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Should we “optimize” human beings? That was the question Anna Louise Sussman addressed recently in The New York Times, describing a new process that allows fertility services to bring only the healthiest, least disease-prone children into the world. Polygenic embryo screening uses AI to find genes with statistical correlations to disorders such as diabetes, autism, […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Thursday, May 08, 2025 3 Doors Down | Screenshot/YouTube Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the rock band 3 Doors Down, has asked for prayers and reflected on God’s power while revealing he’s been diagnosed with a form of kidney cancer. The 46-year-old artist shared the news in a […]
Recently, TIME magazine announced that the biotechnology company Colossal has resurrected the dire wolf, a species that went extinct thousands of years ago. “This is Remus,” read the caption over a photo of a robust-looking white wolf. “He’s a dire wolf. The first to exist in over 10,000 years.” According to Colossal, this is a […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Wednesday, May 07, 2025 Screenshot/NPR Tiny Desk For the second consecutive year, Dove Award-winning Christian rapper nobigdyl. has been named the Fan Favorite in NPR’s annual Tiny Desk Contest, beating out thousands of independent artists across the country. The 33-year-old Tennessee-based artist, whose real name is Dylan Phillips, secured […]
This year, more than ever, it’s impossible not to think about the execution of my best friend, Shirin Alamhooli, on May 9, 2010. I met Shirin in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, where I had been arrested and sentenced to death by hanging because of converting to Christianity, a “crime” the Islamic regime calls “apostasy” and […]
Today the College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church begins the conclave to elect a new pope. While the results matter a great deal to Catholics, they also matter for Protestants and the Orthodox. Despite the significant and irreconcilable doctrinal differences—on the role of Mary, the sacraments, Scripture, salvation, and the fundamental nature of […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Tuesday, May 06, 2025 “Jesus” at Sight & Sound’s theater in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. | Courtesy of 130a Sight & Sound Theatres has announced its next original stage production “Joshua” — based on the Old Testament biblical account — is set to premiere in March 2026 at its flagship theater […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Tuesday, May 06, 2025 Christian singer Breanna Nix advanced to the Top 8 on “American Idol” Sunday night. | Screenshot/American Idol YouTube Christian singer Breanna Nix advanced to the Top 8 on “American Idol” Sunday night while 17-year-old aspiring pastor Canaan James Hill was eliminated, ending his run on […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Monday, May 05, 2025 Steve Kang | Screenshot/Sid Roth YouTube A Buddhist monk-turned-Evangelical pastor has opened up about briefly experiencing Hell during a near death experience, describing it as a barren wasteland full of giant demons, “agony” and “fear.” In a recent interview with the Daily Mail, Steve Kang […]
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Monday, May 05, 2025 A barefoot Russell Brand kneels in prayers at the conclusion of his conversation with Tucker Carlson during at event in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 4, 2024. | Screenshot/YouTube/Tucker Carlson Network Russell Brand appeared in Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Friday for his first hearing […]