As a viral video of women from the Christian Kuki tribe in northeast India being paraded naked in public, groped, gang-raped by Hindu men draws attention, this article from Religion Unplugged examines the evidence for persecution of Christians. The video… Continue Reading
By Anne Stych The artificial intelligence arm of Facebook parent company Meta has turned to widely translated religious texts like the Bible to provide data for its Massively Multilingual Speech project, which aims to expand text-to-speech and speech-to-text technology to… Continue Reading
Pat Robertson, evangelist and TV preacher (1930-2023) Obituary by Terry Mattingly Religion Unplugged Religion Unplugged believes in a diversity of well-reasoned and well-researched opinions. This piece reflects the views of the author and does not necessarily represent those of Religion… Continue Reading
From a Morning Star news correspondent in Juba JUBA, South Sudan, May 24, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Among attacks on church buildings and mosques in Sudan after fighting broke out within the Sudanese military last month, a priest and other… Continue Reading
Note: During his trial, Brian Houston posted that he believed that Peter and Laura Toganivalu should succeed him and Bobbie Houston as leaders of Hillsong. The church leaders chose Phil and Lucinda Dooley instead. Anne Stych From Religion Unplugged The… Continue Reading
By Rafa Oliveira Religion Unplugged Timothy Keller, founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, has died at age 72. He passed peacefully in his home in New York City on May 19 of complications from pancreatic cancer. Keller had been receiving… Continue Reading
by Lori Amber Roessner of the Conversation “I am a farmer, an engineer, a businessman, a planner, a scientist, a governor, and a Christian,” Jimmy Carter said while introducing himself to national political reporters when he announced his campaign to be… Continue Reading
By Richard Ostling, a regular at Get Religion which critiques media coverage of Christianity. The 2022 report from the Open Doors organization says “persecution of Christians has reached the highest levels” since it began accumulating data for its annual “World… Continue Reading
Clemente Lisi of Religion Unplugged Soccer superstar Lionel Messi went out of his way to avoid a gaggle of French defenders throughout the World Cup final on Sunday, slicing past them in an effort to score goals. But he didn’t avoid praising… Continue Reading
Jessica Eturralde Hillsong’s latest annual report reveals the megachurch is bringing in $17 million less in revenue compared to two years ago — that’s a drop of almost 20%, due at least in part to a series of controversies. Additionally,… Continue Reading