With the right on the rise, many progressives are looking to a pontiff who campaigns against inequality and climate change Source: How Pope Francis Became the Leader of the Global Left – WSJ
How Pope Francis Became the Leader of the Global Left
California’s birthrate falls to its lowest level on record
California’s birthrate dropped to its lowest level ever in 2016, according to data released by the state’s Department of Finance. Source: California’s birthrate falls to its lowest level on record – LA Times
Exclusive: ISIS Puts Out Holiday Attack List Of U.S. Churches
ISIS Lists U.S. Churches To Attack During The Holidays Source: Exclusive: ISIS Puts Out Holiday Attack List Of U.S. Churches – Vocativ
Abolishing the Moral Order
In The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis argued that all the celebratory talk about man’s increasing ability to control nature had a dark side in which some men took control over other men with nature as the instrument. But, so long as the Judeo-Christian understanding of man was dominant, it would be difficult for tyrants […]
Religion & American Media: Why Is Religious Reporting So Dumb?
Understanding religion is key to understanding America and the world. Yet so much religious reporting is dumb. Why? Source: Religion & American Media: Why Is Religious Reporting So Dumb? | National Review
Some evangelicals question whether they have overlooked the rural church
Trump carried nearly 93 percent of rural, mostly white evangelical counties. Source: Some evangelicals question whether they have overlooked the rural church – The Washington Post
Who’s Imposing on Who? Why Liberty of Conscience Should Be Protected
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights report shows it is traditional religious believers who are being imposed on, not their adversaries of the cultural left. Source: Who’s Imposing on Who? Why Liberty of Conscience Should Be Protected – Juicy Ecumenism
Babies made from three people approved in UK
Babies made from two women and one man win approval from the UK’s fertility regulator. Source: Babies made from three people approved in UK – BBC News
Christians in U.S. Are Less Educated Than Religious Minorities
A Pew Research Center survey of 151 countries found wide gaps in education among major religions, including among Christians and minority faiths in the United States. Source: Christians in U.S. Are Less Educated Than Religious Minorities, Report Says – The New York Times
Yazidi women sexually assaulted hundreds of times by ISIS receive human rights prize
Lamiya Aji Bashar, 18, and Nadia Murad, 23, are two of thousands of Yazidi women and girls who have been abused by the terror group. Source: Yazidi women sexually assaulted hundreds of times by ISIS receive human rights prize | Daily Mail Online