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Christian teen film ‘Identity Crisis’ explores faith, identity in social media-driven world

In a culture where social media and societal pressures shape a young person’s identity more than biblical truths, the new film “Identity Crisis” explores deeper questions of self-worth, faith and divine creation.
The film, directed by Shari Rigby (“October Baby”) and starring Finn Roberts, Maria Canals-Barrera, Scout Lepore, Sophia Lepore and Laura Leigh Turner, follows Madison Montgomery, a brilliant but introverted science student who accidentally creates a clone of herself, causing her world to turn upside down. However, she soon learns that her clone can help her break out of her shell and embrace a different side of her personality.
Canals-Barrera, known for her role as Theresa Russo on the Disney series Wizards of Waverly Place, plays Dr. Angela Harris, a faith-informed scientist who helps her students navigate the concept of identity and its relationship with divine creation.
“One of the things I appreciated about this film is that Dr. Harris logically explains how science complements faith,” the actress told The Christian Post. “She is comfortable asking questions and guiding her students toward the truth without compromise or fear. It was refreshing to play a character who isn’t afraid to explore the big questions.”
A mother herself, Canals-Barrera noted that with the rise of social media, the pressure to conform to unrealistic standards and follow trends, some problematic, is growing.
“I’ve seen what social media can do, especially to young people still finding their way. It can make you feel like you’re not good enough or not living the life you’re supposed to live. ‘Identity Crisis’ encourages young people to define themselves based on their faith and not be swayed by the ever-changing trends,” she said.
Though a family-friendly film, “Identity Crisis” tackles the themes of loneliness and depression, issues that many young people face today. A 2023 Gallup study found that the percentage of U.S. adults who report having been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lifetime has reached 29%, nearly 10 percentage points higher than in 2015.
“There’s a scene in the film where I tell Madison, the lead character, about the simplicity of letting God love us,” Canals-Barrera said. “It sounds so simple, but it’s hard for many to understand that kind of unconditional love, especially if they’ve faced pain or rejection. I hope young people take away the message that they are not alone and that seeking the truth is always worth it.”
“Identity Crisis” doesn’t shy away from discussing the ethical implications of scientific advancements, especially in cloning and genetic engineering.
Canals-Barrera’s character raises essential questions about playing God and the consequences of tampering with human genetics. Her performance in the film earned her a nomination at the Christian International Festival, highlighting the impact of “Identity Crisis.”
“Perfection is subjective, and trying to achieve it can lead to dangerous consequences. The movie explores these ethical questions and reminds us that we are not the authors of right and wrong,” she said.
“It’s a topical issue, and the movie addresses it in a fun and entertaining way without overcomplicating things. It resonates with viewers because it speaks to their experiences and concerns.”
The actress emphasized the importance of seeking the truth, both scientifically and spiritually, in a society increasingly devoid of moral absolutes.
“The beauty of ‘Identity Crisis’ is that it encourages us to ask the big questions and have the courage to seek answers, even if they’re uncomfortable. It’s a message that I believe will resonate with audiences of all ages,” she said.
Rigby, who starred in “Overcomer” and leads the ministry The Women in My World, previously told CP how, after entering Hollywood as a young woman, she soon developed a passion for helping women find their identity and purpose in Christ.
“At first, I came here going, ‘Oh, my gosh, I’m going to be a huge movie star. It’s all about movies, I’m going to be a movie star, I’m going to have massive success,'” she recalled. “I had this whole vision of what it was going to look like. All of a sudden, God was like, ‘No, you’re here for my women. Like, get it in your head, I’m a God of relationship. Go back to your Bible and start looking at when I give my disciples their instructions. I didn’t tell them to go out and get famous and get rich and do those things. I told them to go out and serve my people and tell them that the Kingdom is at hand.’
“That was a point in time where not only was I hoping to pour into women, but they were also pouring into me. So we started to really go through the study of identity and whose we are and who God is and who He says He is and the promises of Him and identifying with how we are built.”
“Identity Crisis” is one of several recent faith-based films tackling the ethics of scientific advances. “Someone Like You,” the latest film from Karen Kingsbury, delves into sensitive topics such as IVF and embryo adoption.
The author told CP she wants to foster a conversation about the broader societal and ethical considerations surrounding IVF practices, advocating for a more regulated approach to the creation of embryos.
