More than 11 million visitors are expected to visit Paris in the coming weeks for the games. The French Bible Society will distribute New Testament copies during the Olympics and Paralympics, which end on Sept. 8. According to The Christian Post, the organization hopes the free New Testaments will leave “a lasting legacy that extends far
DOOR International is testing artificial intelligence (AI) to help with ministry to the Deaf and hard of hearing (hoh). But using AI is not easy. Robert Myers, President of DOOR International, said that using AI to translate written language into sign language is much harder than translating between written languages. “Even if you just consider how
Fulani attackers killed 18 Christians late Friday night (July 19) in central Nigeria, said local residents. The attack happened in Mbacher village, a mostly Christian community in Benue state’s Katsina-Ala County, around 11 p.m., said Joseph Achiv. “A group of Fulani Muslims with deadly weapons attacked Mbacher village,” Achiv told Christian Daily International-Morning Star News. “Eighteen
A former adjunct professor settled a federal religious discrimination lawsuit against a private Minnesota school after she was dismissed for showing a depiction of the Prophet Muhammad in class. Details of the settlement between Hamline University and Erika López Prater are unknown. Online court records show the terms of the agreement are sealed. David Redden, a
Epoch Times will release Christian filmmaker Tim Chey’s The Firing Squad nationwide. The film, based on the true story of prisoners finding hope through a relationship with Jesus on death row, stars Kevin Sorbo (“God’s Not Dead” and “Let There Be Light”), Cuba Gooding, Jr. (“Jerry Maguire”), and newcomer James Barrington. It will reach audiences
While working in the Roman catacombs of St. Tecla, archaeologists and restorers discovered paintings of the apostles Peter, Paul, Andrew, and John on the ceiling. These portraits are now considered the oldest known images of Christ’s apostles. Occasionally, new, earlier depictions of the disciples are discovered. Remarkably, they seem to match what we know about
Cyprus displayed artifacts on Monday, some thousands of years old, returned after a Turkish art dealer looted them from the divided island nation decades ago. Aydin Dikmen took the artifacts from the country’s breakaway north after Cyprus split in 1974, following a Turkish invasion triggered by a coup for union with Greece. The artifacts were kept
A powerful story of Jesus and Christianity But not considered as relevant as the other three gospels The fourth gospel is a powerful retelling of Jesus’ story. An exuberant recount of early Christianity, it is not without controversy. Once considered the most accurate of the four gospels, it is given less relevance today than in the past,
The Israeli military on Tuesday said it would begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday — a step that could destabilize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. The announcement followed a landmark Supreme Court order for young religious men to begin enlisting for military service. Under long-standing political arrangements, ultra-Orthodox men had been exempt
Lawyers for a Christian homeless shelter will be in a federal appeals court on Friday to challenge a Washington state anti-discrimination law. The law requires the charity to hire LGBTQ+ individuals and others who do not share its religious beliefs on sexuality and marriage. Union Gospel Mission in Yakima, about 150 miles southeast of Seattle, is