Amended assisted dying legislation being debated in the U.K. Parliament this week has drawn strong opposition from campaigners, who warn that the proposed law could put vulnerable people at risk and undermine protections for the terminally ill. A final vote on the bill is expected Friday (June 20).
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Brain-computer interfaces? Exoskeletons? Immortality? Enthusiasm for transhumanism is rising, what might it mean for the rest of us? In light of what enthusiasts are searching for, Christians can offer hope to a world searching for meaning because God has already provided it in Christ.
Gone are the days of searching for true wisdom or sidling up to a parent to ask for help. Teens may now inhabit a world where feeling is primary and where, in times of difficulty, they can simply create the remedy with the assistance of artificial companions. If parents do not counteract this, the consequences will be severe.
faith-and-work organizations have developed a parallel path alongside the Church, discipling believers to glorify God through their work. However, pastors, church leaders, and denominations have often not been formally engaged. The Church needs a paradigm shift.
"One of the most surprising aspects of evangelical discourse on LGBTQ issues has been the insistence by some believers that same-sex attraction is a sin even if one doesn’t act on it", says commentator Bruce Baron. Gregory Coles has a different opinion and shares that with Bruce in this opinion piece.
Churches across Bristol are playing a significant and growing role in tackling social issues, with more than 420 active church-led projects supporting vulnerable residents, according to a new report. Released May 28, the Bristol Thriving Communities report analyzed the work of 195 churches and identified 427 individual initiatives ranging from children’s programs and mental health support to community cafés and food insecurity relief.
The celebration of Pride Month and LGBTQ ideology on the popular children’s television show Sesame Street has been criticized by Christian commentator Jim Denison of the Denison Forum. In an article titled Sesame Street Celebrates Pride Month Again, Denison said the annual June event promoting gay relationships has led the show’s producers to “once again [seek] to influence children with LGBTQ ideology.”
In a public statement titled What We Expect From the New President, Rev. Kim Jong-hyuk, president of the United Christian Churches of Korea, expressed hope that the newly elected president Lee Jae-myung and the government will bring about new hope and respect in a political landscape marked by distrust, division, hatred and confrontation.
A new television adaptation of Heidi, Switzerland’s most iconic literary character, is in development 145 years after Johanna Spyri’s beloved novel was first published. The project is a collaboration between Swiss public broadcaster SRF and Germany’s RTL, both of which will air the series.
A new legislative proposal in South Korea aimed at amending the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection has drawn criticism from Christian leaders and legal experts, who say it resembles the previously proposed Equality Act and may function as a “backdoor” version of it.
Sybil Sohail, a young Christian athlete, made history by becoming the first Pakistani woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Weightlifting Masters Championship, held last week in Doha, Qatar.
Brain-computer interfaces? Exoskeletons? Immortality? Enthusiasm for transhumanism is rising, what might it mean for the rest of us? In light of what enthusiasts are searching for, Christians can offer hope to a world searching for meaning because God has already provided it in Christ.
