Dominican president credits prayer for strength to govern
Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader has publicly credited prayer and his relationship with God as the source of strength behind his work in office.
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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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Argentina raises its voice for life once again
Argentina’s adherence to the Geneva Consensus reopens the debate over the defense of life, the family, and national sovereignty in relation to abortion.
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The danger of trusting a chatbot with the right opinions
AI systems are designed to affirm your pre-existing bias, whether that bias is liberal or conservative, and therein lies the danger. What we actually need are instruments that help us find out when we are wrong. That used to be called education, and was essential to discipleship. We need to be wary of technology tuned to our tribal biases.
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Seven counter-cultural biblical truths for ethical leadership
Ethics cannot be limited to just one area of life like business. Unfortunately, it is a subject almost forgotten by institutions and organizations in many parts of the world. Christians should not ignore biblically-based ethics in business. In any workplace our most profitable course of action is to be the kind of person or organization our colleagues and clients want to do business with.
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Pastor and congressman leads fight against crime in Costa Rica's Congress
Costa Rican legislator Gonzalo Ramírez, an evangelical Christian and lawyer, is leading the congressional Commission on Security and Drug Trafficking as the country confronts a rising wave of violence.
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New book calls churches to make child protection a gospel priority
By CDI StaffChurch leaders, theologians and child advocacy practitioners from around the world gathered online to launch God's Heart for Child Protection and Safeguarding, a new volume urging Christians to view safeguarding not as an administrative requirement but as a central expression of the gospel.
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Evangelical groups mobilize humanitarian response after deadly earthquakes in Venezuela
As Venezuelan authorities continue search-and-rescue operations, evangelical organizations around the world are expanding their response to the humanitarian crisis caused by two powerful earthquakes.
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Soccer devotion in Latin America sparks debate over sports idolatry
Devotion to soccer teams in the region has moved beyond entertainment and into the spiritual realm. In Latin America, continent historically shaped by faith, some people have shifted their primary sense of community and identity from religious institutions to sports, according to an extensive report by The Associated Press (AP).
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Powerful 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes strike northern Venezuela
Two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on Wednesday, killing at least 32 people, injuring more than 700 and causing widespread damage across Caracas and other parts of the country, officials said.
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'How do we prevent suicide among your teenage friends?' — A podcast on listening to the next generation
By CDI Staff“How do we prevent suicide among your teenage friends?” This powerful question sits at the heart of today's episode of Faith Without Frontiers, where host Gordon Showell-Rogers speaks with Geordon Rendle, Youth for Christ’s global youth advocate, about faith, mental health, grief, hope, and the urgent need to truly listen to today’s teenagers.
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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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