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  US & Canada Asia Society & Culture

  The Chosen’s Elizabeth Tabish stars as refugee in film about persecution of Armenian Christians

  By Chris Eyte

  Elizabeth Tabish, known for her role as Mary Magdalene in The Chosen TV series, is starring in a faith drama based on real events telling the story of a persecuted Armenian refugee family fleeing to the U.S to seek asylum. Called “Between Borders”, produced by Pinnacle Peak and StoryLight Productions, and released through Fathom Events in theaters nationwide in the U.S. on Jan. 26, the story is set in the background of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the 1980s, which resulted in thousands of re

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  US & Canada Society & Culture Family & Children

  Churches can offer a sanctuary as youth increasingly struggle with mental health issues

  By Chris Eyte

  The church has a key role in providing safe spaces for young people and adults struggling with their mental health, says a Christian support ministry based in Canada. Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries, headquartered in Vancouver but with a branch in the U.K, is running a mental health awareness campaign this month (October), to complement Mental Illness Awareness Week in Canada and the U.S.  from Oct. 6 to 12, and World Mental Health  Day on Oct. 10.  

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  US & Canada Society & Culture

  More than 100M people of faith could sit out 2024 election: study

  By The Christian Post

  As many as 104 million people of faith, including 32 million self-identified Christians who regularly attend church, are unlikely to vote in the upcoming 2024 presidential election on Nov. 5 mainly due to lack of interest, research from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University shows.

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  US & Canada Society & Culture Family & Children

  Homeschooling continues to increase across the US post-pandemic: report

  By The Christian Post

  The report found that 19 states saw an increase in the number of children being homeschooled, with increases including small ones like a 2% rise in Georgia, to large growth as seen with the 29% increase in Delaware. Only two of the 21 states analyzed, Vermont and New Hampshire, reported a decrease in the number of students being homeschooled. Although, according to the report, New Hampshire’s decline might not actually reflect a drop in homeschoolers.

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  US & Canada Family & Children

  Church ministry allows families with children of special needs to worship, cultivate faith together

  By The Christian Post

  For years, attending church as a family wasn't possible for the Alstons, whose 6-year-old son has autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. That is until a chance conversation led the family to a Virginia church dedicated to creating a space for individuals with special needs to grow in faith. 

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  US & Canada Society & Culture

  'Trump Bible' seems only version to fulfill Oklahoma official's specific requirements for classroom Bibles

  By Chris Eyte

  A so-called “Trump Bible” matches perfectly the requirements by Republican Ryan Walters to put a Bible in every classroom of public schools in Oklahoma, according to a city publication, Oklahoma Watch. As reported by Christian Daily International, Ryan Walters, Oklahoma State’s Superintendent for Public Instruction, and responsible for the oversight of elementary and secondary schools, unveiled the plan for the Bibles in schools in June, 2024.