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May 4, 2026

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Today’s Briefing

The Supreme Court temporarily resumed mail-order access to the abortion pill mifepristone Monday, reversing an appeals court ruling that blocked women from getting the drug unless they had in-person doctor’s visits.

The new animated adaptation of Animal Farm softens its ending for its young audience, a mistake Christians also make when teaching Bible stories.

Acknowledging the differences between Christian and Islamic values doesn’t automatically make someone a Christian nationalist, writes Chris Butler.

Freya India’s new book Girls^Ⓡ argues that modern technology is amplifying the age-old insecurities that girls face.

An excerpt of Authentic Masculinity by Seth Troutt looks at the five ingredients needed for lasting and deep male friendships.

Behind the Story

From copy editor Elise Brandon: Freya India’s Girls^Ⓡ, which releases in the US today, is already hitting a nerve with Gen Z.

I started reading the book in January, so I had plenty of time to talk about my review with friends and family ahead of its publication. As a 23-year-old, I was excited to tell them how India put words to our struggles: We’re not crazy. Companies have found ways to make money from girls’ normal anxieties, and we’re worse off for it.

Two friends told me they plan to read the book, and several told me they were thinking about India’s points weeks after we talked. Her thesis—that 21st-century cultural waves have turned young women into products—resonated instantly. (“Interesting!” “This reminds me of someone I know.” “Yes!”)

India doesn’t seem to be a Christian, so she’s not pointing people to Jesus. But I hope her analysis makes readers hungry for a better life. Then they might find their way to the feast Christ has prepared (Ps. 23:5).

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In Other News

Pastor and author Sam Allberry resigned from his church in Nashville and his position as a fellow of The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics over “an inappropriate relationship with another man a few years ago,” according to The Gospel Coalition.
Azerbaijan demolished two historic churches in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which was previously governed by ethnic Armenians, in an action condemned by religious freedom advocates in the US.
Samaritan’s Purse is still rebuilding Appalachian churches that were destroyed by Hurricane Helene in 2024.

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Today in Christian History

May 5, 1813: Christian existentialist Soren Kierkegaard is born in Copenhagen. The Danish philosopher believed no philosophical system could explain the human condition; the experience of reality was what mattered, not the “idea” of it. His most famous and his first book, Either/Or, sought in part to explain why he suddenly broke off his engagement.

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IN THE MAGAZINE

In this issue of Christianity Today and in this season of the Christian year, we explore the bookends of life: birth and death. You’ll read Karen Swallow Prior’s essay on childlessness and Kara Bettis Carvalho’s overview of reproductive technologies. Haleluya Hadero reports on artificially intelligent griefbots, and Kristy Etheridge discusses physician-assisted suicide. There is much work to be done to promote life. We talk with Fleming Rutledge about the Crucifixion, knowing that while suffering lasts for a season, Jesus has triumphed over death through his death. This Lenten and Easter season, may these words be a companion as you consider how you might bring life in the spaces you inhabit.

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