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Report: Thiel Calls AI Critics 'Legionnaires of the Antichrist'
Peter Thiel Has Thoughts
on the Antichrist
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Oct 12, 2025 3:25 PM CDT

Peter Thiel Has Thoughts on the Antichrist

'It's someone like Greta,' he said, according to recording obtained by the Washington Post

(Newser) - In a recent series of private lectures in San Francisco, billionaire Peter Thiel took a distinctly theological turn, linking his opposition to tech regulation with warnings of the Antichrist and the potential downfall of the United States, according to recordings reviewed by the Washington Post . Thiel described activists like...

The 3rd Biggest Religion on the Planet: None

Pew: Muslims saw the most growth; Buddhism was the only group to lose members

(Newser) - A new study from the Pew Research Center provides a global snapshot of religious change between 2010 and 2020, showing Muslims as the fastest-growing faith group, followed by people with no religious affiliation. The standout findings:
  • The world's Muslim population rose by 347 million over the decade—that'
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After Years of Decline, 'Striking' Stability for Christians

Pew poll shows 62% of Americans ID as Christian, a figure that's held steady since 2019

(Newser) - The number of Americans who identify as Christian has declined steadily for years, but that drop shows signs of slowing, according to a new survey Wednesday from the Pew Research Center.
  • The Religious Landscape Study finds that 62% of US adults call themselves Christians. While a significant dip from 2007,
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Trump Forms Task Force Against 'Anti-Christian Bias'

President says DOJ will root out so-called 'targeting' of Christians

(Newser) - President Trump said Thursday that he wants to root out "anti-Christian bias" in the US, announcing that he was forming a task force led by Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the "targeting" of Christians, the AP reports. Speaking at a pair of events in Washington surrounding the...

A Graveyard Find Alters a Narrative of Christianity
A Graveyard Find Alters
a Narrative of Christianity
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Dec 28, 2024 12:00 PM CST

A Graveyard Find Alters a Narrative of Christianity

Silver amulet suggests it spread in Europe north of the Alps earlier than thought

(Newser) - A man who died in what is now Germany about 1,800 years ago went to his grave wearing a religious amulet around his neck that may change what we know about the spread of Christianity, reports Live Science . Details:
  • Archaeologists found the 1.4-inch-long amulet on a skeleton in
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'Crown of Thorns' Returns to Its Historic Home

After 5 years, the relic is back at Notre Dame Cathedral for public veneration

(Newser) - An ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ's "Crown of Thorns" returned Friday to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, five years after it was saved from the flames of the medieval monument's devastating 2019 fire . The AP reports that the crown—a circular band of...

Texas Board Votes to Approve Controversial Curriculum
Texas Board Approves
Controversial Curriculum
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Nov 22, 2024 12:44 PM CST

Texas Board Approves Controversial Curriculum

Critics say Bible-heavy public school curriculum is akin to 'religious indoctrination'

(Newser) - The state board of education in Texas on Friday approved an elementary school curriculum that includes Bible-based lessons, reports the Washington Post . Critics say the curriculum, which is optional, improperly pushes Christian beliefs in public schools. Gov. Greg Abbott and other supporters disagree, saying the Bible is a part of...

Here's Why Swedes Are Scarfing Down Waffles Today

Mispronunciation led to breakfast item being folded into the Christian Feast of the Annunciation

(Newser) - It's Waffle Day on Monday, at least in certain parts of Scandinavia. The National Day Calendar notes that Norway and Denmark celebrate the scrumptious-sounding celebration, but it's "especially popular" in Sweden, where March 25 also marks the Feast of the Annunciation , or "Our Lady's Day....

Christians, Not-So-Great News Coming
Christians,
Not-So-Great
News Coming
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Sep 24, 2022 4:30 PM CDT

Christians, Not-So-Great News Coming

Pew finds Christianity on track to no longer be America's majority religion within decades

(Newser) - Christianity is currently the majority religion in the United States, but it's not on track to stay that way. CBS News reports on a new study by Pew Research Center and the General Social Survey that examines various scenarios of religious "switching" over the next few decades, and...

For This Megachurch, a 'Swift and Stunning Decline'

In just a few weeks, more than half of Hillsong's US churches shutter

(Newser) - Just two weeks ago, Hillsong Church—the popular Sydney-based megachurch that has counted Justin Bieber, Bono, actor Chris Pratt, and the NBA's Kevin Durant among its devotees —had 16 campuses spread across the US from coast to coast. Now, in a plotline that seems lifted from The Righteous ...

