Top headlines for Friday, October 17, 2025

The U.S. State Department revokes visas for six foreign nationals after they celebrated Charlie Kirk’s death, Iran draws global attention for offering cheap sex-change surgeries to tourists while continuing to punish same-sex relationships at home, and Oklahoma moves to end its controversial mandate requiring Bibles in public school classrooms.

00:11 State Dept. revokes visas of foreigners who celebrated Kirk death
01:00 Iran promotes itself as a tourism destination for trans surgeries
01:55 White House faith director responds to Trump's Heaven comments
02:35 'Moral plague' behind attacks against faith communities: ADL head
03:25 Restoration underway for pub frequented by CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien
04:09 Oklahoma drops Bibles in public school classrooms mandate
04:56 Tom Ascol named acting president of Founders Seminary
05:45 Dallas Jenkins talks 'The Chosen Adventures'

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• State Dept. revokes visas of foreigners who celebrated Kirk death | Politics
• Iran promotes itself as a tourism destination for trans surgeries | World
• White House faith director responds to Trump's Heaven comments | Politics
• 'Moral plague' behind attacks against faith communities: ADL head | Church & Ministries
• Restoration underway for pub frequented by CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien | World
• Oklahoma drops Bibles in public school classrooms mandate | Education
• Tom Ascol named acting president of Founders Seminary | Church & Ministries
• Dallas Jenkins talks 'The Chosen Adventures' | Entertainment