Religion - Page 169

May 3, 2023

South Carolina priest says there's 'no place' for AI after Asia Catholic Church uses it for synodal document

The Asia Catholic Church just used AI to help create a synodal document. Fr. Jeffrey Kirby of South Carolina offers objections, saying that there is no place for Ai pertaining to this usage.

May 2, 2023

Kenyan pastors appear in court over followers' deaths, starvation cult

Kenyan pastors Paul Mackenzie and Ezekiel Odero appeared in court Tuesday, each charged in connection with the mass deaths of their followers.

May 1, 2023

The King James Version of the Bible was published on this day in history, May 2, 1611

King James I authorized the first official English-language version of the Bible in 1604. It was published in 1611; the exact date is unknown but was established by scholars as May 2.

May 1, 2023

Kenyan starvation cult death toll reaches 110 as exhumations slow

110 people have now been confirmed dead in Kenya after reportedly starving themselves at the instruction of pastor and cult leader Paul Makenzi.

April 30, 2023

Jesus Christ is 'radically inclusive' in the Gospel of John, says Massachusetts faith leader

The instruction of Jesus that he is "the gate" for salvation may seem "exclusive" but is actually anything but, said Dr. James Spencer, a Massachusetts-based theologian.

April 29, 2023

Temple visits up in China as unemployed college graduates pray to find jobs

Jobless university graduates in China are seeking solace in temples as they struggle to find employment in an economy still recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.

April 28, 2023

Trans activist Dylan Mulvaney breaks silence on Bud Light controversy: ‘I grew up in a conservative family’

Dylan Mulvaney said she comes from a conservative family that still loves her "very much" in a return to social media following her controversial Bud Light pact.

April 27, 2023

Second Kenyan pastor jailed as starvation cult death toll surpasses 100

Kenyan pastor Ezekiel Odero has been arrested in connection with a cult led by associate Paul Makenzi, who is accused of convincing over 100 followers to starve themselves to death.

April 27, 2023

Teacher caught berating kids who object to LGBTQ lesson with severe threat: 'You don't have a choice'

Parents lodged a formal complaint against a teacher at Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy in London after he was recorded berating students who might object to LGBTQ lessons.

April 27, 2023

More and more of India's elderly flock to holy city to wait for a peaceful death

India’s elderly are flocking to the holy city of Varanasi to wait for death. Dying in the ancient city allows Hindus to attain salvation by breaking the cycle of death and rebirth.