Time: Lawmakers in Australia passed new legislation on Thursday to hold social media companies accountable for the spread of hate content on their platforms. With its implementation, companies such as Facebook and YouTube could be subject to huge fines, and their…
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Australia Overcorrects: Unintended Consequences Likely to Limit Free Speech
Tuesday April 16th, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsCity in China Offers Financial Reward to Report “Illegal Religious Activities”
Monday April 15th, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsEvangelicalFocus: In their crackdown on unregistered Christian churches, Chinese authorities have started rewarding citizens who report “illegal religious activities” and the activities of foreign faith leaders. According to newspaper South China Morning Post, the ethnic and religion affairs department of…
View This Article →Ohio 4-H Conference Welcomes LGBTQ Youth
Friday April 12th, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsThe Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State University students Noor Alshafie and Blake Fox have loved 4-H since they joined as kids, and they remain active as volunteers. Straight women, they each have friends in the LGBTQ community, including some from 4-H….
View This Article →WHO Stakeholders Meet to Establish a “Different Approach” for Post-2020 Vaccine Strategy
Thursday April 11th, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsHealth Policy Watch: The World Health Organization [WHO] and global partners wrapped up a meeting today to develop a vision and strategy prototype for the post-2020 decade of action on vaccines and immunizations. This new plan of action for 2021-2030…
View This Article →Pope Francis Visits Morocco and Emphasizes Peace
Wednesday April 10th, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsZENIT: Pope Francis [celebrated] Mass for Morocco’s small minority of Catholics. He did so during his second day in Morocco, during his 28th Apostolic Visit, 42nd country visited, and third travel to Africa. The Holy Father’s Mass marks the first…
View This Article →Outbreaks of ‘Medieval’ Diseases Are Becoming More Common in Cities
Tuesday April 9th, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsHealthline: In recent months, hepatitis A, Shigella bacteria, and typhus outbreaks have all been reported in cities across the country. Yes, you read all of that correctly. Recent cases of these rare conditions have been cropping up in particularly vulnerable communities in…
View This Article →What Have the Demons Been Up To?
Monday April 8th, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsA skeleton designed to look like an apple? Or a cinnamon stick designed to look like a goblin? Who is designing the food we feed our children? Amazon Prime will deliver it in two days to your doorstep. This one…
View This Article →The Ogossagou Massacre: Violence in Mali is Spiraling Out of Control
Friday April 5th, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsCNN: In [a] shaky cell phone video seen by CNN, a witness stepped gingerly over ruined homes and around still-burning vehicles in Ogossagou, central Mali. Towards the end of the clip, a small body laid lifeless in the dirt. All…
View This Article →Twitter Censoring Conservative Movies?
Thursday April 4th, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsCNSNews: In a tweet on her Twitter page on April 1, 2019 at 12:17 AM, actress Patricia Heaton, known for her roles on the TV series “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Middle,” asked why “Twitter won’t let” her follow the…
View This Article →Contemporary Worship Music Is Changing Definitions of Worship
Wednesday April 3rd, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsChristianity Today: Contemporary worship music, as a distinct genre, has come into its own over the last 50 years. Monique M. Ingalls, assistant professor of music at Baylor University, studies this phenomenon as an ethnomusicologist, looking at the intersection of…
View This Article →Bill Would Regulate Microchipping Employees in Arkansas
Tuesday April 2nd, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsKark.com: With a simple swipe of their arm, thousands of employees across the world can open doors, log on to their computers, even buy snacks from vending machines. Select companies from Wisconsin to Sweden microchip their workers. St. Rep. Stephen…
View This Article →‘The River Just Exploded on Us’: Nebraska under Siege
Monday April 1st, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsOmaha World-Herald: Sherman County farmer-cattleman Richard Panowicz knows nothing will ever be the same after this month’s winter cyclone triggered a flood on the Middle Loup River less than a half-mile from his back door. The river has changed course….
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