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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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  Africa Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Evangelical fellowship of students provides hope and healing amid rising terrorism in Burkina Faso

  By CDI Staff

  Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa with a population of around 23 million, has faced escalating violence and instability over recent years, positioning it as an epicenter for terrorism in the region. This has had significant effects on its citizens, including the evangelical Christian community. Still, believers persevere by praying, reflecting on Scripture and providing hope and healing amid the trauma.

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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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  Latin America Society & Culture

  'I wanted to find Christ, and I found Him', says former First Lady of Panama in video testimony

  By Lizzie Sotola

  Panama’s former First Lady Lorena Castillo, Juan Carlos Varela’s wife (Varela was President of Panama from 2014 to 2019), said in a video shared on social media that she “wanted to find Christ, and found Him … a year and a half ago”. “I have always searched for more, more spirituality, something that would fill my professional and material life. Because though I had it all, I felt so empty… So, so empty, so I decided to study the Bible”, Castillo shares in the video.

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  Africa Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Nigeria’s Christian leaders extend hands of fellowship to Muslims on Islamic festival of Eid el-Adha

  By Obed Minchakpu

  As Muslims across the globe celebrate this year’s Muslim festival of Eid el-Adah, also known as, Eid-el-Kabir, on Sunday, 16 June, 2024, Nigeria’s Christian and political leaders have extended hands of fellowship to Muslims in the country, calling for reconciliation, understanding, and peaceful coexistence.

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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.