When Gustavo Banda opened his small church in Mexico, little did he know that it would become a refuge. Sitting near the border, tens of thousands of migrants stop there as part of their search for freedom in America. A
The city of San Francisco, California, is spending $5 million per year on a program that involves providing alcohol to homeless people who suffer from alcoholism. The city’s managed alcohol program, which began four years ago, made media headlines following
The government of Peru has classified transgenderism and nonbinary gender identities as a mental illness, prompting backlash from LGBT advocacy groups. Peru President Dina Boluarte signed the decree, changing language in the country’s Essentials Health Insurance Plan to reflect that
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought with it lively conversations about new technological possibilities, warnings, and concerns over potential abuses and misuses. Dr. John Plake, chief program officer at the American Bible Society, said his organization set out
Neither for nor against When Joshua crossed the Jordan to conquer the Promised Land he was greeted by a man with a drawn sword. When he asked him “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” his response was “Neither,
A respected University of Sydney professor says he was left shaken and some of his students felt intimidated after his lecture was “hijacked” by several masked pro-Palestinian protesters – and he has urged vice-chancellor Mark Scott to deal with the
A Sydney council’s controversial library ban on a children’s book about same-sex parents was overturned after hours of fiery debate. Cumberland City Council faced national and global headlines and outrage from across the political spectrum for banning Same-Sex Parents by
Southern Baptist congregations saw growth in baptisms, worship attendance and small group participation in 2023, while membership decline slowed compared to recent years, according to the Annual Church Profile (ACP) compiled by Lifeway Christian Resources. The 2023 ACP, a statistical
Hundreds of Liberian refugees living in Ghana have been left destitute following the demolition of a section of a refugee camp, 45 kilometres outside of the country’s capital, Accra. The Buduburam refugee camp has been home to Liberians
A Catholic school in North Carolina was within its legal rights to dismiss a substitute teacher because he was in a same-sex marriage, a federal appeals court ruled. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has
