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  Muslims protest construction of church building in Indonesia

  Muslims in Indonesia on July 7 protested construction of a church building in South Sulawesi Province, falsely claiming it had not fulfilled legal requirements, sources said.

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  Focus on the Family launches search for next president as Jim Daly prepares to step down

  Nearly two decades after taking the helm of Focus on the Family following the departure of its founder, Jim Daly is preparing to hand the ministry to a new generation. The president of one of America's most influential Evangelical organizations announced this week that Focus has officially launched a nationwide search for its next leader, marking the beginning of what is expected to be a year- to 18-month succession process ahead of the ministry's 50th anniversary in 2027.

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  'An AI neither understands nor feels': Christian leader tests chatbot's limits for worried parents

  Sixto Porras, regional director of Focus on the Family, sat down with ChatGPT to test what artificial intelligence can and cannot do — and to warn evangelical families not to let algorithms replace spiritual discernment, empathy, or genuine human connection.

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  Guatemala's top court unanimously rejects same-sex marriage challenge

  Guatemala's Constitutional Court unanimously rejected a provisional challenge to the country's legal definition of marriage, blocking an effort by LGBTIQ+ rights group Lambda Association to open same-sex unions to legal recognition.

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  Austrian church to broadcast pop-style worship service live on national TV

  A Protestant congregation in Austria is set to hold its third worship service built around German pop music on Aug. 23, with national television and radio broadcasting the event live for the first time.

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