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  US & Canada Education

  Dept. of Education rescinds $37.7 million fine against Grand Canyon University

  By The Christian Post

  The U.S. Department of Education (ED) dismissed with prejudice an unprecedented $37.7 million fine against the largest Christian university in the United States following a years-long legal battle.

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  Europe US & Canada Society & Culture

  Opposition grows against EU digital censorship law ahead of European Parliament event: 'one of the most serious threats to online free speech'

  By Chris Eyte

  Growing transatlantic opposition against the European Union’s new online censorship law has prompted free speech advocates, legal experts and Members of the European Parliament to convene at the European Parliament this Wednesday, May 21, for a first-of-its-kind conference warning that the Digital Services Act (DSA) threatens freedom of expression and democratic norms.

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  US & Canada Church & Missions Society & Culture

  Bible engagement rises among younger men, surprising researchers at American Bible Society

  By Timothy Goropevsek

  After years of steady decline, Bible engagement in the United States has ticked upward for the first time in four years, driven largely by a surprising demographic: younger men.

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  Global Church & Missions

  WEA issues official statement in response to whistleblower report

  By CDI Staff

  The World Evangelical Alliance issued a statement Saturday, May 17, on its website in response to a whistleblower report recently published by the Christian Council of Korea, WEA’s former national member body.

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  US & Canada Africa Migration Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Refugee flight landed in US from South Africa; White South African Christian leaders say racial narrative is 'distorted'

  By CDI Staff

  A chartered jet carrying 59 white South Africans arrived in the United States on Monday, marking the first group admitted under a newly created refugee pathway launched by the Trump administration. The arrivals, many of them Afrikaners, were granted entry under claims of “race-based persecution” in South Africa — a move that has triggered significant debate both internationally and within South Africa’s religious community.

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  US & Canada Church & Missions Society & Culture

  Christian suicide support association publishes new resource for churches seeking to help stop 'suicide epidemic'

  By Chris Eyte

  The Christian Association for Survivors of Suicide Loss (CASSL), a nonprofit charity in the U.S. advocating for those affected by suicide has published the second edition of its resource, Moving Forward: A Christian Study for Survivors of Suicide Loss, updating this study for use in small groups or by individuals. The resource is designed to equip those supporting anyone affected by suicide while CASSL also offers additional personal support to leaders seeking to start suicide support ministries