“Science has raised questions that only God can answer,” Kingsbury told CP. “We’re in that place; we’re living in it, and it gets more so that way all the time.
Sources:Christian Post
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കുരിശിനെ അവഹേളിച്ച് ഇന്ത്യൻ വംശജയായ കനേഡിയൻ റാപ്പർ

ഒട്ടാവ: കുരിശിനെ അവഹേളിച്ച് ഇന്ത്യൻ വംശജയായ കനേഡിയൻ റാപ്പർ പങ്കുവെച്ച മ്യൂസിക് വീഡിയോയ്ക്കു എതിരെ പ്രതിഷേധം കനക്കുന്നു. ജെനസിസ് യാസ്മിൻ മോഹൻരാജ് എന്ന ടോമി ജെനസിസിന്റെ സംഗീത ആല്ബത്തിനെതിരെയാണ് പ്രതിഷേധം ശക്തമായിരിക്കുന്നത്. കഴിഞ്ഞ ദിവസം ‘ട്രൂ ബ്ലൂ’ എന്ന പേരില് പുറത്തിറക്കിയ മ്യൂസിക് വീഡിയോ ആല്ബത്തില് ഹിന്ദു ദേവതയോട് സാദൃശ്യം തോന്നുന്ന വിധത്തില് അർദ്ധ നഗ്നയായി കുരിശും പിടിച്ചാണ് ഇവർ പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നത്. പാട്ടിനിടെ ടോമി കുരിശിൽ അത്യന്തം അശ്ലീലമായ രീതിയിൽ നക്കുകയും അശ്ലീല ചായ്വോടെ കൈ കൂപ്പുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നുണ്ട്.
സ്വകാര്യ ഭാഗങ്ങളില് കുരിശുവെച്ചും ഇവര് വീഡിയോയില് അവഹേളിക്കുന്നുണ്ട്. വിശ്വാസ അവഹേളനം നടത്തി കാഴ്ചക്കാരെ കൂട്ടാനുള്ള ഗായികയുടെ തരംതാണ ശ്രമമാണ് ഇതെന്ന് വിലയിരുത്തപ്പെടുന്നു. ക്രൈസ്തവരെയും ഹൈന്ദവരെയും ഒരുപോലെ അവഹേളിക്കുന്ന ബോധപൂർവ്വമായ നീക്കമാണിതെന്ന് പലരും ചൂണ്ടിക്കാട്ടി. ‘ഇത് ദൈവനിന്ദയാണെന്നും വിശ്വാസ വികാരങ്ങളെ വ്രണപ്പെടുത്തുന്നത് ഒരു ഫാഷനായി മാറിയിരിക്കുകയാണെന്നുമുള്ള നിരവധി അഭിപ്രായങ്ങള് സോഷ്യല് മീഡിയായില് ഉയരുകയാണ്.
അതേസമയം വീഡിയോ റിപ്പോര്ട്ട് ചെയ്തു യൂട്യൂബില് നിന്നു നീക്കം ചെയ്യാനുള്ള ക്യാംപെയിനും നടക്കുന്നുണ്ട്. ഇന്ത്യൻ പശ്ചാത്തലമുള്ള കുടുംബത്തില് നിന്നുള്ള ജെനസിസ് യാസ്മിൻ നിലവില് കാനഡയിലാണ് താമസിക്കുന്നത്. അടുത്ത കാലത്ത് ഇവര് ഇറക്കുന്ന പല വീഡിയോകളും അത്യന്തം അരോചകമായി തോന്നുന്നതായി പലരും അഭിപ്രായപ്പെട്ടിരിന്നു. വീഡിയോക്ക് ചുവടെ വന്നിരിക്കുന്ന അയ്യായിരത്തോളം കമന്റുകളില് ഭൂരിഭാഗവും പ്രതിഷേധം അറിയിക്കുന്നതാണ്.
