Some religious adherents, as well as some nonbelievers, maintain that the existence of life on other planets might undermine many faiths because it would complicate assertions that humans are unique. But others argue the opposite. (Fauria, AP News)
Read MoreWhereas previous on-screen incarnations often cast bisexuals as slippery, villainous (Loki in “Loki”) or troubled (Caleb in “Shameless”), the new bisexual man is intended to reassure, titillate or both. (Paul, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreThe American Medical Association says that “physician-assisted suicide is fundamentally incompatible with the physician’s role as healer” and poses “serious societal risks,” although a number of state medical organizations have opted to remain neutral or… to support passage. (Span, The New York Times)
Read MoreIn a poll conducted between 2019 and 2021, 25-year-old respondents were about three times more likely to identify their faith tradition as “just Christian” than to say they were Protestant. Among older Americans, the pattern reversed sharply—70-year-olds were three times more likely to choose “Protestant” over “just Christian.” (Burge & Richardson, Christianity Today)
Read MoreThousands of Southern Baptists overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to advance a formal ban on women pastors in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, sending a clear message that men alone should preach to these conservative evangelical congregations. (Smith, AP News)
Read MoreAs voters approach the 2026 midterm and 2028 presidential election, it’s no secret that the country is highly polarized. But a new exhaustive survey of more than 10,000 Americans shows the daunting challenges Republicans and Democrats face in uniting disparate factions within their own parties. (Clement, The Washington Post)
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