Society & Culture

“The transhumanist vision, then, entails that prior to our death, our patterns will be uploaded to a computer. Then we’ll exist for some time as digital code before our patterns are downloaded into new, better bodies. The parallels to Christian eschatology are striking.” - TGC

“The event, titled “Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee Of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving,” is part of a series of events and initiatives designed to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.” - RNS

“Today that “fusionism” is being challenged by a new kind of conservatism that favors big government, a centrally controlled economy, and nationalistic populism. As Republicans try to sort out what kind of conservatives they are, an important strain of the coalition that Reagan brought together risks being overlooked: the cultural conservatives.” - Gene Veith

“Citing the increasing use of artificial intelligence tools in the military, a coalition of leaders from several multifaith organizations urged Congress on Friday to take steps to prevent the use of AI-powered autonomous weapons from being used for killing without human intervention.” - CPost

“The public nature of Trump’s criticism may feel unprecedented. But there have long been tensions between the United States and the Vatican’s effort to seek peace, as scholars writing for The Conversation have shown in past articles.” - The Conversation

“At least one person was killed and at least eight others were injured when Russia launched a bomb on The House of the Gospel Church of about 300 members that had served the community for year” - Baptist Press

“While speaking about the mission to rescue American pilots shot down over Iran on Good Friday, Hegseth urged his audience to join him in praying a prayer he said was used by ‘Sandy 1,’ the call sign for the commander who coordinates the search and recovery of downed aircrews.” - CPost

“Women have long been more religious than men. But a new study finds the gap closing as more young women under 30 identify as ‘none’ — unaffiliated.” - RNS

“President Donald Trump drew criticism from several conservative and Christian figures after posting, then deleting, an AI-generated image that appeared to depict him as Jesus healing the sick.” - Relevant

“A major publisher recently pulled a new novel for a novel reason: a strong suspicion that the book was at least partially written by a generative artificial intelligence app. This is likely to become an increasingly common pattern in the world of trade publishing, and new research suggests AI-generated writing is widely infiltrating American newspapers.” - CToday