Glorifind is a whole-web search engine for Christians who want to look up everyday questions without turning family-safe guardrails off. Its index still includes secular sources and sources from other religions, but it layers Christian discernment on top of ordinary ranking, so believers can search the whole web through a company that aligns with their faith.^1
Glorifind describes its work as acting like a Christian librarian or mentor guiding readers through a vast library. It applies three levels of discernment: safe search algorithms are always on, with no option to turn them off; ranking is adjusted to surface high-quality work from Christian thinkers and scientists when it is relevant, while still giving the most relevant result when no overtly Christian source is available; and sites that do not care about truth or that lead people astray can have their rankings reduced or be removed altogether when users submit them.^1 Results from Christian-owned sites carry a Christian Owned label and a gold border, and site owners can ask to be reviewed for that label.^1 People can search on the Glorifind website, or set Glorifind as their address-bar search through the Chrome extension^2 or the Firefox extension.^3 The service is free and supported by advertisements, and the about page asks people to support it by using it regularly and sharing it with family, church, and business communities.^1
JT Smith built Glorifind out of gifts he had been using since middle school, around 2008: writing content, selling products online, and building websites. He writes that he is saved by the grace of God through Christ's sacrifice, leads small groups and Bible studies, and works in advertising, where he learned how search engines work. In his words, "I knew God gave me the gifts I have for a purpose, and it all came together when I realized I can build a search engine that serves my fellow believers, Glorifind."^1
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