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Tim Tebow Enters Vertical Video Market With Faith-Based Microdramas

Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow is joining a new faith-based streaming initiative aimed at the fast-expanding vertical video market, as the venture prepares to launch short-form, family-friendly series for mobile viewers.

Christian Nurse Cleared in Pronoun Dispute Calls Ordeal “Devastating”
A Christian nurse is speaking publicly after regulators cleared her in a case involving a pronoun dispute with a convicted male pedophile patient who identified as female, following earlier claims that she could pose a risk to the public.
Scripture Union Nigeria Leaders Released After Three-Week Kidnapping
Scripture Union Nigeria says its national general director, Pastor Engr. Uwem Cosmas Udoh, and seven others have been released by their abductors after being kidnapped in southeast Nigeria.
PCA Affirms Danvers Statement on Biblical Roles of Men and Women in Church and Home
The Presbyterian Church in America has voted to affirm the Danvers Statement, a move that gives clearer public expression to the denomination’s complementarian convictions on the roles of men and women

China Still Meets Religious Freedom Violator Standard After Pastor Jin’s Release

The release of Pastor Ezra Jin this week does not signal a broader easing of pressure on Christians in China, according to a Foundation for Defense of Democracies researcher, who described the move as “a carefully calibrated political decision” rather than evidence of a change in Beijing’s religious policy.

Archbishops Allow Ex-Gay Christian Event to Proceed at Church of England Synod
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have approved an event featuring ex-gay Christians during the Church of England’s General Synod, after facing calls from LGBT activists and progressive clergy to cancel the gathering. The event will feature Matthew Grech, who was cleared of charges related to promoting “conversion practices.”
Polls Show Generational Divide Among Republicans Over Israel and Netanyahu
American support for Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has continued to weaken, with recent polling suggesting that younger Republicans are becoming less uniformly supportive than older members of the party. About one-third of Americans believe Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians since Hamas’ attack on Israel.
Ancient Inscription in Turkey Offers Rare Evidence of Christianity Replacing Mithraism
A 1,700-year-old inscription uncovered at a Roman-era temple in southeastern Turkey is giving archaeologists rare insight into how Christianity overtook one of the Roman Empire’s mystery religions. Experts say the Aramaic text, carved near the entrance of an underground Mithras temple at Zerzevan Castle, records the closing of the sanctuary.