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  May 12, 2025

  Mercy Culture’s Landon Schott on Michael Brown: ‘I refuse to participate in cancel culture’

  Despite ongoing controversy over an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against Michael Brown, founder of The Line of Fire – Dr. Brown Ministries, Inc., the senior lead pastor of the multi-campus Mercy Culture Church, Landon Schott, celebrated his return to public ministry with a full-throated endorsement of his spiritual leadership.

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  May 12, 2025

  Episcopal Church ends partnership with US gov’t over white Afrikaners resettlement dispute

  The Episcopal Church will terminate its partnership to resettle refugees with the U.S. government over a request to resettle a group of white Afrikaners after the administration had effectively halted the U.S. refugee program.

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  May 12, 2025

  Pope Leo XIV reveals message behind papal name, link to AI

  Pope Leo XIV explained how and why he chose his papal name and how it ties into artificial intelligence.

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  May 12, 2025

  Vance says media coverage of Pope Leo XIV's election is 'discolored' by politics

  Vice President J.D. Vance has called the Catholic Church “so much bigger than politics” as he expressed disappointment about the preoccupation with American politics that has defined the election of Pope Leo XIV. 

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  May 12, 2025

  Historic black megachurch donates $132K to help relieve student debt

  A predominantly African American megachurch that has existed since the early 19th century has donated approximately $132,000 to relieve the debts of 11 graduating college seniors.

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  May 12, 2025

  In a first, commercial driverless trucks are now operating on Texas roads thanks in part to AI

  Thanks to Artificial Intelligence combined with a powerful computer and sensors that can see beyond the length of four football fields, Aurora Innovation, Inc., is the first company to operate commercial self-driving trucks on public roads in America with the launch of their service in Texas.

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  May 12, 2025

  Hamas' claim that women, kids are 70% of those killed in Gaza is 'demonstrably false': report

  Claims that 70% of the casualties in Israel's ongoing war with the Hamas terror group are women and children in Gaza do not appear to be factual and are propagated to craft a narrative that the Israeli military is indiscriminately targeting civilians, according to a report from a nonpartisan think tank. 

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  May 12, 2025

  China named ‘world’s lead executioner’ in top persecutors list

  China has been named the world’s lead executioner in Amnesty International’s annual report on global capital punishment, which estimated that thousands were put to death in the country in 2024. The watchdog said China’s secretive practices, combined with ongoing religious persecution, set it apart even from countries with record-high confirmed execution counts.

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  May 12, 2025

  Armenian prisoner of conscience reports ‘psychological violence,' mistreatment in prison

  An Armenian Christian man imprisoned in Iran has allegedly faced psychological violence and mistreatment, advocates say. 

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  May 12, 2025

  Sequel to 'I Can Only Imagine' gets new release date, will focus on MercyMe song 'Even If'

  The release date for the faith-based film “Can Only Imagine 2,” the sequel to the 2018 box office hit, is moving from March 20, 2026, to Feb. 20, 2026, Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company have announced.

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  May 12, 2025

  US has highest belief in personal relevance of Scripture among 'Secular West' countries: report

  New research shows that the United States has a significantly more favorable view of the Bible and Christianity than other countries that comprise the notoriously secular parts of the world. 

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  May 12, 2025

  Texas bill seeking to allow voluntary prayer, reading of religious texts in public schools stalls

  A bill seeking to allow Texas public and charter schools to hold voluntary prayer and readings of religious texts has stalled after lawmakers failed to take action on the legislation.