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Silicon Valley bishop, two Catholic AI experts weigh in on AI evangelization
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — May 6, 2024
(RNS) — Catholic leaders who have worked with the Vatican on AI say that a recent experiment from Catholic Answers illustrates the ways AI evangelization can go wrong.
After vote to repeal LGBTQ bans, many gay Methodists are now fully out
By Yonat Shimron — May 6, 2024
Schumer announces more security funding for houses of worship after synagogue threats
By Richa Karmarkar — May 6, 2024
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Universities close encampments in the name of ‘safety.’ Whose safety?
By Dilshad Ali — May 6, 2024
(RNS) — 'What some may actually be feeling is discomfort with the truth, and the truth hurts.'
How Trumpism has pushed a fringe charismatic theology into the mainstream
By Matthew D. Taylor and Paul A. Djupe — May 6, 2024
(RNS) — Charismatic Christian prophets have gained new influence since becoming identified with the former president.
The number of religious ‘nones’ has soared, but not the number of atheists
By Christopher P. Scheitle and Katie Corcoran — May 6, 2024
(The Conversation) — Social factors, from wealth to politics, may shape whether people who do not believe in God identify as an atheist.
A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches’ decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion
By The Associated Press — May 6, 2024
(AP) — The United Methodist Church, which stripped out its bans and related social teachings over the past two weeks, is the last of the major mainline church bodies to go through this process.
Jewish students grapple with how to respond to pro-Palestinian campus protests
By Jesse Bedayn — May 6, 2024
(AP) — Jewish Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 are closely divided on whether Israel’s post-Oct. 7 military campaign has been acceptable, according to a Pew Research Center poll conducted in February.
‘A step back in time’: America’s Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways
By Tim Sullivan — May 6, 2024
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The shift, molded by plummeting church attendance, increasingly traditional priests and growing numbers of young Catholics searching for more orthodoxy, has reshaped parishes across the country.
With a final flourish, United Methodist conference eliminates all anti-LGBTQ policies
By Yonat Shimron — May 3, 2024
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (RNS) — The reversals came in the wake of a schism that saw the departure of a quarter of its US churches — more than 7,600 congregations — over the past five years.
Churches tied to Civil Rights awarded National Park Service preservation funds
By Adelle M. Banks — May 3, 2024
(RNS) — Other grantees will use the NPS funding to conduct historical surveys, including one in Detroit that will explore 'the role of religion in the struggle for equality.’
To save their movement, student protesters should break camp
By Andre Henry — May 3, 2024
(RNS) — 'A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.'
United Methodists redefine marriage, end official condemnation of homosexuality
By Yonat Shimron — May 2, 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (RNS) — A condemnation of homosexuality that has riven the denomination for 52 years was eliminated from the United Methodist Church’s rule book.
Expanding clergy sexual abuse probe targets New Orleans Catholic church leaders
By Jim Mustian — May 2, 2024
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The warrant contained several new details about the sex-trafficking investigation, including claims that some victims were sexually assaulted in a seminary swimming pool after being ordered to “skinny dip."
At time of rising antisemitism, Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign
By Kirsten Grieshaber — May 2, 2024
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) —It features videos of survivors from around the globe reading Holocaust denial posts from different social media platforms.
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