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  United Methodist Church's US membership falls by 174,000 in 2025: report

  The United Methodist Church’s reported U.S. membership fell by more than 170,000 in 2025, according to a new report from its General Council on Finance and Administration.

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  Court in Pakistan adjourns hearing on Christians’ abducted daughter

  Pakistan’s top constitutional court on Wednesday (Oct. 21) adjourned a hearing on a Christian couple’s petition seeking recovery of their daughter after learning that the Muslim accused of abducting her had not been served a summons because of an “incomplete residential address.”

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  AI cannot become conscious, Indian theologian Vinay Samuel argues, warns of revived urge to ‘play God’

  Artificial intelligence cannot become conscious in the way humans are, Indian theologian Canon Dr. Vinay Samuel said. He also warned that AI-driven technology has revived an ancient human urge "to play God."

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  African faith leaders discuss AI safety and ethics at Nairobi roundtable

  African Christian, Muslim and interfaith leaders joined technology experts and policymakers in Nairobi to discuss how artificial intelligence could affect young people's well-being, contribute to radicalization and shape the representation of African languages and values in digital systems.

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  Christians among minorities killed, abducted in three-month period in Syria, report says

  Christians and other minorities are at heightened risk of being killed or abducted under the Syrian Transitional Government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, according to a report by advocacy and aid group Christian Solidarity International (CSI).

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