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With the latest rules, Beijing hopes to rein in a booming industry
From his home in Nazareth, Saleem Shalash has often heard the loud booms of Israel’s air defense systems intercepting Hezbollah rockets over the Haifa region. Since resuming large-scale attacks in March, Hezbollah has repeatedly attacked Haifa—18 miles from Nazareth—with rockets, missiles, and drones. Israelis are exhausted, said Shalash, an Arab Israeli who pastors Home of Read more. The post After 1,000 Days of War, Israelis Are Weary Amid Growing Isolation appeared first on Christianity Today
The article advocates for a renewed focus on civic education in America as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, emphasizing the importance of informed citizenship for a thriving democracy.
This article discusses the amicus brief filed in the St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy case, highlighting key legal arguments and implications for religious freedom and community rights.
Advanced artificial intelligence (AI) creates a strategist’s dilemma: U.S. leaders owe duties to their citizens and face obligations to prevent catastrophic harm to anyone. The author argues that both kinds of reasons should shape U.S. AI strategy
And just like that, Keir Starmer became the sixth British prime minister to resign in ten years - triggering a leadership contest it’s increasingly likely no one will enter. Wes Streeting has pulled out of the race. Andy Burnham is arriving at Parliament where he will be sworn in as MP. If there is no challenger, he could be PM in just over two weeks' time. Is this the most perfect heist in political history? Does Starmer have a right to feel aggrieved? And does Burnham have an actual plan? T...
When María Margarita Giraldo heard right-wing political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella was poised to win Colombia’s presidential election Sunday, she felt relieved. To Giraldo, a 76-year-old actress from Bogotá, Colombia, who gave her life to Jesus 35 years ago, De la Espriella’s victory represents a turning away from socialism, which she blamed as the Read more. The post Evangelicals Divided as Colombia Elects Right-Wing Outsider appeared first on Christianity Today
On a May evening, Claudette El Hajj organized five buses to bring 150 people displaced by the war in Lebanon to a worship night in a hilltop town overlooking Beirut. Many were Christians who had been forced to flee their homes in southern Lebanon due to heavy fighting between Hezbollah and Israel. But at least Read more. The post A Lebanese Worship Song Called for Peace. Again. And Again. appeared first on Christianity Today
Seven months before his firstborn daughter Peris’s wedding, Simon Kurgat, the pastor of Newlife Church in Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya, discovered she was three months pregnant. Kurgat’s wife noticed Peris throwing up her meals, sleeping throughout the day, and complaining of dizziness—then she confronted Peris about it. Kurgat and his wife took Peris to a local Read more. The post As Kenya Bans Abortion, Pastors Urge Christians to Choose Life appeared first on Christianity Today