India Cracks Down on Mother Teresa's Charity

Amid rising anti-Christian sentiment, India bars Missionaries of Charity from foreign funding

(Newser) - On Christmas Day in India came a move that some say is the result of rising anti-Christian sentiment. On Saturday, the Hindu-majority nation refused to renew the license that allowed for funding from abroad for Missionaries of Charity, the group founded by Mother Teresa that runs nun-managed shelters and other...

Shipwreck Ring Belonged to One of the First Christians

Ring inscribed with 'Good Shepherd' among Roman-era treasures found off Israel

(Newser) - A gold ring belonging to one of the first Christians is among the treasures pulled from a Roman-era shipwreck off Israel, researchers say. Also discovered in the wreck off the ancient port of Caesarea is a bronze eagle figurine, bells meant to keep evil spirits at bay, various pottery, and...

Christian Group: 'Trump Has Used Christianity'

'Not Our Faith' rolls out 6-figure TV and digital ad campaign

(Newser) - A group of prominent Christians from both sides of the aisle, including a past faith adviser to former President Barack Obama, is forming a political action committee designed to chip away at Christian support for President Trump in the final weeks of the 2020 campaign, the AP reports. Dubbed Not...

Christian Rocker Says He No Longer Believes in God

Hawk Nelson frontman says he was shocked to find how many others feel the same way

(Newser) - The lead singer of award-winning Christian band Hawk Nelson says he's decided to tell the truth: He no longer believes in God, and has had doubts for many years. In a lengthy Instagram post , Jonathan Steingard says he has been "terrified" about making the announcement, but it feels...

Easter Has Been Quarantined
Easter Has Been Quarantined 
Apr 12, 2020 8:33 AM CDT

Easter Has Been Quarantined

Francis plays to nearly empty St. Peter's Basilica as coronavirus keeps most home on joyful holiday

(Newser) - Pope Francis called for solidarity the world over to confront the “epochal challenge” posed by the coronavirus pandemic, reports the AP , as Christians celebrated a solitary Easter Sunday, blending the joyful feast day with sorrow over the toll the virus has already taken. Families that normally would attend morning...

AP Has Big Issues With Church Sex-Offender List

Over 900 accused clergy members are missing

(Newser) - Richard J. Poster served time for possessing child pornography, violated his probation by having contact with children, admitted masturbating near a church school, and in 2005 was put on a sex offender registry. And yet the former Catholic priest was only just this month added to a list of clergy...

'Original' Jesus Relic Arrives in Bethlehem

The pope returns it, 1,400 years later

(Newser) - A tiny wooden relic that some Christians believe to be part of Jesus' manger arrived Saturday in its permanent home in the biblical city of Bethlehem 1,400 years after it was sent to Rome as a gift to the pope, the AP reports. Sheathed in an ornate case, the...

Christian Who Wrote Anti-Dating Book: 'I Am Not a Christian'

Joshua Harris getting divorced, apologizing to LGBT community, saying dating actually is OK

(Newser) - More than 20 years ago, he wrote a popular Christian guide to relationships that said dating—including holding hands, kissing, and couples spending time alone together—was bad and a "training ground" for divorce. Now, after pointing out the "flaws" more than a year ago in his I ...

Popular Christian Author Dead at 37
'Voice of Wandering
Evangelicals' Dies at 37 
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May 5, 2019 5:41 AM CDT

'Voice of Wandering Evangelicals' Dies at 37

Popular Christian author Rachel Held Evans dies of complications of infection and brain seizures

(Newser) - Progressive Christian author Rachel Held Evans, who the New York Times says "gave voice to a generation of wandering evangelicals wrestling with their faith," died in Tennessee on Saturday after spending two weeks in a hospital for treatment for an infection and brain seizures. She was 37. Sarah...

With Easter Bloodied, Pope Decries 'Cruel Violence'

Sri Lanka attacks hang heavy over Mass at St. Peter's

(Newser) - Pope Francis denounced the "cruel violence" of the Easter Sunday slaughter of Christians and foreigners in Sri Lanka as he celebrated the most joyful moment on the Christian liturgical calendar by lamenting bloodshed and political violence. Francis skipped his homily during Easter Mass but delivered his traditional "Urbi...

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