A fascist SpongeBob SquarePants, a dog driving a car and Jesus playing Minecraft – these are just a few of the things you can see as you flip through OpenAI's new app populated exclusively with short-form videos generated using artificial intelligence. (Brumfiel, NPR)
Read MoreWhen American evangelicals affirm the Trinity but don’t see the Spirit as a personal being, when they consider Jesus as the sole source of righteousness but insist that people are still inherently good, either not enough churches are teaching sound doctrine or not enough churchgoers are listening. (Shellnutt, Christianity Today)
Read MoreThe researchers describe a sequence in how religious life tends to decline across generations. First, participation in worship services drops. Next, people report that religion becomes less important in their lives. Finally, formal religious affiliation declines. They refer to this as the Participation–Importance–Belonging, or P-I-B, sequence. (Teixeira, Religion News Service)
Read MoreReligious leaders have worked in recent months with specialists to install bulletproof film on windows, reinforce doors, erect fences and bollards in parking lots, and set up surveillance systems designed to detect potential threats during services. (Hawkins, The Washington Post)
Read MoreMullally, 63, a former chief nursing officer for England, will face serious challenges including divisions over the treatment of women and LGBTQ people. She will also have to confront concerns that church leaders haven’t done enough to stamp out the sexual abuse scandals that have dogged the church for more than a decade. (Krika & Melley, AP News)
Read MoreWhile Halloween enthusiasts tend to start planning their costumes well in advance, for everyone else, now is the time to start thinking about what you’ll be wearing on All Hallows Eve. (Derwin, Reader’s Digest)
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