Five regions go to polls as India’s democratic fault lines deepen
Voting has concluded across five regions in India’s most closely watched regional elections in years.
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AI beauty filters distort humanity made in the image of God
A question everyone should ask themselves when they open a retouching app: who decides what my face should look like? Increasingly, the answer is an algorithm, and that has consequences that go far beyond vanity. Artificial Intelligence-powered beauty filter apps have amassed staggering numbers of users, and that is a serious problem for humanity. The gospel presents us with a different image.
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Argentina raises its voice for life once again
Argentina’s adherence to the Geneva Consensus reopens the debate over the defense of life, the family, and national sovereignty in relation to abortion.
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A secularist gag-order in Canada now prevents chaplains from talking to God at public events
A new policy in Canada forbids military chaplains from not only praying, but from referring to God or the divine in spiritual reflections. As representatives of the government, they are being required to be publicly secular and therefore religiously neutral. Neutrality, however, is an illusion.
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Christians being salt and light via the arts to positively influence culture
To influence a secular culture, Christian business-as-usual won't cut it. We need bold creativity, tireless determination, and gracious respectfulness. In the USA, media leader Mark Rodgers is a great example of leading in this way. In this article, Bruce Barron interviews Mark about his thoughts on the matter.
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Over 60% of churchgoers worried about AI’s influence on Christianity, survey shows
Three in five Protestant churchgoers in the United States say they are worried about artificial intelligence’s influence on Christianity, according to a new survey that finds deep divisions within congregations over whether pastors should use the technology to prepare their sermons.
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Reviewing the shocking exposé into pornography dictators and profiteers
A 2025 book investigating the power behind the commercialization of pornography argue that "people don’t use pornography: it uses us. And you don’t have to watch it to be one of its victims." This review affirms the authors' critique of pornography and those who control it as a dangerously powerful, globalized industry that is (re)shaping desire, relationships, and social norms. Followers of Jesus need to guard ourselves against this attack on our relationships and our souls.
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Only 5% of white Evangelicals see President Trump as very religious: Pew
While 5% of white Evangelicals see President Donald Trump as a very religious person, a significant minority see him as somewhat religious, and a majority say he stands up at least somewhat for their religious beliefs, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.
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Trump strikes defiant tone after WHCA dinner shooting, calls Americans to resolve differences peacefully
President Donald Trump called on Americans to resolve their differences peacefully during a brief impromptu press briefing Saturday evening, shortly after the U.S. Secret Service escorted him back to the White House after a shooter brought an abrupt end to the White House Correspondents Association dinner at the nearby Washington Hilton Hotel.
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Assisted dying bill halted in UK House of Lords
By Chris EyteA proposed assisted dying law in the United Kingdom has stalled in the House of Lords after failing to progress through the upper chamber on April 24, effectively halting the legislation ahead of the next parliamentary session.
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Costa Rica president-elect reaffirms role of faith in meeting with Evangelical Alliance
Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves and President-elect Laura Fernández met Thursday with leaders of the Federation of the Costa Rican Evangelical Alliance (FAEC) to discuss religious freedom and social policy ahead of the May 8 transition of power.
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Survey finds only half of South Korean church teens confident in the gospel, with family playing key role
Fewer than half of female middle and high school students in South Korean churches say they are confident in the Christian gospel, and youth worship attendance remains well below pre-pandemic levels, according to a major new survey of the country's next generation of churchgoers.
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