Its new law, the first of its kind enacted by a European country, will ban access to some accounts for anyone under 15. (Landler, The New York Times)
Read MoreAfter decades of urging families to communicate better and work on their issues together, some therapists are now taking an opposite tack: They’re encouraging estrangement as a means of self-care. (Bernstein, The Wall Street Journal)
Read More“Saying it is a ‘hoax’ sends the message to people in the pews and the general public to not believe survivors,” the survivors and advocates wrote in an open letter addressed to current Southern Baptist Convention President Willy Rice and the Rev. Jack Graham, a Texas megachurch pastor. (Smietana, Religion News Service)
Read MoreEach month [of the calendar] features a black-and-white photo of a nameless man of faith, accompanied by quick facts on Vatican City, like how to access its pharmacy (with a valid prescription) and how to gain citizenship (it’s rare and not granted at birth). There’s just one caveat: Almost none of the men are actually priests. (Palomba, The Washington Post)
Read MoreThe demonstrators call themselves the Cockroach Janta Party ("Cockroach People's Party"), and they want to overhaul the way India is run, starting with an education system they say is corrupt. They are making their voices heard as they come up against the country's rising cost of living and a lack of quality jobs. (Khandekar & Kuchay, NPR)
Read MoreNo matter how many Americans say they don’t want to see politics and religion mix, it’s inevitable those two forces will collide in one way or another. For instance, when the average American thinks about Donald Trump’s supporters, there’s a high likelihood that they will conjure images of white evangelicals who have cast ballots for him in huge majorities over the last three election cycles. (Burge & Richardson, Religion News Service)
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