08/07/2023
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Good afternoon! It's Monday, August 7, and today's headlines include one agency's warning about artificial intelligence, the death of Liberty University's offensive lineman, and details on the 2024 release of "Unsung Hero."
The United Kingdom's top law enforcement agency, the National Crime Agency, is cautioning that 680 to 830,000 adults in the U.K. pose a sexual risk to children. The findings come in a recent report detailing how artificial intelligence has made it easier for predators to sexually abuse children and hard for law enforcement agencies to hold these individuals accountable. Full Story.

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Liberty University's freshman offensive lineman Tajh Boyd has died at the age of 19. The private evangelical Christian university announced Boyd's death online, writing, "We thank God for bringing Tajh into our Liberty Athletics community and we will always remember him as a Flame." The athlete was said to always pray before each game; his cause of death remains undisclosed. Read more.
The Corpus Christi Police Department is asking for the public's help as they search for a Texas pastor who has been missing since last week. The 47-year-old man, Pastor Phillip Loveday, accidentally left his cell phone at home on Wednesday when heading to work at the oil and gas company Kinder Morgan, reports KRIS 6. While it was not uncommon for him to occasionally forget his phone, his wife says his lack of communication with family throughout the day was a red flag. Read more.
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CP Senior Investigative Reporter Brandon Showalter writes about a recent Congressional hearing on "gender-affirming care," during which many Democratic politicians tried to deny the realities of transgender procedures and their negative, life-altering effects on children. "[S]ome politicians are digging in their heels in denial because for them to admit the awful truth likely means facing paralyzing shame," writes Showalter. Read more.
Christian apologist and author Robin Schumacher responds to tworecent op-eds from Dr. Michael Brown and offers his reasons for believing in a pre-tribulation rapture. While the two men have different views on the subject, Schumacher agrees with Brown that believers' focus should ultimately be on preaching the Gospel and "not sitting idle with our bags packed, ready to vacate the premises." Read more.
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British Rowing has updated its policy limiting participation in a newly created women's team to biological females. The new policy, which takes effect on Sept. 11, outlines requirements for competing in the three new categories of "Open," Women's," and Mixed." Read more.
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"Jesus Revolution," the recent box office hit that details the national spiritual awakening of the 1970s, is now one of the most popular movies on Netflix. Pastor Greg Laurie, whose life is at the center of the movie, says the film reached No. 5 on the streaming platform's top trending list. Read more.
Distribution giant Lionsgate has announced it will be behind the 2024 release of "Unsung Hero," a film that tells the story of the upbringing of Grammy Award-winning Christian artists Rebecca St. James and for King and Country. The film will center on the Smallbone family's journey to the U.S. from Australia and reveal how the faith of the family's matriarch, Helen, helped her family stay strong and resilient through life's struggles and adventures. Learn more.
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