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The Visionary

A comet is headed toward Earth, but it isn’t coming from space… it’s coming from Silicon Valley. Between AI, automation, and whatever Elon Musk is trying to do, technology seems ready to upend everything. But what happens when the world’s newest obsession collides with the world’s oldest: religion? From faith-fueled hackers tracking down sex workers, to a drag queen setting the Christian music charts on fire, to a new app that claims to let you text with Jesus Christ, tech and faith are crashing into one another.

Draggin' 'em to Church

For the first time in history, a drag queen has the number one song and album on the iTunes Christian charts, a major victory after a prominent evangelical musician told her “hardly anyone” cares about her.

Money Well Spent?

Loaves and Phishes

Have you heard of the Skull Games? It’s a hackathon where Christian cybersleuths try to track down pimps and human traffickers to “save” sex workers… but some sex workers say they don’t need saving.

Should They Log Off?

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R U There God?

Want to talk to Jesus? What about text Him? A new app out now claims to let users chat with Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and more than two dozen other biblical figures (yes, including Judas). From saints to apostles, the whole gang's here. Is the future of faith digital, and will AI-driven apps replace prayer entirely?

What Would U Text Jesus?

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