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There is severe criticism on social media against the Canadian rapper for portraying Hindu Goddess Kali in gold bikini for a music album.Genesis Yasmine Mohanraj, alias Tommy Genesis, who is of Tamil-Swedish origin, is facing severe criticism.The video of Tommy’s song ‘True Blue’, which was released the other day, is the talk of the town.True Blue is a song included in the star’s upcoming album ‘Genesis’
Tommy, a singer was once called ‘the internet’s most rebellious underground rap queen.’She appears with her body painted blue, wearing a red bindi and traditional gold jewelry, a maang tikka and a necklace paired with a gold bikini and stilettos in the album.Some people have alleged that the album depicts Goddess Kali in an offensive manner.She also performs gestures such as folding her hands in namaste and licking a crucifix.The song has received severe criticism.Some have alleged that the song insults both Hindus and Christians.This is blasphemy, hurting Hindu sentiments has become a fashion.Even she knows no one will object,’ others commented
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Somali mother of 3 loses home, rejected by husband for accepting Christ after watching ‘Jesus Film’

Kenya — A mother of three children in Somalia is struggling to survive after her Muslim relatives drove her from their home and threatened to kill her for accepting Christ, she said.
The 31-year-old woman’s husband recently divorced her following her expulsion from the family homestead in Jamaame village, Kismayo in March, said the mother of children ages 5, 7 and 9.
“I do not regret embracing Christianity; I have great peace in my heart,” the mother, unidentified for security reasons, told Morning Star News. “Issa [Jesus] has been providing for me and the children for the last three months, and I know He will continue providing.”
A Christian worker had shown her and her children the “Jesus Film” on Christmas Eve, she said.
“On January 20, I then decided to surrender my life to the Lordship of Issa, and since that time, I experienced amazing peace in my heart and life,” she told Morning Star News by telephone. “But as I continued watching the film while my husband was doing small business about 100 kilometers (62 miles) away in Lower Juba, I felt the need to share it with my parents.”
On March 1, during Ramadan, she showed the film to her mother. Her mother asked questions that she was unable to answer, so she invited her father to watch the film; the family watched it together on March 4.
“While watching the film on the suffering of Jesus on the cross, I found myself shedding tears and uttering the words, ‘Oh, an innocent Son of God suffering for the sins of humanity,’” she said. “My father was shocked to see me crying and asked why I was crying. He felt troubled with the uttering of Jesus as the Son of God.”
Her father told her that Christ was not the Son of God but only one of the prophets sent by Allah, adding, “The film is misleading and not from God — it is led by the devil.”
When she protested and replied that he was incorrect, he replied, “I have no room for you in my house anymore. Just go away with your children,” she said.
Her father immediately phoned her husband.
“My husband sided with my father that I should go away, and that I should not return to him,” she said.
Her father gave her three months to decide whether to return to Islam and her husband, she said.
“My mother tried to intervene, but my father became more furious and chased me and my mother away,” she said. “After a month, my mother denounced the Christian faith and returned to my father.”
On June 10, she told Morning Star News that her husband had divorced her according to Islamic law.
“When I received a phone call from my husband concerning my faith in Issa, I told him that I am still a believer of Issa as my Lord and Savior,” she said. “My husband then pronounced the Islamic phrase, ‘I divorce you,’ and that was the end of my marriage with him.”
Relatives and other members of the Muslim community have threatened to kill her, she said.
“I have received threatening messages from two of my relatives that it is better that they kill me than I be a Christian, since I have become an apostate and should be killed,” she said.
On June 13, she fled with her children to an area closer to the border with Kenya. Since then, they have been moving from village to village searching for manual work for their daily needs. She said she is in desperate need of financial support to rent a house, cover school fees for her children, and start a small business to support their upkeep.
“My prayer is that Issa, who changed my life, may touch my family too,” she said. “Please, I need the prayers from Christians at this difficult time. If God guides me to reach Kenya, then I am sure my needs and those of the children will be met by Christians living in different parts of the world.”
Somalia’s constitution establishes Islam as the state religion and prohibits the propagation of any other religion, according to the U.S. State Department. It also requires that laws comply with Sharia (Islamic law) principles, with no exceptions in application for non-Muslims.
The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law according to mainstream schools of Islamic jurisprudence. An Islamic extremist group in Somalia, Al Shabaab, is allied with al Qaeda and adheres to the teachings.
Al Shabaab or Al Shabaab sympathizers have also killed several non-local people in northern Kenya since 2011, when Kenyan forces led an African coalition into Somalia against the rebels in response to terrorist attacks on tourists and others on Kenya’s coast.
Somalia is ranked No. 2 on Christian support group Open Doors’ 2025 World Watch List of the 50 countries where it’s most difficult to be a Christian.
