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  Netflix's promotion of LGBT themes, sexual preferences in kids' shows 'pervasive': report

  At least 41% of G-rated series and 41% of TV-Y7-rated series on Netflix feature LGBT content, including trans-identifying characters and same-sex couples, according to a new study. The new report, "LGBTQ Messaging Pervasive In Netflix Children's Programming," compiles references to LGBT-related messages and storylines across 326 Netflix shows aimed at children.

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  Australia becomes first nation to bar children under 16 from social media

  Australia has become the first country to prohibit children under 16 from using social media, ordering major platforms such as TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook to block access beginning at midnight Wednesday.

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  Zimbabwe Christian leaders voice concern over law that ‘widens access to abortion’

  The Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) has raised concerns about the Medical Services Amendments Bill, warning that the legislation threatens the sanctity of life and allows for widespread access to abortion services.

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  New report hails local churches as 'unseen force' battling UK poverty

  Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has released a new report, "Beyond belief: the local church and poverty," revealing that local churches and Christian organisations are an “unseen force” providing vital support to 12.5 million people across the UK in the last five years.

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  Pastor, wife and worshippers in Northern Nigeria among 20 abductees in wave of attacks as jihadists continue to target children and women

  Abductions in Nigeria have escalated to alarming levels after at least 20 people including a pastor, new bride and her bridesmaids were kidnapped in the last weekend of November in two separate attacks in the North Central region of the country.

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  Cost of living tops concerns for young Australians in Mission Australia’s 2025 Youth Survey

  Mission Australia released its Youth Survey 2025 report on Thursday (Nov. 27), revealing that cost of living pressures have surged to the top of young Australians’ concerns, with nearly two-thirds of respondents naming it as the most pressing national issue. The findings reflect responses from more than 17,000 young people aged 14 to 19.

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  Podcast examines forgiveness and redemption as ‘Punch’ play retells fatal blow that killed paramedic

  A high-profile U.K. podcast is drawing new attention to questions of justice, forgiveness and prison reform through the real-life story behind a transatlantic stage play now running in London’s West End. “Can the Justice and Prison System Be Truly Transformed?” examines the aftermath of a single punch that killed a young paramedic in 2011 and the unlikely journey of remorse and reconciliation that followed.

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