🕌 Religion & Faith Live Why did a pastor say he almost died from listening to a chatbot? (RNS) — A chatbot functions as a mirror — not a true spiritual guide. RE Religion News Service 31 Jul 2026 13 days ago 1 min read Religion News Service — 31 July 2026 Text: A− A+ 34 0 0 🎙️ Listen 🌐 Translate 🌐 Translate: 🇬🇧 EN 🇸🇦 AR 🇵🇰 UR 🇮🇳 HI 🇫🇷 FR 🇪🇸 ES 🇩🇪 DE 🇹🇷 TR 🇨🇳 ZH 🇷🇺 RU 🇧🇷 PT ✕ 🎙️ AI Podcast — Two-Host Discussion Why did a pastor say he almost died from listening to a chatbot? Kokoro TTS · ~5 min episode · American English voices ✕ 🎤 Voice Selection▼ tap to expand Choose voices for Host A and Host B. Changes take effect on next play. Host A 🟥 Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Fenrir (Rich, authoritative) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Onyx (Strong, broadcast) Liam (Youthful, conversational) Bella (Warm, expressive) Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Daniel (Polished, clear) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) Alejandro (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) Siwis (F, expressive) Alpha (F, clear) Gongitsune (F, natural) Kumo (M, deep) Xiaobei (F, bright) Yunyang (M, warm) Alpha (F, natural) Omega (M, clear) Sara (F, expressive) Nicola (M, rich) Dora (F, warm) Alex (M, clear) Host B 🟦 Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Bella (Warm, expressive) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Dora (F, warm) Alejandro (M, clear) Siwis (F, expressive) Nezuko (F, bright) Tebukuro (F, calm) Kumo (M, deep) Yunxi (F, energetic) Yunyang (M, warm) Omega (M, clear) Alpha (F, natural) Nicola (M, rich) Sara (F, expressive) Alex (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) 🎙️ Regenerate with Selected Voices A Now Speaking — Generating podcast… Synthesising speech — will play automatically when ready… ▶ 0:00 / 0:00 1× (RNS) — A chatbot functions as a mirror — not a true spiritual guide. This report comes from Religion News Service. The story centres on Why did a pa Read Full Story at Religion News Service → Advertisement ticker:GE React: 🔥0 😮0 😢0 😡0 ❤️0 🤔0 Read original story at Religion News Service Sources Religion News Service Sponsored Related Stories 🕌 Religion & Faith Israeli leaders express concern over disconnect with young Jewish Americans Religion News Service · 9 days ago 🕌 Religion & Faith Religious minorities in Bangladesh are not doing well, new report says Crux Now · 11 days ago 🕌 Religion & Faith Pope urges ceasefire as 200,000 face starvation in el-Obeid Crux Now · 4 days ago 🕌 Religion & Faith Broken Arrow mosque leaders sue over alleged discrimination Religion News Service · 9 days ago 🕌 Religion & Faith Archbishop García-Siller denounces family separation in pastoral letter Religion News Service · 5 days ago 🕌 Religion & Faith Suspected arson gutted Montreal’s trendiest kosher restaurant. The city’s Jews say they saw it coming Religion News Service · 9 days ago