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“There is no future for you here”: the harassment of Jewish settlers against Christians in the Holy Land (and the response of Christian leaders)

On July 14, in an unprecedented show of ecumenical solidarity, patriarchs and bishops from across the Christian world—Latin, Orthodox, Armenian, Melkite, Lutheran, Anglican, and Franciscan—walked side by side through the streets of Taybeh. They came not only to pray but to make a statement: that the Christians of this land, rooted here since apostolic times, are not alone.

Google cancels major Catholic blog: closure of traditionalist website sparks widespread debate on digital censorship

In a statement on X, Luigi Casalini, the journalist behind the site, lamented what he called a “grave violation” of free speech. He indicated that legal action is forthcoming, invoking Article 21 of the Italian Constitution, which guarantees the right to freely express opinions and explicitly prohibits censorship.

Why AI Needs Religion & Spirituality: Reflections on the AI, Religion and Spirituality Manifesto

The rapidly moving developments in AI and health include last week’s announcement by Microsoft that their MAI-DxO AI health diagnostic system reportedly diagnosed patients 4 times more accurately than human doctors. This, combined this other applications such as ElliQ’s AI health sidekick, threatens to replace personal interaction with AI robotic systems that overlook spiritual realities, not to mention opens the door for misuse.

International Trans Lobby gives up on SCOTUS cases

If in good faith they believed rights based on “gender identity” or “sexual orientation” exist, they nevertheless chose not to claim so before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguably the most powerful court in the world. The absence of such arguments suggests that global homosexual/transgender lobby groups and their backers in government and academia have opted for a strategic withdrawal from the U.S. Supreme Court as a venue to advance their agenda