Faith is the key to the West’s renewal, says Os Guinness
Esteemed theologian Os Guinness closed out the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in London last night with a call to the West to return to its biblical foundations.
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Celebrating the steadfast faith of a people in a disappearing land
A small island nation with a stable democracy, a high degree of freedom, and a majority Christian population faces a catastrophic threat because of the actions of others in the world. As sea levels rise, the world has a responsibility to ensure that the islands and the people who have flourished on them for more than 2,000 years (over 120 years as Christians) do not disappear.
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Bringing incarnational faith into public life
Do we care for a person only because we hope that one day they will become a Christian? Or do we help because we believe that every person is created in the image of God and that every human life therefore possesses a dignity bestowed by God? Public theology from Malaysia would argue the latter.
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Dominion theology reveals hubris unbefitting followers of Jesus
Dominion theology has deep roots and it has led to some despicable actions in the name of Christian faith. In a similar way today, under the guise of Christian nationalism, too many Christians today call for domination without competence. As Christians, we have uniquely valuable spiritual and practical wisdom to offer, but we should not tarnish it by pretending to be experts in areas where we are not.
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AI beauty filters distort humanity made in the image of God
A question everyone should ask themselves when they open a retouching app: who decides what my face should look like? Increasingly, the answer is an algorithm, and that has consequences that go far beyond vanity. Artificial Intelligence-powered beauty filter apps have amassed staggering numbers of users, and that is a serious problem for humanity. The gospel presents us with a different image.
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German church groups warn of refugee protection rollback on 75th anniversary of Geneva convention
By CDI StaffA coalition of German church and humanitarian organizations marked the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention by calling on governments worldwide to reverse what they describe as a dangerous erosion of refugee protections — and urging Berlin to stop offloading responsibility onto poorer nations.
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Christian leaders react as UK PM Keir Starmer resigns
By Chris EyteChristian leaders in the United Kingdom have responded to the resignation of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Starmer announced Monday he is stepping down as prime minister and Labour Party leader. Standing outside 10 Downing Street in London, he recalled leading Labour to a landslide general election victory two years ago — returning the party to power after 14 years of Conservative government.
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Six Naga hostages, including two pastors, killed as India's Manipur crisis widens
Six Naga men taken hostage in India's northeastern state of Manipur, two of them pastors, were found dead on June 10, their remains reportedly mutilated. More than a week later, their bodies have still not been handed over to their families.
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Faith Without Frontiers podcast explores refugee crisis through award-winning documentary 'Life Jacket'
By CDI StaffThe latest episode of Faith Without Frontiers, aired this week, features a compelling conversation between host Gordon Showell-Rogers and filmmaker and documentary producer Faten AlFaraj, whose award-winning film Life Jacket shines a light on the realities faced by refugees fleeing conflict, persecution, and displacement.
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Jordan to legalize wills, allowing Christians to opt out of male-based Sharia inheritance law, adopt children
By Daoud KuttabJordan's Cabinet on Wednesday (June 17) approved amendments that would allow Christians to bypass mandatory Sharia inheritance rules for the first time, and to legally adopt Christian children.
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Kenya Church leaders demand accountability after disruption of public forum at Nairobi cathedral
Anglican Church leaders have demanded swift action against those behind the disruption of a public forum at Nairobi's All Saints Cathedral, describing the incident as a direct attack on constitutional freedoms and warning that growing political violence threatens public participation ahead of Kenya's next general election.
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IMB commissions first Lumbee Native American couple to serve Canada's First Nations
The International Mission Board has commissioned RJ and Elayna Locklear as its first Lumbee Native American missionary couple, sending them to serve Canada's First Nations communities in and around Calgary, Alberta.
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