Sources:Christianpost
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Nicole Scherzinger’s Pro-God, Pro-Life Speech Goes Viral After Her Big Tony Award Win

Nicole Scherzinger won the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a musical for her performance in “Sunset Boulevard.”
However, the former Pussycat Dolls lead singer didn’t just win an award this week, she delivered one of the most pro-life, pro-family, pro-God messages on the Tony Awards stage.
“First of all, I just have to thank God for carrying me every step of the way. I give (Him) all the glory,” she said fighting back tears Sunday night.
“I want to thank my mom, who had me at 18 and gave everything up for me. My dad, my sister, Keala, and my tutu and papa who instilled in me an unshakeable faith.”
During the 78th Tony Awards, Scherzinger shared she was grateful for the opportunity to play Norma Desmond and live out her dream.
“Growing up, I always felt like I didn’t belong. But you all have made me feel like I belong, at last. So if there is anyone out there who feels like they don’t belong, or your time hasn’t come, don’t give up. Just keep on giving and giving because the world needs your love and your light now, more than ever. This is a testament that love always wins.”
“Sunset Boulevard,” which is based on the 1950 film by Billy Wilder, opened in 2023 in London’s West End. The show transferred to Broadway in October.
She wrote on Instagram at the time, “I believe God has a plan for all of us—a plan and a purpose. I believe you just have to listen to the whispers of your heart and trust Him.”
“I see now that this show, and telling Norma’s story, was God’s divine plan for me all along,” Scherzinger continued. “There was a purpose behind all the patience, pain, and pushbacks that have been scattered amongst the beauty of my life so far.”
“It’s funny how God brings you back to your roots and the initial desire He placed on your heart. Theater was where everything started for me,” she added.
The 46-year-old was born in Honolulu, but grew up in Louisville Kentucky, and was brought up Catholic. She reportedly attends church at least twice a week, either in person or online, according to the publication, Women Alive.
“My faith keeps me super grounded,” she told the outlet, adding, “For me, I am very spiritual, so I like to say that God has bigger plans, and a bigger imagination than we could ever [have]. We actually limit ourselves with how we think.'”
Scherzinger says her upbringing instilled in her certain values, including honoring life.
She previously told the Daily Mail that her family is “really hardcore” against abortion because her mother was faced with that decision at the age of 18 when pregnant with Nicole.
Scherzinger shares her convictions are so strong that she nearly turned down the role of “Penny Johnson” in ABC’s remake of “Dirty Dancing,” because she gets an illegal abortion.
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“I got the role and I almost didn’t take it because I didn’t want to promote abortion, because my character has an abortion,” she told the outlet. “But I was like, hopefully, they can learn from you know her ways and I can be a positive influence.”
“My mum got pregnant with me when she was 17 and had me when she was 18. She chose (life),” she continued. “Her parents were never going to let her have an abortion. So I came out, so I just want to, you know, encourage everybody to keep your babies.”
Even with her success in music, TV, and film, Scherzinger has never shied away from her faith, even in the face of criticism.
Right before the presidential election in November, the singer issued an apology for posting a positive comment on Russell Brand’s Instagram post of him wearing a red hat that said “Make Jesus First Again.” Brand captioned the post “God Bless America.”
In a now-deleted comment, Scherzinger wrote, “Where do I get this hat?” along with a prayer hands emoji and a red heart emoji.
Fans criticized her for the comment in support of Brand whose spiritual transformation took place as he was accused of “rape, sexual assaults, and emotional abuse” by five women in a joint investigation by the Sunday Times of London, Variety reports.
Additionally, fans took issue with the hat which is reminiscent of President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hats.
Scherzinger issued an apology the next day for “the hurt caused” by her engagement with “some social media posts,” but made clear that her comment was only about the fact that she loves Jesus.
“I made the mistake of not realizing that they could be easily interpreted as being politically related and I apologize to anyone who understandably reached that conclusion,” she wrote on Instagram.
She continued, “If you know me, you know that like so many others, in times of adversity and uncertainty, I turn to my faith. I believed that the posts I engaged with were about encouraging people to choose love and faith — ‘putting Jesus first.’ For me Christ embodies peace, compassion, hope, and above all — unconditional love, especially for those who may feel it the least right now.”
“I come from a place of love, and I will always support values that bring us closer together. It’s so important we come together with compassion, and love one another more now than ever,” Scherzinger concluded.
Sources:CBN News
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