While legend has it that the Easter Bunny is a long-eared, furry, cotton-tailed creature who hops from house to house to deliver candy-filled baskets, there's more to his history you might not be familiar with. (Fiedler & O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping)
Read MoreThe number actively engaging with social media by posting or commenting has fallen from 61 per cent in 2024 to 49 per cent last year, a survey by Ofcom has found. Fewer people feel positive about being online, and only 36 per cent of social media users say that the platforms are good for their mental health. (Alt, The Times)
Read Morehurch was a much-needed IRL “third space” for the terminally online; it afforded meaningful connection and the potential to turn those connections into serious relationships; in an ugly and inauthentic world, Catholicism offered beauty and tradition. (O’Neill, The Washington Post)
Read MoreAmericans who spend at least five hours a day on social media are more likely to feel heard, but also more open to political violence and less supportive of democracy, according to a major new poll released this week. (Parks, The Washington Post)
Read MoreAn 8-1 high court majority sided with a Christian counselor who argues the law banning talk therapy violates the First Amendment. The justices agreed that the law raises free speech concerns and sent it back to a lower court to decide if it meets a legal standard that few laws pass. (Whitehurst, AP News)
Read MoreMany pastors, pundits, and politicians have claimed over the past few years that a “revival” of traditional Christianity is under way among America’s young adults. Demographers of religion, however, largely contend that nationwide data don’t support the claim that Gen Z is turning back to faith. (Parrales, The Atlantic)
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