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  Apr 30, 2021

  'Wolfwalkers' animated film inspired by divide between Irish Catholics, Protestants: director

  Irish director Tomm Moore revealed the Oscar-nominated “Wolfwalkers” was inspired, in part, by the “unfortunate” divide between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland, and shared why he hopes the animated film can be a vehicle for unity. 

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  Apr 30, 2021

  Youth for Christ CEO on why he's 'hopeful' about today's young people despite sobering statistics

  Jacob Bland, the new president and CEO of Youth for Christ, shares why, despite discouraging statistics, he's "hopeful" about the future of today's young people.

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  Apr 29, 2021

  Saddleback's Kay Warren: Church is 'vital' to combating mental health crisis

  As the pandemic has resulted in increased anxiety and depressive disorder among Americans, Saddleback Church co-founder Kay Warren says the Church can play a unique role in caring for those with mental illness and their families no matter how “messy” situations might be. 

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  Apr 29, 2021

  Pastor Rich Villodas laments celebrity culture invading churches: 'Disease of the soul'

  Pastor Rich Villodas weighed in on the dangers of “celebrity-ism” that has infiltrated many churches and highlighted the role every Christian has to play in combating the ideology he warned is “incompatible with the Christian faith.” 

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  Apr 28, 2021

  Q Summit: Tyler Burns on the 'pain and power' found in the 'paradox' of being a black Christian

  Tyler Burns, president of the Witness, identified the lessons the Church can learn from the African American legacy and experience and shared how there is “power” to be found in the seeming paradox of being “fully black and fully Christian.” 

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  Apr 28, 2021

  Skillet's John Cooper says moral relativism, 'woke ideology' permeating Church is 'wrecking Christianity'

  Skillet frontman John Cooper has issued a blistering condemnation of “woke ideology” and moral relativism he warned has seeped into the Church, urging Christians to be “extremely vigilant about the Word of God” to combat such false doctrine. 

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  Apr 27, 2021

  British woman fights back in appeal after judge rules against her for saying men can’t be women

  A British woman who was terminated from her job after expressing that men cannot become women, a view a judge subsequently said was “unworthy of respect” in a democracy, is appealing her case.

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  Apr 27, 2021

  Female detransitioner says gender dysphoria must be treated like mental health issue

  A former trans-identified woman who has de-transitioned is stressing the importance of treating those struggling with gender dysphoria “the same way we would treat any other young person who's struggling with mental health issues” instead of allowing them to alter their bodies permanently.

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  Apr 27, 2021

  TD Jakes on how Christians can best use social media to 'shed light,' not 'generate heat'

  In an increasingly polarised society, Bishop T.D. Jakes has encouraged Christians to use discretion when posting on social media, stressing the power of content that “sheds light rather than generates heat.”

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  Apr 27, 2021

  'The Mitchells vs The Machines' highlights importance of family, pitfalls of technology: Maya Rudolph

  “The Mitchells vs The Machines,” the new animated from Netflix, reminds audiences that in an increasingly tech-saturated world, it’s important to love those right in front of you well without distraction, the films’ stars say.