekly School-Wide Witchcraft Video Series Under Pressure

UPDATE:

Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) in Florida has directed West Orange High School to stop allowing the promotion of witchcraft in a video series that had been airing school-wide.

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Liberty Counsel had argued that the student-produced series, which was aired during mid-week morning announcements, provided “religious instruction” on spells, magic, moon worship, and other witchcraft rituals.

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The OCPS Florida school district had begun exposing its students to a series of “witchcraft rituals”, and the non-profit legal group had demanded that the school allow students to opt out of watching the presentation.

Liberty Counsel sent a demand letter to Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) on behalf of local community members, requesting opt-outs for the weekly “Witchy Wednesday” video series, which is aired school-wide at a local high school.

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“The series, which is aired during mid-week morning announcements, is produced by students providing ‘religious instruction’ on spells, magic, moon worship, and other witchcraft rituals,” attorneys with the legal group explained.

According to the letter, the first video in the series aired on September 10, and the host greeted students saying, “Good morning, witches,” and later gave instructions on how to cast a spell for “Light of Insight.” They also advised students on how to do a ritual “cleanse and recharge yourself.”

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Liberty Counsel pointed out that students with sincere Christian religious beliefs would not be able to endorse this religious instruction nor would they be able to sit through it.

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Christian Legal Group Fights Florida School District’s ‘Witchcraft’ Program

A Florida school district has begun exposing its students to a series of “witchcraft rituals” during its mid-week morning announcements, and a non-profit legal group is now demanding that it allow students to opt out of watching the presentation.

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“The series, which is aired during mid-week morning announcements, is produced by students providing ‘religious instruction’ on spells, magic, moon worship and other witchcraft rituals,” attorneys with the legal group explained.

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According to the letter, the first video in the series aired on , and the host greeted students saying, “Good morning, witches,” and later gave instructions on how to cast a spell for “Light of Insight.” They also advised students on how to do a ritual “cleanse and recharge yourself.”

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Liberty Counsel pointed out that students with sincere Christian religious beliefs would not be able to endorse this religious instruction nor would they be able to sit through it.

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“According to recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent in Mahmoud v. Taylor, which ruled parents have the right to opt their children out of instruction that undermines their religious beliefs, schools must provide opt-outs to ‘Witchy Wednesday’ if parents and students wish to abstain,” the group writes.

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As Rosh Hashanah Ends, Nearly 80 Percent of Israelis Would Back Trump’s Plan to End War

JERUSALEM, Israel – Many Israelis have one eye on the news developments as they celebrate the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Teruah or Feast of Trumpets holiday, which ends Wednesday at sundown.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to leave for New York shortly after the holiday, where he will address the United Nations on Friday morning.

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The announcement by several European leaders, Canada, and Australia that their countries would recognize a Palestinian state was tempered by President Donald Trump’s United Nations address on Tuesday.

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While French President Emmanuel Macron called for the two-state solution to preserve the “global order,” Trump strongly criticized globalism during his address, insisting, “The entire globalist concept of asking successful, industrialized nations to inflict pain on themselves and radically disrupt their entire societies must be rejected completely and totally – and it must be immediate,” Trump said.

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Trump also took to task the leaders who pushed the recognition of a Palestinian state this week. “Now, as if to encourage continued conflict, some of this body is seeking to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state. This would be a reward for these horrible atrocities, including October 7th, even while they refuse to release the hostages,” the president intoned.

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Concerning the war in Gaza, Trump stated, “Instead of giving in to Hamas’ ransom demands, we should be united with those who want real peace and get the hostages back.” He added, “We can’t get one or two; we need everyone, dead or alive.”

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‘Malcolm in the Middle’ Star Frankie Muniz Declares He’s ‘Proud’ to ‘Live for Jesus’

Former “Malcolm in the Middle” star Frankie Muniz — who has since left his career in Hollywood and is now a racing professional — took to social media Sunday to say he is “proud” to “live for Jesus Christ.”

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“Happy Sunday!” wrote the 39-year-old celebrity in a post to his X account. “I am proud to say I live for Jesus Christ. Who’s with me?”

Happy Sunday! I am proud to say I live for Jesus Christ. Who’s with me?

— Frankie Muniz (@frankiemuniz) September 21, 2025

At the time this story was published, the post had been “hearted” more than 93,000 times and had been responded to and shared thousands of times.

