The Utah Legislature has passed the bill, framed by Latter-day Saints sponsor, that could lead to more stores closing on Sundays and other religious days. According to news report on March 7th, the bill now awaits the signature of Utah Governor to become law, and if signed, companies found in violation could face fines ranging from $10,000 to $50,000.
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Who said Sunday isn’t a day for rest and relaxation? We can’t stop time marching forward, but we can reframe the end of the weekend from something to dread to a chance to recharge, reconnect with ourselves, and plan for the week ahead.” This is quoted from the article entitled, The Ultimate “Sunday Reset” Checklist to Prepare For the Week Ahead.
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Back in August 2024, the pope said that turning away migrants is a grave sin and urged that immigration laws should not be made stricter but rather looser. In August 2017, he made it clear that he believed the safety of both legal and illegal migrants should override national security concerns.
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The SDA apostasy continues, as prophesied. “The evolving relationship between Adventists and Catholics… was candid and hopeful” during the event discussion held at Norte Vista High according to the Spectrum Magazine news reported on October 12, 2024 which were addressed by a distinguised Adventist theologian, Dr. Reinder Bruinsma, together with a featured respondent Father Ibe Ukoma, who is a Roman Catholic priest.
Continue readingA news headline on November 3, 2024 reported that “AI Chatbots are the new priests, An acronym for Churchy Answers That Help You, Cathy is a new AI chatbot that answers faith-based questions from the perspective of a friendly, knowledgeable Episcopalian. Despite its feminine name, the “priestbot,” as Cathy sometimes calls itself, is genderless. There are no ornate flowing robes or croziers, either. But like a wise cleric, Cathy jumped right in with an answer… Developed and funded by the ecumenical group TryTank Research Institute, Cathy uses large language models from OpenAI’s ChatGPT and has ingested the Book of Common Prayer and the entire Episcopal Church website… Cathy is designed to “translate” the Bible into relatable language geared toward younger audiences. It can also serve as a tool for priests by helping them build sermon outlines… Cathy is far from the only faith-based bot — many denominations are experimenting with generative AI. There’s Text With Jesus, Buddhabot, Chatbot Eli, Gita GPT, and QuranGPT, to name a few.”
Continue readingOn September 4, 2024, a news headline reported that “JD Vance’s Catholicism helped shape his views. So did this little-known group of Catholic thinkers.”
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According to news report on August 21, 2024, “Switzerland’s new instant payment system will bolster the future of cashless payments in the country, the Swiss central bank said Wednesday after the scheme went live… By the end-2026 at the latest, all financial institutions active in retail payment transactions will be reachable, the SNB said in a statement… The central bank anticipates that instant payments ‘are likely to become established in Switzerland in the medium term, and form the basis for further innovation in payment transactions.”
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News media reported on July 27, 2024, that “Iranian banks and most government institutes will be closed on Sunday and people were asked to avoid leaving home as the country faces a scorching heatwave… in order to protect people’s health and conserve energy… Public sector working hours were already halved on Saturday, the first day of the week in Iran… Scientists have linked climate change to more prolonged, stronger and more frequent extreme weather, including heatwaves.”
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According to Catholic Agency News on July 18, 2024, “the National Eucharistic Congress officially kicked off Wednesday evening with the triumphant culmination of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimages, the solemn entry of the Eucharistic Jesus in a papally-blessed golden monstrance, and speeches from Catholic luminaries that set the tone for the historic five-day event.”
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Christians, Jews and Muslims, all worship the “one God” and are “brothers and sisters” asserted by pope according to news report on June 28, 2024.
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