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  Oceania Society & Culture

  Proposed Australian online misinformation law risks limiting free speech, Christian group warns

  By Chris Eyte

  Critics of abortion and trans ideology could be silenced in Australia after parliamentarians backed a proposed law to give the country’s media authority more powers, vexing the Australian Christian Lobby. Australian lawmakers approved the “Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024” in the House of Representatives by 78 votes to 57 on November 7. 

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  US & Canada Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Scripture-engaged adults have lower levels of loneliness than Bible disengaged: study

  By The Christian Post

  Americans with stronger spiritual lives and those who more commonly offer forgiveness experience less loneliness than those who are less engaged with the Bible or churches and those who don't commonly forgive others, a new survey suggests. 

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  US & Canada Family & Children Society & Culture

  John Rhys-Davies narrates 'Scrooge' podcast; talks connection with Tolkien's Gimli: 'We all carry our chains'

  By The Christian Post

  Presented by Hope Media Group and Compassion International, the four-part adaptation brings Dickens’ timeless message of transformation and compassion to life with an all-star cast that includes Sean Astin, Rhys-Davies’ “Rings” co-star, as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge.

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  US & Canada Middle East Society & Culture

  Ancient decorative mosaic noted for first inscription of Jesus as God on display at Museum of the Bible

  By Chris Eyte

  The Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C. (U.S.) is currently displaying the earliest known inscription identifying Jesus as God in the form of a mosaic found in ancient Megiddo, northern Israel, dubbed the “Megiddo Mosaic.” On display from last September until July 6 next year, 2025, the mosaic “adds much to our understanding of early Christian communities in the Holy Land,” according to the Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS). 

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  US & Canada Society & Culture Family & Children

  Canadian evangelical body calls on parliamentarians to support legislation forcing consent and age verification for pornographic websites

  By Chris Eyte

  The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) has expressed concerns about the lack of age and consent verification by pornography platforms in an opinion submission to a parliamentary committee. The group issued a statement to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights at the House of Commons, meeting Oct. 31 at the Canadian Parliament, in support of Bill c-270, “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (pornographic material)." 

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  Europe Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Easier for students to come out as gay than Christian, Evangelical group says

  By The Christian Post

  In schools across Northern Ireland, students are finding it more challenging to reveal their Christian faith than their sexual orientation, according to testimony provided during an ongoing inquiry into Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE) at Stormont.