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  Meta reaches multibillion-dollar settlement over claims it harmed children online

  Meta Platforms has agreed to pay billions of dollars and overhaul core features of Facebook and Instagram to settle claims from dozens of U.S. states that the company designed its platforms to be addictive to children.

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  Dolly Parton dies at 80: 'In the arms of Jesus'

  Dolly Parton, the country singer and songwriter who carried the hymns of a small Tennessee mountain church into a career that ended with No. 1 hits on Christian radio, died Tuesday (Aug. 25) in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80.

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  Museum of the Bible to host 'Dawn of Christianity' exhibit on Jordan's biblical heritage

  The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., signed an Aug. 1 agreement with Jordan's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities to host "Jordan: Dawn of Christianity," an international exhibit tracing key biblical sites in modern-day Jordan.

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  Keith Getty says Christians must ‘sing the Bible’ in the age of AI ahead of Sing! Conference

  Ten years after Keith and Kristyn Getty launched what was intended to be a one-time event celebrating a book about congregational singing, the Sing! Conference has grown into an international gathering of pastors, theologians, musicians and believers focused on strengthening the singing life of the Church.

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  UN warns children are 'guinea pigs' for unregulated AI as online risks mount

  The United Nations is calling on governments, technology companies and advertisers to act on what it describes as a pressing and consequential policy challenge — the safety, rights and digital future of the world's most connected generation.

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  Michael W. Smith warns worship must not become ‘celebrity driven,' says he's seeing revival among Gen Z

  After more than four decades of standing on stages, with crowds singing his songs by heart, Michael W. Smith is convinced that one of the greatest dangers for a worship leader can be the very thing that signals success: attention and celebrity. 

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  Jordan’s PM to supervise preparation of Baptismal Millennium sites; four projects totaling $120 million signed

  The Jordanian government has taken a significant step to intensify preparations for the second millennium celebration of the Baptism of Jesus Christ at the Baptism Site, the government announced Aug. 11.

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