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Events from this week in Christian history include Pope Francis leading mass before 20,000, the death of Ernst Faber, and the London Missionary Society holding its foundational meeting.

The Amish community in Minnesota is pushing back amid claims of unfair government policies that purportedly fail to offer religious accommodations — and even reportedly led to one Amish man’s arrest. First Liberty attorney Ryan Gardner said his firm is representing two Amish congregations in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, arguing the county itself has “essentially […] The post Amish Man Reportedly Jailed Over Electronic Permit, County Accused of Criminalizing ‘Being Amish’ appeared first on Charisma Magazine Online.

Netflix posted a trailer for “Steps,” an animated film due Nov. 20, and asked, “Think Cinderella’s stepsisters were the villains? Think again.” Ali Wong voices Lilith, the “misunderstood” sister who steals the Fairy Godmother’s wand, wrecks the ball, and still gets billed as the one who deserves a happily ever after. Joel Berry called the […] The post New Netflix Kids Movie Slammed as ‘One of the Most Satanic Inversions’ appeared first on Charisma Magazine Online.

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), widely believed to be a 2028 presidential contender, signed an executive order to expand oversight measures on artificial intelligence programs. Under the order, the Government Operations Agency, alongside industry experts, is required to submit proposals for AI safety plans to Newsom’s office. The recommendations are to include transparency reports, risk […] The post Newsom Order Considers AI ‘Kill Switch’ appeared first on Charisma Magazine Online.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is conducting a review of electromagnetic fields, the agency announced. Because such technology is part of daily life, the agency believes an examination of the matter is necessary. The agency issued a Request for Information (RFI), urging the general public, scientists, industry professionals, and others to submit […] The post HHS Examining Electromagnetic Field Exposure appeared first on Charisma Magazine Online.

Five thousand men were hungry and the disciples ran the math on what it would cost to feed them. Then somebody noticed a kid with a sack lunch. John 6:9 “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?” Andrew does two things […] The post What is in Your Hand? appeared first on Charisma Magazine Online.

The report’s name says it all: America’s Demoralized Men. The conclusion: Most men under age 30 feel like failures, report chronic loneliness, and often fill that void with pornography, gaming, and gambling. Kenneth Burchfiel of the Institute for Family Studies says, “I think the reality is the more time we spend behind screens, the less […] The post From Isolation to Community: God’s Answer to America’s Loneliness Epidemic appeared first on Charisma Magazine Online.

The government is consulting on plans to add RE to the national curriculum.

Along U.S. Highway 191 stands a little log church that looks as though it has occupied this windswept landscape since the days of wagon trains.

Myanmar’s military junta has shot and killed a Baptist pastor in the Christian-majority Chin state, the third killing of a pastor there in about three and a half months, according to a religious freedom group that is pressing the U.S. government to act.

When Paul says the Corinthians are eating “in an unworthy manner,” he is not introducing a rule about private sin.

Every natural disaster reminds us that we live in a fallen world — that mankind’s sin irreparably marred the world’s original perfection. We call these events “natural disasters,” but the reality is that these tragedies are anything but “natural.”