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A Lebanese Worship Song Called for Peace. Again. And Again.

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

Lebanon
Society

As Kenya Bans Abortion, Pastors Urge Christians to Choose Life

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

Kenya
Business

Jake Paul & Anti Fund: From Creator to Investor

Jake Paul and Geoff Woo join the podcast to announce Anti Fund’s new $100 million growth fund and discuss the evolution of their investment strategy. The conversation covers the fund’s portfolio, including investments in companies such as SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Anduril, Cognition, Etched, and Modal, as well as the lessons they’ve learned backing founders and identifying emerging technologies. They discuss founder psychology, resilience, ambition, and why they believe attention, culture, a...

Global
Politics

J.D. Vance Infuriates the Neocons

The vice president is putting Israel in its place and making all the right people mad. The post J.D. Vance Infuriates the Neocons appeared first on The American Conservative

United States
Politics

Taki’s Semiquincentennial

Here’s to the republic of Jefferson, Jay, and Clarence Thomas. The post Taki’s Semiquincentennial appeared first on The American Conservative

United States
Society

Science of Attraction, Compatibility & Romance | Dr. Paul Eastwick

Dr. Paul Eastwick, PhD, is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, and a leading expert on the modern science of mate selection in humans. We discuss what people actually look for in a partner, including surprising findings about age preferences, finances, and physical attractiveness. We also discuss why dating apps often lead people to select for traits that don't support lasting partnerships. We discuss how initial attractions form and evolve and which factors best...

United States
Politics

Brexit at 10: Political fragmentation and the rise of smaller parties

Brexit at 10: Political fragmentation and the rise of smaller parties melissa.ittoo Mon, 22/06/2026 - 21:46 Post-Brexit political fragmentation has opened up space for smaller or fringe parties. 5 Comment Sam Freedman Institute for Government Yes The exit poll in the 2024 general election projected onto the BBC building. The emergence of smaller political parties like Reform UK has accelerated in the decade since the UK left the EU. Brexit Parliament and the constitution Political parties Gen...

United Kingdom