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A new wave of apps is attempting to create a hotline to heaven for users who are interested in strengthening their religious faith. The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power. Text with Jesus is part of a rising trend of faith-based digital technologies that Axios calls a "digital awakening" and it's in good company with apps such as bible.ai and desktop options like EpiscoBot. Smartphone apps certainly offer users a convenient way to deepen their faith, but some critics have expressed concern about the convergence of religion and Al. The trend comes as nearly 30% of Americans report that they have no religious affiliation, according to the Pew Research Center. Earlier this year, former president of LifeWay Christian Resources Thom S. Rainer also told the Baptist Courier that 15,000 churches could shut down in 2025. On Nov. 13, NBC’s Anne Thompson stopped by Studio 1A to share more information about the emerging trend and her experience of texting with Jesus. Here's everything she shared. What is Text With Jesus? Text With Jesus offers users an interactive experience with a religious deity. In other words, users can text questions to Jesus and get a response. (Premium users can also converse with Satan.)
A new wave of apps is attempting to create a hotline to heaven for users who are interested in strengthening their religious faith. The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power. Text with Jesus is part of a rising trend of faith-based digital technologies that Axios calls a "digital awakening" and it's in good company with apps such as bible.ai and desktop options like EpiscoBot. Smartphone apps certainly offer users a convenient way to deepen their faith, but some critics have expressed concern about the convergence of religion and Al. The trend comes as nearly 30% of Americans report that they have no religious affiliation, according to the Pew Research Center. Earlier this year, former president of LifeWay Christian Resources Thom S. Rainer also told the Baptist Courier that 15,000 churches could shut down in 2025. On Nov. 13, NBC’s Anne Thompson stopped by Studio 1A to share more information about the emerging trend and her experience of texting with Jesus. Here's everything she shared. What is Text With Jesus? Text With Jesus offers users an interactive experience with a religious deity. In other words, users can text questions to Jesus and get a response. (Premium users can also converse with Satan.)
A new wave of apps is attempting to create a hotline to heaven for users who are interested in strengthening their religious faith. The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power. Text with Jesus is part of a rising trend of faith-based digital technologies that Axios calls a "digital awakening" and it's in good company with apps such as bible.ai and desktop options like EpiscoBot. Smartphone apps certainly offer users a convenient way to deepen their faith, but some critics have expressed concern about the convergence of religion and Al. The trend comes as nearly 30% of Americans report that they have no religious affiliation, according to the Pew Research Center. Earlier this year, former president of LifeWay Christian Resources Thom S. Rainer also told the Baptist Courier that 15,000 churches could shut down in 2025. On Nov. 13, NBC’s Anne Thompson stopped by Studio 1A to share more information about the emerging trend and her experience of texting with Jesus. Here's everything she shared. What is Text With Jesus? Text With Jesus offers users an interactive experience with a religious deity. In other words, users can text questions to Jesus and get a response. (Premium users can also converse with Satan.)
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"Ten studies are included in this updated review (7646 patients). ...overall there was no clear effect of intercessory prayer on death... (6 RCTs, n=6784, random-effects RR 0.77 CI 0.51 to 1.16, I(2) 83%). For general clinical state there was also no significant difference between groups (5 RCTs, n=2705, RR intermediate or bad outcome 0.98 CI 0.86 to 1.11). Four studies found no effect for re-admission to Coronary Care Unit (4 RCTs, n=2644, RR 1.00 CI 0.77 to 1.30). Two other trials found intercessory prayer had no effect on re-hospitalisation (2 RCTs, n=1155, RR 0.93 CI 0.71 to 1.22). ...although some of the results of individual studies suggest a positive effect of intercessory prayer, the majority do not and the evidence does not support a recommendation either in favour or against the use of intercessory prayer. We are not convinced that further trials of this intervention should be undertaken and prefer to see resources ...used to investigate other questions in health care."
"Ten studies are included in this updated review (7646 patients). ...overall there was no clear effect of intercessory prayer on death... (6 RCTs, n=6784, random-effects RR 0.77 CI 0.51 to 1.16, I(2) 83%). For general clinical state there was also no significant difference between groups (5 RCTs, n=2705, RR intermediate or bad outcome 0.98 CI 0.86 to 1.11). Four studies found no effect for re-admission to Coronary Care Unit (4 RCTs, n=2644, RR 1.00 CI 0.77 to 1.30). Two other trials found intercessory prayer had no effect on re-hospitalisation (2 RCTs, n=1155, RR 0.93 CI 0.71 to 1.22). ...although some of the results of individual studies suggest a positive effect of intercessory prayer, the majority do not and the evidence does not support a recommendation either in favour or against the use of intercessory prayer. We are not convinced that further trials of this intervention should be undertaken and prefer to see resources ...used to investigate other questions in health care."
"Ten studies are included in this updated review (7646 patients). ...overall there was no clear effect of intercessory prayer on death... (6 RCTs, n=6784, random-effects RR 0.77 CI 0.51 to 1.16, I(2) 83%). For general clinical state there was also no significant difference between groups (5 RCTs, n=2705, RR intermediate or bad outcome 0.98 CI 0.86 to 1.11). Four studies found no effect for re-admission to Coronary Care Unit (4 RCTs, n=2644, RR 1.00 CI 0.77 to 1.30). Two other trials found intercessory prayer had no effect on re-hospitalisation (2 RCTs, n=1155, RR 0.93 CI 0.71 to 1.22). ...although some of the results of individual studies suggest a positive effect of intercessory prayer, the majority do not and the evidence does not support a recommendation either in favour or against the use of intercessory prayer. We are not convinced that further trials of this intervention should be undertaken and prefer to see resources ...used to investigate other questions in health care."
Nick Byrd, Ph.D.
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“The Benson 2006 and Byrd 1988 studies were undertaken by researchers with a prior belief in the positive effects of prayer. The beliefs of the researchers in the other trials are not clear.” Roberts, L., Ahmed, I., Hall, S., & Davison, A. (2009). Intercessory prayer for the alleviation of ill health. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2009(2), CD000368. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD000368.pub3
“The Benson 2006 and Byrd 1988 studies were undertaken by researchers with a prior belief in the positive effects of prayer. The beliefs of the researchers in the other trials are not clear.” Roberts, L., Ahmed, I., Hall, S., & Davison, A. (2009). Intercessory prayer for the alleviation of ill health. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2009(2), CD000368. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD000368.pub3
“The Benson 2006 and Byrd 1988 studies were undertaken by researchers with a prior belief in the positive effects of prayer. The beliefs of the researchers in the other trials are not clear.” Roberts, L., Ahmed, I., Hall, S., & Davison, A. (2009). Intercessory prayer for the alleviation of ill health. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2009(2), CD000368. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD000368.pub3
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