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  US & Canada Society & Culture Family & Children

  Louisiana becomes first state to require Ten Commandments display in public school classrooms

  By The Christian Post

  Louisiana became the first state to require public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments through a Republican-backed bill signed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday. House Bill 71, sponsored by Republican Rep. Dodie Horton, mandates that each public school classroom display a poster-sized copy of the Ten Commandments by next January.

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  Caribbean Family & Children Society & Culture

  Evangelical Alliance opposes moves to change abortion laws in Antigua

  By Chris Eyte

  The Government of Antigua & Barbuda has deferred the issue of legalizing abortions when a mother’s life is not endangered to a law court after the country’s evangelical alliance opposed moves by pro-choice campaigners claiming that the country’s historic abortion laws are unconstitutional.

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  US & Canada Society & Culture Family & Children

  US Surgeon General advocates for tobacco-style warning labels on social media platforms

  By CDI Staff

  In an opinion article in the New York Times yesterday, June 17, United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has urged immediate action to address the escalating mental health crisis among young people exacerbated by social media. Drawing from his experience in emergency medicine, he emphasized the urgency of the situation: "In an emergency, you don’t have the luxury to wait for perfect information. You assess the available facts, you use your best judgment, and you act quickly."

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  US & Canada Society & Culture Family & Children

  Ability to forgive strongly correlated with human flourishing: study

  By The Christian Post

  The willingness to forgive plays a strong role in an individual’s level of human flourishing as a positive relationship with the Bible is the strongest predictor of human flourishing among the youngest group of Americans, according to a new study. 

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  Global Church & Missions Society & Culture Family & Children

  World Refugee Sunday: Refugee rights expert says Church uniquely placed to offer hope in burgeoning global crisis

  By Heather Pubols , Chris Eyte

  Tom Albinson has been working with refugees since 1980 and currently serves as President of the International Association for Refugees, a ministry he founded. He is also involved in the Refugee Highway Partnership, a network of churches, agencies and individuals serving forcibly displaced people. Christian Daily International was given an exclusive interview with Albinson for the occasion of World Refugee Sunday, which falls on the Sundays before and after World Refugee Day on June 20. 

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  Latin America Family & Children Society & Culture

  Controversial Colombian bill to ban “conversion” therapies potentially threatening parents with imprisonment shelved – for now

  By Lizzie Sotola , Javier Bolaños

  The debate over a bill that sought to prohibit so-called “conversion” therapies in Colombia was definitely shelved on Wednesday, according to pro-children and family legislators and activists. The so-called "Efforts to Change Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression" (ECOSIEG) bill – also dubbed “Inconvertibles” – was supposed to be debated this week, raising concerns about the possible loss of parents’ authority over their children.