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How the SPLC Got into America’s Classrooms

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has been indicted for a variety of crimes. To laymen, the allegation is that the organization has been paying hate groups to engage in. The post How the SPLC Got into America’s Classrooms appeared first on First Things

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Education

Desperately Seeking Alternatives to Arrogance

Some universities have pushed back against Trump administration pressures to reshape curriculum and programs. Others have given in to threats of withholding billions in research funds. Yale University has chosen a third way: issuing a report acknowledging that studies show a huge faculty tilt to the left and pledging “a self-study regarding diversity of perspectives in the curriculum.” The Read more. The post Desperately Seeking Alternatives to Arrogance appeared first on Christianity Today

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Technology

Balaji and Taylor Lorenz on AI and Media

Theo Jaffee speaks with Balaji Srinivasan and Taylor Lorenz about how AI is reshaping media, trust, and online communication. Building on prior public disagreements between the two, the conversation revisits core tensions around media, technology, and power in a rapidly changing information environment. They discuss the breakdown of traditional information systems, the rise of AI-generated content, and why new models for verifying identity and truth may be necessary. The conversation lays out...

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Culture

What Does It Mean to Be a Bible-Centric Family?

This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. Sissy Goff and David Thomas, Capable: How to Teach Your Kids the Strengths, Skills, and Strategies to Build Resilience (Bethany House, 2026) In Capable, family therapists Sissy Goff and David Thomas observe the trend of today’s kids self-diagnosing their mental health status and rooting their identities Read more. The post What Does It Mean to Be a Bible-Centric Family? appeared first on Christianity Today

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Society

Sudanese Civil War Fractures Refugee Families

Last week, Emmanuel Nwachukwu showed how Christians are coping after the loss of their church communities in Omdurman. Today, he describes the war’s impact on Christian families split apart by violence. In April 2023, Kilani Rahama heard gunshots crack through the air as he walked to church in Port Sudan, the country’s main seaport for Read more. The post Sudanese Civil War Fractures Refugee Families appeared first on Christianity Today

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