Last week, I opened a forwarded email from a parishioner with a curious subject line: “The Gospel According to Claude.” The email linked to an article about pastors’ widespread use of Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot to aid in outlining and writing their…
Senate Candidate Graham Platner Claims Ignorance of Nazi Tattoo
Graham Platner, a candidate in the Democratic senate primary in Maine, has been making headlines for a couple of weeks over his old Reddit posts containing racist and sexist remarks (like blaming women for their sexual assault and downplaying sexual…
Hulk Star Lou Ferrigno Has Incredible Meeting With Pope Leo XIV
Lou Ferrigno, who starred as the Marvel character during its 1977–1982 U.S. television run, met with the American pope and chatted briefly with him at the end of Leo’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
As Jewish college students look South, some discover a long but overlooked history
For nearly a decade now, news outlets ranging from The Atlantic to the Forward and The Free Press have reported on the increasing number of Jewish students attending college in the South.
Jury finds ‘American Idol’ alum, church worship leader Caleb Flynn guilty of murdering wife Ashley
A jury has found former “American Idol” contestant and worship leader Caleb Flynn guilty of murdering his wife, Ashley, at their Ohio home in February after courtroom testimony revealed that he wanted to find a way to kill his wife…
White Sox receive a letter from Pope Leo XIV before winning playoff opener
The Chicago White Sox received a letter from Pope Leo XIV on the same day of their playoff opener against the Houston Astros.
Wherever Christian Faith Travels, Doubt Rides Piggyback
My congregation’s Wednesday Bible group just finished a lengthy study of Matthew’s gospel, which I led.
New Jersey Muslims sue township for mosque denial, alleging discrimination
The Muslim Center of New Jersey is suing the Marlboro Township, New Jersey zoning board, council, mayor and others, alleging religious discrimination and violations of the community’s right to worship after a five-year application process to build a mosque ended…
ACNA deposes breakaway bishop formerly in charge of chaplains group
The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) has deposed a bishop who formerly led a chaplaincy group that tried to break away from the theologically conservative denomination.
Pope Leo XIV Contradicts Trump, Says AI Safety Concerns Aren’t ‘Fake News’
Pope Leo XIV said Monday that concerns about artificial intelligence going rogue are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously, insisting that safety issues raised by AI experts should be discussed and acted on.
Why is Karl Rove supporting a progressive Jewish candidate in Texas?
Progressive Jewish Texas state Sen. Jon Rosenthal has earned an unusual distinction: He is the first Democrat to win the vote of GOP guru Karl Rove in more than 30 years.
The medieval world had its own ‘deepfakes’ – church officials cited a fake imperial decree for centuries
With deepfakes on the rise, forgery and deception are often viewed as distinctly modern problems – a new era of misinformation made possible by artificial intelligence. One of the first alarming cases occurred at the start of the war in…