Take It Down Act draws new line in fighting online exploitation
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BP) – A bill requiring online platforms to take down nonconsensual intimate imagery within 48 hours brought a rare sign of Congressional solidarity, with nearly unanimous support for its passage.
More teens see the negatives of social media, but not ready to quit just yet
NASHVILLE (BP) – Although a recent Pew Research study says more teens are becoming aware of the negative effects of social media, that doesn’t mean they’re ready for anything resembling a large-scale break from it.
Brandon Heath’s new album reaching out to Deaf community
Contrary to what many think, people in the Deaf community love music. However, the lyrics can be hard for many deaf people to understand without being interpreted into American Sign Language — and most aren’t.
Teen trains with national sled hockey team, keeps focus on bigger goals
COATS, NC, (BP) – Last October in his first international game with Team USA, Kayden Beasley took a feed from sled hockey star and three-time Paralympian Declan Farmer and broke for the goal. He doesn’t remember much else about the one-on-one breakaway, just that he put enough juice on the puck to bounce it off the Italian goalkeeper’s helmet and into the net.
Alabama student choir sings through the storm, encourages soon-to-be-deployed linemen
SHOCCO SPRINGS, Ala. – When Karen Gosselin picked the music a year ago for the 2025 OneVoice honor choir, she did it thoughtfully and prayerfully.
Animated ‘King of Kings’ tells Jesus’ life at Easter, inspired by Dickens tale
PROVO, Utah (BP) – A few years after Charles Dickens wrote perhaps his most popular book, “A Christmas Carol,” he compiled the long-unpublished work, “The Life of Our Lord,” as a personal gift to his children.
The First Hymn: Resurrected third-century praise song set for pre-Easter release
LA MIRADA, Calif. (BP) – What was left of the hymn, archeologists found 100 years ago in ancient Egyptian ruins on a scrap of tattered papyrus, long buried by desert sand. The discovery was sealed in a climate-controlled vault at Oxford University until John Dickson came along.
Greed fuels sports gambling industry, ethicist says
FORT WORTH, Texas – Sports gambling feeds on greed and thrives on the exploitation of the vulnerable, Baptist pastor and former college football coach RaShan Frost said.
1996 law ‘greatest enabler of online sexual exploitation,’ watchdog group says
WASHINGTON (BP) – An underage girl identified as Jane Doe was raped more than 1,000 times, according to the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE), because of ads her traffickers posted on Backpage, where you could also buy various commercial goods.
FROM THE SEMINARIES: MBTS Spurgeon sermons, AI panel; SBTS Gheens Lecture
Vol. 2 of Spurgeon’s sermons released through MBTS partnership; MBTS panel considers churches’ use of technology; Sean McDowell says ‘God is back’ at SBTS lecture.