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  Grand Canyon University plans Christian law school, names founding dean

  Grand Canyon University, a private Christian university in Phoenix, Arizona, is moving ahead with a law school that it says will combine legal training with a Christian worldview. The university named Phoenix attorney James L. Williams as the school's first dean, according to a press release from GCU on Oct. 8.

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  Evangelical Press Association members vote to rename group Christian Communicators Network

  Members of the Evangelical Press Association have approved renaming the organization Christian Communicators Network, adopting a board proposal that drew objections by some over removing the word "evangelical" from the group's name.

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  Grok AI chatbot affirms divinity of Christ, citing historical record: 'Jesus is not a fake god'

  Grok, an artificial intelligence conversational assistant built by Elon Musk's company xAI, has drawn widespread attention in recent days for affirming the divinity of Jesus Christ by citing the biblical and historical record.

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  U.S. Senate recognizes Prison Fellowship’s 50th anniversary

  The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of Prison Fellowship, honoring the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families.

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  Report highlights role of short-term trips, church apprenticeships in long-term mission

  Short-term mission placements and church apprenticeships can help prepare people for long-term gospel ministry, according to a report published by mission agency Crosslinks.

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  Religious nationalism narrows over time and props up authoritarian rule, advocates say

  Religious nationalism tends to exclude more people the longer it holds power and often serves authoritarian governments, panelists told the Global Religious Freedom Gathering in Dallas on Sept. 29. They also acknowledged that growing debate over Christian nationalism in the United States complicates American efforts to confront the problem abroad.

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  Conflict, surveillance, disunity emerging as new religious freedom challenges, advocates say

  Religious freedom advocates told a gathering in Texas that armed conflict and state surveillance are undermining the methods Christians have used to defend persecuted believers. They said a divided global church is poorly placed to respond.

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