(SRN NEWS)- ( ) A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration’s effort to protect women at federally funded homeless shelters is unlawful. Several nonprofits filed a lawsuit last year after the Department of Housing and Urban Development ruled that shelters which allow men to use women’s bathrooms and changing areas cannot receive taxpayer […]
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( ) A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration’s effort to protect women at federally funded homeless shelters is unlawful. Several nonprofits filed a lawsuit last year after the Department of Housing and Urban Development ruled that shelters which allow men to use women’s bathrooms and changing areas cannot receive taxpayer funds. In its court filings, HUD argued the new criteria was an effort “to ensure the availability of funding to protect our nation’s most vulnerable individuals and families from the trauma of homelessness while simultaneously promoting self-sufficiency.”
( ) Britons are worried about the decline of Christianity. A new poll from Whitestone Insight finds that 52 percent of British people say they believe the country’s on-going slide away from the faith will have a negative impact on future generations. Only about 20 percent of respondents say they think the decline will be good for the country. The survey also reveals that nearly three-out-of-five Britons think Christianity has something to offer the country either as moral guidance or in practical, day-to-day influence. Less than half of the general population of England identifies as Christian.
( ) A lot of Christians are embracing Artificial Intelligence in their daily prayer and worship, causing some theologians concern. The Barna Group reports that nearly a third of American adults trust spiritual advice from AI as much as advice from a pastor, and four in ten practicing Christians say AI has helped them with prayer or Bible study. Yet only 12 percent of pastors feel comfortable teaching about AI in their congregations. Into that gap, a wave of apps has arrived — some offering chatbots that simulate conversations with biblical figures. Critics say that given AI’s shortcomings, Christians should be cautious in using it.
( ) Lawmakers in Belarus have passed a bill that would levy punishments on people who promote the LGBT agenda, in an echo of legislation adopted in neighboring Russia. The upper house has given final approval for the measure and it goes next to President Alexander Lukashenko for his expected signature. The bill makes the “propaganda of homosexual relations, gender charge, refusal to have children and pedophilia” punishable by fines, community labor and 15-day arrest. Belarus decriminalized homosexuality in 1994 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but it doesn’t recognize same-sex marriages.