Americans talk about Artificial Intelligence in a new poll

Americans talk about Artificial Intelligence in a new poll

VERBATIM:  It comes from the Pew Research Center and it finds that a lot of people are worried about AI and how it will be used by them and ON them.  Most certainly want the new technology limited in some way.  The Pew poll reveals that 73% of respondents believe AI should have NO role in advising people about faith in God and 66% do not want it to have any role in whether or not two people fall in love.  Overall, Americans are pessimistic about AI.  MH SRN NNEWS

Pastors advise pastors in a new LifeWay study

Pastors advise pastors in a new LifeWay study

VERBATIM:  The poll asks clergymen what other members of their profession should do to be successful in the ministry.  The number one piece of advice is NOT to neglect marriage and family.  Veteran pastors say there’s a big risk that a young minister will be so focused on his congregation that his wife and kids suffer, causing problems down the line.  The second most popular piece of advice is for pastors to always make time for personal study of the Bible.  MH SRN NEWS

Christians are preparing for the 2028 Olympics

Christians are preparing for the 2028 Olympics

VERBATIM:  It’s never too early to start working on a plan to reach the world for Christ when the world comes to your very door.  That’s the attitude of ministries that are hoping to spread the gospel during the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.  The group Sports Event Evangelism is already lining up volunteers to tell both spectators and competitors about Jesus.  SEE is also planning to make a big push at next year’s World Cup Soccer Tournament — also here in the U.S.  MH SRN NEWS

A new Gallup report on moral trends in this country

A new Gallup report on moral trends in this country

VERBATIM:  According to the respected polling organization, the number one issue that has seen a sea change in American’s perception of it is homosexuality.  In the year 2000 only 40% of respondents told Gallup that they considered gay relationships to be morally acceptable.  Today it is 64% — a swing of 24 points.  The Gallup study also finds large numbers of Americans now have no problem with fornication and having children out of wedlock.  MH SRN NEWS

A warning for pastors

A warning for pastors

VERBATIM:  It comes from a new poll conducted by the Pew Research Center, and it asks people how they would feel if they found out Artificial Intelligence was involved in something they are exposed to.  The survey did NOT ask about SERMONS, but it did reveal that 71% of people would dislike a candidate who gave a speech written with help from AI and 56% wouldn’t like a similar news story.  Suggesting that they ALSO will not welcome a SERMON with an AI assist.  MH SRN NEWS

A decency group has a request for Congress

A decency group has a request for Congress

VERBATIM:  The Parents Television and Media Council wants lawmakers to protect America’s children from the potential harms of Artificial Intelligence.  There are already several AI products on the market that critics say can harm children with everything from bad advice to inappropriate conversations  PTMC spokesman Melissa Henson says “Congress should pass the Kids Online Safety Act to hold tech accountable for designing their products to prioritize child safety.”  MH SRN NEWS

A lot of Americans are depressed

A lot of Americans are depressed

VERBATIM:  According to the latest Gallup Poll, 18% of adults say they are suffering from or being treated for depression.  That’s up eight points from 10 years ago — the first time Gallup started asking the question.  And who is most likely to be depressed?  Young people.  The poll reveals that 27% of those who are under the age of 30 are also struggling with depression.  These trends match the country’s move away from religious faith.  MH SRNN NEWS

The government abandons fetal tissue research

The government abandons fetal tissue research

VERBATIM:  Breitbart News has learned that under orders from President Trump, the National Institutes of Health is cutting off funding for 17 separate projects that involve the use of tissue from aborted babies.  A majority of those research programs were initiated during the Biden administration.  NIH tells Breitbart “We are guided by a commitment to valuing human life and ensuring that federally funded research is conducted responsibly.”  MH SRN NEWS

Jews around the world are counting down to the High Holy Days

Jews around the world are counting down to the High Holy Days

VERBATIM:  Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, will be celebrated from September 22nd through the 24th.  It will be followed by Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, on October 2nd.  These are tough times for Jews.  Anti-Semitism has been on the rise for some time around the globe and the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel turbo-charged it.  In Israel, the war with Hamas in Gaza drags on.  All this will color the Holy Day celebrations this year.  MH SRN NEWS

Can Christians disagree about President Trump?

Can Christians disagree about President Trump?

VERBATIM:  Evangelicals are one of Mr. Trump’s key blocks of support, but not every Christian in America voted for him.  And a new poll from the Pew Research Center finds that most believers don’t have any problem with that.  The survey reveals that 80% of self-described Christians say that followers of Christ CAN disagree about the president.  11% say opposing him is fundamental to being a Christian while 7% say SUPPORTING him is fundamental.  MH SRNN NEWS

A new map of where faith is declining

A new map of where faith is declining

A closer look at non-believers

A closer look at non-believers

VERBATIM:  It comes from the Pew Research Center and it focuses on the nones — who answer NONE when asked about their religious faith.  It’s the fastest growing cohort in many nations — including the U.S. — but the Pew survey finds that most nones are NOT atheists.   In this country, nearly HALF of the religiously unaffiliated DO believe in God, as do majorities of that group in Latin America.  Large percentages also believe in an afterlife.  MH SRN NEWS

