Yokubonis is a content creator who goes by the name Olivia Unplugged online, making videos to combat overuse or mindless use of social media. For the most part, people who view her videos welcome the disruption from the endless loop of content, treating it as a wake-up call to get off their phones. Other times, they are snarky. (Huamani, AP News)
Read MoreA video skit by the comedian known as Druski went viral last week for its parody of prosperity gospel preachers and megachurch culture, prompting criticism of both megachurches and comedians who mock megachurches. (André, Religion News Service)
Read MoreFrom Premier League footballers thanking God for setting up their match-winning goals to the spread of “Jesus is king” flags at nationalist rallies, young men in Britain may be losing their “herd immunity” to Christianity, experts have said. (Burgess, The TImes)
Read MoreThe attack occurred on Sunday in Kurmin Wali, a community in the Kajuru area of Kaduna state, while services and a Mass were underway at the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), another church belonging to the denomination Cherubim and Seraphim, and a Catholic church, according to Usman Danlami Stingo, a lawmaker representing the area at the state parliament. (Shibayan, AP News)
Read MoreEchoing concerns of Pope Leo XIV over a new era of unilateralism and warfare, the three highest-ranking U.S. Catholic archbishops on Monday said “the moral foundation for America’s actions in the world” has been thrown into question by a resurgence in the use or threat of military force, including in Venezuela and Greenland. (Boorstein & Faiola, The Washington Post)
Read MoreOutside of major sporting events, we’re all watching and listening to different things, fed to us by algorithms designed to divide us into uniquely satisfied consumers. The hottest content on YouTube or TikTok at any moment means nothing to 95% of the population. (Fritz, The Wall Street Journal)
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