On Sunday, reports surfaced that numerous Christian NFL stars have publicly joined in Kennedy’s battle for religious liberty by filing a formal request for the court to rule in his favor. Among those who have joined are current Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, former Super Bowl MVP quarterback Nick Foles, and Hall of Fame defensive back Darrel Green.

At a time when the international energy industry has been praised for self-sanctioning Russian oil to protest Moscow’s unprovoked and brutal war on Ukraine, Shell PLC is defending its recent purchase of 100,000 metric tons of discounted Urals crude after previously announcing that it was cutting ties with Russian energy giant Gazprom PJSC.