On July 6, 1776, 250 years ago today, Benjamin Towne’s Pennsylvania Evening Post became the first newspaper to publish the full text of the Declaration of Independence on its front page on July 6.
This was a big deal in the era of slow communication. Most colonists hadn’t heard the full details yet.
Towne’s paper (one of the first daily-ish papers in the U.S.) helped get the word out quickly in Philadelphia and beyond.
Other papers followed in the coming days.
This printing helped turn an elite congressional act into public knowledge, fueling patriotic fervor.
🚨 Brown University researchers tested what happens when ChatGPT acts as your therapist. Licensed psychologists reviewed every transcript.
They found 15 ethical violations.
Not 15 small issues. 15 violations of the standards that every human therapist in America is legally required to follow. Standards set by the American Psychological Association. Standards that can end a therapist's career if they break them.
ChatGPT broke all of them.
The researchers tested OpenAI's GPT series, Anthropic's Claude, and Meta's Llama. They had trained counselors use each chatbot as a cognitive behavioral therapist. Then three licensed clinical psychologists reviewed the transcripts and flagged every violation they found.
Here is what they found.
ChatGPT mishandled crisis situations. When users expressed suicidal thoughts, it failed to direct them to appropriate help. It refused to address sensitive issues or responded in ways that could make a crisis worse.
It reinforced harmful beliefs. Instead of challenging distorted thinking, which is the entire point of therapy, it agreed with the distortion.
It showed bias based on gender, culture, and religion. The responses changed depending on who was talking. A therapist would lose their license for this.
And then there is the finding the researchers gave a name: deceptive empathy. ChatGPT says "I see you." It says "I understand." It says "that must be really hard." It uses every phrase a real therapist would use to build trust. But it understands nothing. It comprehends nothing. It is pattern matching on your pain. And it works. People trust it. People open up to it. People believe it cares. It does not.
The lead researcher said it clearly. When a human therapist makes these mistakes, there are governing boards. There is professional liability. There are consequences. When ChatGPT makes these mistakes, there are none.
No regulatory framework. No accountability. No consequences. Nothing.
Right now, millions of people are using ChatGPT as their therapist. They are sharing their darkest thoughts with a product that fakes empathy, reinforces harmful beliefs, and has no idea when someone is in danger.
And nobody is responsible when it goes wrong. Not OpenAI. Not Anthropic. Not Meta. Nobody.
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Jane Allen was suffering from anorexia.
She traveled to Colorado seeking treatment.
Instead, her doctor offered assisted suicide — a prescription for death.
Her father intervened just in time.
Jane began to heal — eating again, tapering off morphine.
The anorexia clinic dropped her, calling her a “liability.”
When Jane chose life, her doctors walked away.
Assisted suicide isn’t healthcare.
It’s preying on the sick and vulnerable.
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Recently, I have started a journey of healing.
In this journey God has showed me the power of forgiveness, the strength of Him and the love of family and close friends.
The power of forgiveness is something one can only learn through full surrender. For years I struggled with forgiving others. While I acknowledged the hurt and pain caused, I refused to give up the reins to God.
While I forgive, it doesn't mean that I don't see the truth of who someone is. It doesn't mean I am going to let them back in my life. It doesn't mean I condone, excuse or encourage their actions.
But it does mean I no longer hold the animosity toward those people.
The power of forgiveness is the release at the the foot of the throne.
Forgiveness isn't something that is natural, but rather a choice. God says in the Bible that He will take vengeance on those who hurt others and His children.
That is not to say, we can't stand up for what is right or what is morally wrong.
It doesn't mean we don't pursue justice here, but rather that when we don't get justice here, there is one who will pursue justice. There will be no tipped scales, no lengthy debates, no ror's, no bail. It will be a whole, complete justice.
I challenge you today...
Are there any areas of your life that you are holding back from forgiveness?
Are there areas in your life that need to fully be surrendered to God?
Are there any areas you have "surrendered" but still hold the reins?
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