World Aquatics is moving forward with plans to implement an "open" category for trans-identified athletes to compete in as it seeks to protect "fair competition for our female athletes," said World Aquatics President Husain Al-Musallam. Read more.

New research from the Institute for Family Studies suggests that a spouse's excessive smartphone use results in less sex and marital dissatisfaction, including among regular churchgoers. "Unhappy spouses might resort to using phones to escape and avoid communication with their partner. On the other hand, smartphones are engineered to be addictive," the researchers wrote. Read more.

Church of the Highlands founder and Pastor Chris Hodges has dismissed claims in a lawsuit by Celebration Church founders Stovall and Kerri Weems that he, along with several other high-profile members of the Association of Related Churches, engineered a takeover of the megachurch for financial gain and damaged the couple's reputation. Read more.

Dr. Michael Brown recounts how, as a new Christian in the 1970s, he once thought the italicized words in the King James Version of the Bible were part of a secret code. "[R]emember that just days before, I was dropping large quantities of LSD and shooting heroin and smoking pot day and night," writes Brown, who adds that there are no hidden Bible messages as the Word of God "is rich enough as it is." Read more.

Christian Post Executive Editor Dr. Richard Land writes about the testimony of witnesses before the Oversight Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives this week, whose comments suggested the U.S. government may be concealing details surrounding extraterrestrial life from citizens. Land explains why such findings would not disprove the Bible and reminds readers that God is in control. Read more.

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The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum, a conglomerate of recognized tribes based in Churachandpur district of Manipur, India, has published a report listing a dozen physical and sexual attacks against women from the predominantly Christian Kuki-Zo tribal community. The report comes just days after a viral video showed Christian women being paraded naked and groped before one of them was gang-raped in public. Read more.

Grammy Award-winning singer Tori Kelly continues to recover in the hospital following a reported collapse from blood clots. The singer took to Instagram to address her health situation, citing Deuteronomy 31:8 while telling fans, "It's been a scary few days, but I can feel your prayers." Read more.