Among those who praised Muniz’s post was “Full House” star Candace Cameron Bure, who wrote, “Let’s GO!!! Praise God.”

Muniz, who stars in “Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair,” an upcoming Disney+ reboot of the original sitcom, has been bold about sharing his Christian faith.

In January, for example, he posted a funny video of himself to Instagram, singing along to the worship song “Build My Life” by Pat Barrett before being pulled over by a police officer.

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“Hilarious contrast of feeling good, praising God, to being pissed off in the matter of minutes,” he wrote in the caption of the video. “All part of his plan, so you have to trust the good and the bad. I was going through old photos and videos on my phone and I found these from 5 years ago.”

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France Recognizes Palestinian State in Meeting Boycotted by US, Israel as Rosh Hashanah Begins

JERUSALEM, Israel – France and Saudi Arabia led several nations in recognizing a Palestinian state and supporting a two-state solution at a summit in New York on Monday. The United States and Israel boycotted the summit.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced France’s participation, saying, “I declare today that France recognizes the State of Palestine.”

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On Monday’s 700 Club, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon slammed those declarations, calling them a reward to Hamas for their murderous attack on Oct. 7th, 2023.

“It’s shameful,” Danon remarked. “They are rewarding terrorism. We know that it’s an empty declaration. Nothing good will come from those declarations. and they are detached from reality. You know, we still have 48 hostages in captivity. Hamas is still in control of parts of Gaza, and instead of supporting Israel, the only force who is actually fighting evil on the ground, fighting Hamas, (they are) condemning Israel and trying to reward terrorism.”

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Danon indicated that Israel’s government will decide which counter-measures to take after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Donald Trump next week and then returns to Israel.

France also issued a so-called “New York Declaration,” calling for the Palestinian Authority to lead Gaza after the war and for an invitation for international troops and a U.N. mission to deploy in the Gaza Strip.

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President Trump addresses the United Nations today, where he’s expected to criticize “globalist organizations” and tout his foreign policy successes.

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‘Nothing Short of Revival’: Athletes at University of Pittsburgh Draw 600 with Gospel Outreach

Athletes behind a growing spiritual movement on the University of Pittsburgh campus say the “presence of God was tangible” during a recent first-of-its-kind evangelistic event last week.

Nearly 600 people attended “Pitt for Jesus” at Mazeroski Field in Oakland, PA, last Thursday to worship, hear the Gospel, and have their lives transformed by the love of God, “Pitt Purpose” reported. By the end of the night, more than 65 people surrendered their lives to Jesus, 80 were baptized, and “countless others experienced freedom from addictions and strongholds right at the altar.”

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Pitt Purpose is led by student-athletes and holds weekly Bible studies and prayer meetings, aiming to transform Gen Z lives.

“If God can touch a football team, then He could touch a campus. And if He could touch a campus, we think He could touch a city. If you could touch a city we believe that He could touch a state…if He could touch a state, He could touch a country,” Pitt Purpose founder, Jake Overman, recently told CBN News.

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Overman, a red-shirt senior tight end, says the movement began with a God-given vision, expanding over several months to impact hundreds.

He attributes the movement’s momentum to students’ openness, saying, “The harvest here…is good soil,” and he believes hearts have been prepared for this season.

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“I think God’s been getting all of their hearts ready for it for many seasons many years and I think now is the time [of harvest],” Overman added.

During last week’s outreach, various ministries teamed up with Pitt Purpose and athletes to spread the Good News of Christ beyond the campus.

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Overman, along with the University of Pittsburgh’s offensive lineman Caleb Holmes and defensive lineman Joey Zelinsky, shared their testimonies.

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‘Ditching the Ideology of Lucifer’: Pastor Sees Stunning Revival at His Church After Charlie Kirk Killing

As churches across the U.S. continue to report an influx of attendance last weekend in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, pastors are increasingly speaking out.

Mike Signorelli, pastor of V1 Church in New York, is among those who witnessed record professions of faith Sunday, when 533 people accepted Jesus as their Savior.

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“I almost started weeping just hearing the number again,” Signorelli told CBN News. “It’s still overwhelming to even think about it. … Five-hundred-and-thirty-three decisions for Christ of every age, [many] generations were represented, every race was represented.”

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He said this stunning display unfolded in Long Island, New York, where Protestants are a small minority.

