Artificial Intelligence: The Servant Becomes Our Master

(ANALYSIS) The church was once considered a resource for understanding how reality works. That’s less the case today. To return to being a resource for things like artificial intelligence, we’d have to learn what the Bible says about technology and sorcery.

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Methodist Group’s Website No Longer Shows Sunday Morning Beach Restrictions

In an effort to avoid heavy fines this summer, the Christian group that has called the New Jersey seaside town of Ocean Grove home for over 150 years has amended its website and will keep beaches open on Sunday mornings.

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The Rev. Billy Graham Immortalized In A Statue Unveiled At The US Capitol

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and members of Graham’s family joined the North Carolina Congressional delegation in unveiling the statue that replaces that of early 20th-century N.C. governor and staunch white supremacist Charles Aycock.

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Outrage Over A Catholic Commencement Speech At A Catholic College

(OPINION) While a petition calling for the firing of Harrison Butker, one of the greatest placekickers in the NFL, has gained more than 100,000 signatures, sales of his jersey are skyrocketing. Why all the controversy?

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🎤 Preach It, Jelly Roll: Emotional Singer Celebrates Another Big Award 🔌

Jelly Roll is on a roll. The “Son of a Sinner” artist — whose songs feature raw, religious  lyrics that wrestle with his troubled past — won another big award on Thursday night.

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Garbage City’s Christian Residents Call For Increased Safety And Government Representation

Garbage City existed before its Coptic Christian residents, and they are the only ones willing enough to remain among the trash and help Cairo by sorting through it. The main issue, these days, is the lack of political representation and influence caused by a growing Muslim-Christian divide.

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When Being Pro-Palestinian Means The End Of Israel

(OPINION) It is important to remember that many of those protesting Israel’s war in Gaza are not simply advocating for a ceasefire or for a two-state solution. They are advocating for the end of Israel. This, of course, is the obvious meaning of the “river to the sea” chant. But what is implied in the chant is now being stated explicitly by anti-Israel protesters and their allies. They, in turn, are simply articulating what has always been the fundamental position of Hamas.

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Guide To The US Presidential Candidates: What They Say About Their Faith

Following months of questions about whether debates between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump would happen, both presidential candidates agreed on Wednesday to two of them. Here’s a look at the candidates and what they’ve said about faith.

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Georgia Becomes 19th US State To Pass Donor Privacy Law

Georgia has become the 19th state in the U.S. to pass a law protecting the privacy of members, donors and volunteers of nonprofit groups. The Personal Privacy Protection Act, signed into law by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on May 6, prohibits a public agency in the state from compelling a nonprofit organization to release personal information of its donors or volunteers.

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Nancy French’s ‘Ghosted’ Offers A Haunting, Helpful Read, But Not For Everyone

(REVIEW) “Ghosted” focuses on how the Frenches lost friends and colleagues alike when they became critics of Donald Trump, the twice-divorced billionaire who won the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 and ascended to the White House. 

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Catholic Site Honoring Mary Draws Thousands Thanks To Its Miraculous Waters

Tucked away in the mountain range of the Kenyan Rift Valley, amid flourishing forests overlooking the vibrant little town of Subukia lies a Marian shrine. This special Catholic site dedicated to prayer regularly hosts of thousands of pilgrims from many parts of the world. It is also the source of the legendary water of the Subukia Shrine.

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On Religion: Hollywood No Longer Church Of The Masses In The Digital Age

(ANALYSIS) The power of today’s digital media is much more complex than that, said Barbara Nicolosi Harrington, a former Catholic nun-turned-screenwriter and Hollywood script doctor. “Hollywood has been the church of the masses, but I don't think that’s still true. At least, we cannot say that movie theaters are the sanctuaries they once were for most people, especially for the young,” she Harrington.

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Hindu Refugees Find New Hope In India’s Controversial Citizenship Law

Pakistani Hindu refugees have once again garnered attention following the notification of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act. The law aims to grant Indian citizenship to immigrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh who belong to the Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Parsi, Buddhist or Christian faiths and had entered India before 2014 due to religious persecution.

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Catholicism By Generation A Rapid Collapse Or Steady As She Goes?

Sometimes, an important high-level finding warrants some additional reflection. I have several of these rolling around in my head at any given point. The one I wanted to zero in on is from a post that ran over a year ago. Simply put, Catholic Mass attendance is way down. About half of all self-identified Catholics said that they attended Mass nearly every week in 1972. In the most recent data, it’s about half that rate.

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Rwandan Genocide’s 30th Anniversary A Reminder Of Sin’s Power

The genocide that left more than 800,000 Rwandans dead and millions displaced during a 100-day period in 1994 demonstrated the depths of depravity found in hearts not redeemed by Jesus, former missionary Nik Ripken said. “When Billy Graham was asked what was the number one hindrance to the Kingdom of God, he said it was racism,” said Ripken, who served overseas for 37 years. “Racism is a sin in the human heart.”

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Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’: Extraterrestrial Threats And The Death Of Atheism

(REVIEW) The new series “3 Body Problem” is a secular show that wrestles with how the failures of the secular project have threatened the modern world and wrestles compellingly with nonreligious answers on how to solve them. Hollywood has recently begun to spotlight the evils of overtly atheist regimes. This year, “3 Body Problem” takes on Maoist China.

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Q&A With Author Mark David Hall: Christian Nationalism ‘Far More Benign Than Critics Believe’

Hall’s new book — “Who’s Afraid of Christian Nationalism” — shines a light on the debate around Christian nationalism following the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol, which is often characterized by unfounded claims, lots of name-calling and plenty of fear-mongering. Here’s our interview with Hall on the origin of the term and what it all really means.

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Loving Both Cars And Jesus: Delaware Race Ministry Enjoying ‘Best Year Yet’

Delaware Raceway Ministry is running strong after 31 years. And though the ministry techniques have evolved, the emphasis remains the same: sowing seeds, building relationships and sharing Jesus. Volunteers from area churches worked together to serve the raceway staff and thousands of NASCAR enthusiasts who camped around the track earlier this month.

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The Murder Of A Catholic Priest Highlights Rising Violence Against Clerics In South Africa

The murder last month of a Catholic priest is the latest in a spate of attacks against Christian clerics. Overall, South Africa’s crime rate has spiked to its highest levels in two decades. At the same time, many see these recent attacks against clerics as an infringement on their religious freedom to worship since Christians are increasingly fearful of going to church as a result of the increased violence.

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