Another lawsuit over transgenderism

Another lawsuit over transgenderism

VERBATIM:  Three female athletes at Jurupa Valley High School in California have filed suit against the state over its policy of allowing males to compete against females.  Advocates for Faith and Freedom is representing the girls and Chief Counsel Robert Tyler says ““Our daughters are being denied fair play and subjected to sexual harassment all because California insists on putting radical gender ideology ahead of common sense and safety.”  MH SRN NEWS

More bad news on the U.S. fertility rate

More bad news on the U.S. fertility rate

A new poll about God and politics

A new poll about God and politics

VERBATIM:  The Pew Research Center has been asking Americans if they think the Almighty takes a hand on Election Day.  When considering the 2024 presidential election specifically, 49% of respondents say they do NOT believe that God was involved.  32% think President Trump’s victory is part of God’s plan but that doesn’t mean that He approves of all of Mr. Trump’s policies.  Those percentages were about the same in 2020.  MH SRN NEWS

Another medical facility gets out of the transgender business

Another medical facility gets out of the transgender business

VERBATIM:  Multicare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, Washington will no longer give kids puberty-blocking drugs to help them live as the opposite sex.  The hospital does not and will not perform sex-change operations on children either.  Mary Bridge is just the latest in a growing group of medical facilities that are quitting transgenderism under threat from President Trump, who says he will take away their federal funding if they don’t stop.  MH SRN NEWS

The new pope is following in the footsteps of the old pope

The new pope is following in the footsteps of the old pope

VERBATIM:  Conservative Catholics are outraged at the decision by Leo the 14th to name Roman museum director Christiana Perella the new president of the Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts.  She is well known for publishing homoerotic and sadomasochistic works that it would be inappropriate to describe here.  The academy she will lead was established 500 years ago by the Vatican to promote Christianity through the visual arts, music and literature.  MHN SRN NEWS

The U.K. held its annual March For Life

The annual U.K. March For Life took place over the weekend

VERBATIM:  About 10,000 people turned out in London to voice their support for the unborn, and while it’s a fraction of the 100,000 that might show up for the March For Life here in the U.S — it’s still a significant number.  Abortion and euthanasia are being expanded by lawmakers in the United Kingdom and pro-life advocates say it’s more important than ever that pro-lifers make their voices heard.  The law now forbids even silent prayer outside of abortion clinics.  MH SRN NEWS

A religious freedom battle in Massachusetts

A religious freedom battle in Massachusetts

VERBATIM:  A Christian couple has filed suit against the state because they are being barred from serving as foster parents.  In Massachusetts all prospective foster moms and dads must vow to let the children in their care live as the opposite sex if they wish to.  Alliance Defending Freedom is representing the couple and says “ Massachusetts is putting its ideological agenda ahead of the needs of suffering kids.”  MH SRN NEWS

A pro-abortion offensive is underway in Europe

A pro-abortion offensive is underway in Europe

VERBATIM:  The campaign, which has taken the name “My Voice, My Choice”, has delivered a petition bearing one million signatures to the EU, demanding public funding of abortions.  In fact, Europe is almost totally pro-abortion, with protections for the unborn to be found in just a few countries such as Malta and Poland.  And the EU regularly pressures these few pro-life states to change their laws and allow women to terminate their pregnancies.  MH SRNN NEWS

Young people are going to church

Young people are going to church

VERBATIM:  A new poll from the Barna Group finds that for the first time in decades, members of Generation Z and Millenials are actually attending worship services in higher percentages than their elders.  Both cohorts are going to church about twice a month on average — which is MUCH more often than at any time since the two generations came on the scene.  Barna says “Younger adults are showing spiritual curiosity and a desire for belonging.”  MH SRN NEWS

The Pew Research Center is studying religious decline

The Pew Research Center is studying religious decline

VERBATIM:  And it reports that the first step in a country’s turn toward being more secular is when people stop going to church.  A new paper published in the journal Nature Communications — using Pew data — indicates that when worship service attendance drops, it eventually leads to people deciding that faith is less important in their lives and finally it leads to the abandonment of religion altogether.  Here in the U.S., church attendance has been declining for decades.  MH SRNN NEWS

Americans are coming up with their own concepts of justice

Americans are coming up with their own concepts of justice

VERBATIM:  A new poll from Orrick finds that 65% of potential jurors in this country “are willing to take matters into their own hands when the law does not support their idea of justice”.  Other polls indicate that a high percentage of U.S. adults have a dim view of the justice system and some counties are alarmed by the number of people who ignore jury summons.  There are numerous passages in the Bible that command people to deliver righteous judgement.  MH SRN NEWS

A vaccination bill has been introduced in Congress

A vaccination bill has been introduced in Congress

VERBATIM:  The legislation would bar federal funding to any school system in the country that refuses to grant religious exemptions to vaccination requirements.  Republican Congressman Greg Steube of Florida introduced the measure, saying “No student or their family should ever be coerced into sacrificing their faith or jumping through loopholes to comply with a vaccine requirement. The GRACE Act reaffirms our country’s commitment to protecting religious freedom.  MH SRN NEWS