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“I’ve just been crying for the last couple of days thinking about how God would take a national tragedy like this and turn it around and use it for mass salvations,” Signorelli said.

With young people increasingly turning to faith, the preacher said it seems Kirk’s death has only exacerbated interest in Christianity.

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“That’s why he went to college campuses and he fought a spiritual battle, preaching the Gospel,” he said of Kirk. “His martyrdom now has sort of been like … throwing a match on gasoline. And what is the gasoline? The gasoline is the conditions that Generation Z were already in, and this is the spark for a massive fire, a fire of revival.”

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Is Charlie Kirk’s Death Helping Spark Revival?

Pastor and TPUSA Faith director Lucas Miles recently reflected on the powerful and unexpected moves of God he’s seeing after the horrific assassination of conservative and Christian leader Charlie Kirk.

Miles joined CBN News to break down, in particular, the ways the Lord is stirring in young hearts and minds across America, and why he believes Kirk’s life and death could ignite one of the greatest revivals the U.S. has seen.

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The preacher and author of the new book, “Pagan Threat: Confronting America’s Godless Uprising,” praised Kirk for his legacy and looked ahead to the hope of seeing him again.

“He’s one of a kind and just was a remarkable human being,” Miles said of Kirk. “And I’m still very thankful to call him a brother in Christ, because I know that, in Christ, he’s still alive and we’re going to see him again.”

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Miles said he takes great faith knowing “Charlie’s faith was everything to him” and that it drove his life’s work.

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“Everything that he did was filtered through that lens of the Gospel and through a biblical worldview,” he said.

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Erika Kirk Forgives Charlie’s Killer in Heartbreaking Memorial Speech

In a courageous and emotional memorial speech to a crowd of 100,000+ with millions more watching online, Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative Christian advocate Charlie Kirk, spoke Sunday about her unbearable loss and the unstoppable mission of her husband.

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While grieving Charlie’s untimely death at the hands of an assassin, Erika honored his world-changing Christian faith, his mission to improve the world through dialogue, and the blessed life he shared with her, their two children, and America.

With her own deep Christian faith on display, she bravely offered forgiveness to the shooter who killed Charlie, saying, “My husband, Charlie, he wanted to save young men just like the one who took his life…”

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“On the cross, our Savior said: ‘Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.’ That man—that young man—I forgive him. I forgive him because it’s what Christ did. And it’s what Charlie would do.”

“The answer to hate is not hate. The answer—we know from the gospel—is love. Always love. Love for our enemies. Love for those who persecute us,” she shared.

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My husband, Charlie, he wanted to save young men just like the one who took his life.

That young man.

That young man.

On the cross, our Savior said: “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”

That man—that young man—I forgive him.

I forgive him because it’s what Christ did.
And it’s what Charlie would do.

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Charlie Kirk’s Journey to Jesus: How He Grew in His Christian Faith

Professionally, Charlie Kirk will be known for creating and growing the Turning Point USA movement. However, personally, he made the decision early on that his faith in Jesus Christ would be at the center of all. That decision for Christ came in 5th grade at Christian Heritage Academy.

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“I heard a hot gospel,” Kirk said in a podcast in 2024. “And so I realized the stakes in 5th grade. I’m a sinner, I’m selfish, I’m broken and only thanks to Jesus’s perfect sacrifice, coming and living a perfect life that I get something I do not earn but has been given to me, this free gift of eternal life.”

Another important decision around that time came when his parents left a liberal version of the Presbyterian Church, something he discussed with CBN News six years ago.

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“When I was 12 or 13 years old, my parents made the decision, as I and many others started to realize, it became much more about political doctrine and social relativism and theology second,” Kirk explained. “My parents took me out of that church. It was a great decision.”

After high school, when Kirk began forming Turning Point USA, his faith hit a crucial turning point.

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“I started to experience real adversity,” Kirk explained to CBN News. “I started to come in a much closer relationship with Jesus Christ and reading my Bible more and becoming more essentially unapologetic about my Christianity because I was given a choice. I could try to descend more into this kind of secular world or reaffirm my faith, and that’s exactly what I did.”

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An even deeper connection would begin in 2018 when he first traveled to the Holy Land. He called it a life-changing moment, something Charlie Kirk’s pastor reflected on with CBN News. “His faith was so strengthened there,” says Pastor Rob McCoy. “He would say, you know, it didn’t make the Bible come alive. It made me come alive to the Bible.”

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