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  French church planter sees wildfire disaster as opening for gospel witness in unreached southwest

  Devastating wildfires engulfed southwestern France this summer — one of the most unreached regions for the gospel in the country. However, Arnaud Schrodi, director of church planting and development for Perspectives (Union Perspectives or Églises Perspectives, a network of evangelical Protestant churches and church planters in France) is now home after being forced to evacuate with others from Pessac, a suburb of Bordeaux. In this interview, he recalled how the natural disaster provided an oppor

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  UK MPs reject second assisted dying bill: 'sensible decision'

  Members of the U.K. Parliament in London voted down a second attempt to legalize assisted dying on Friday (Sept. 11), defeating the bill 286-270 at second reading.

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  Global study finds a third of young people have an AI companion as close friendships narrow

  More than a third of adolescents and young adults surveyed across 11 countries say they have an artificial intelligence companion, and most of that group say they find it easier to confide in the software than in some of their friends or relatives, according to research released Thursday by Young Life.

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  Zurich Reformed Church members to vote on binding climate rules for church buildings

  Members of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zurich vote Sept. 27 on whether to write environmental obligations into the Church Ordinance, the constitutional text of the cantonal church. The proposal sets a target of net-zero emissions from church properties by the end of 2035 and would require every parish to adopt an environmental management system known as the "Grüner Güggel."

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  Russia designates Christian ministries ‘undesirable’

  Russia’s General Prosecutor’s Office has ruled that foreign organizations, including Christian ministries, threaten the security of the country, according to rights group Forum 18.

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  'Considerable concern' among Christians after AfD's election victory in Germany, evangelical body says

  A German evangelical leader has called for a measured response among Christians after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a decisive victory in Sunday's state election in Saxony-Anhalt, falling just short of an outright majority.

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  UK government research warns assisted suicide could disproportionately affect ethnic minorities

  A “disproportionate” number of ethnic minority people could choose assisted death in England and Wales if Parliament approves legislation allowing assisted dying, according to a new government equality impact assessment.

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