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
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
Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Thursday, a move that could affect the Gaza cease-fire talks. Itamar Ben-Gvir, an ultranationalist settler leader, said he visited the contested Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to pray for the return of the hostages “but without a reckless deal, without surrendering.” The move could disrupt
Pope Francis urged religious orders on Monday to work and pray harder for new priests and nuns to join, as he acknowledged the congregations’ futures are at risk with the numbers of men and women entering Catholic religious life plummeting in parts of the world. The Jesuit pope emphasized the urgency of this issue, stressing
Following ten years of bringing their theater experience from the stage to the screen, Sight & Sound is partnering with Fathom Events to do something new — broadcast a production live into movie theaters nationwide. “We know not everyone can come to us, so we want to take the show to them,” says Katie Miller, Director
More evangelicals in the United States are visiting churches in person regularly than before the pandemic according to latest research looking at how Covid-19 has affected the churchgoing habits of believers. The survey of 819 evangelical Protestants who went to church services at least occasionally in person was commissioned by Infinity Concepts, a brand communications