Nearly four years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a majority of Americans continue to say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Now, with a patchwork of differing state laws in effect, perceptions of abortion access vary by where people live. (Hartig, Cerda & Kallo, Pew Research Center)
Read MoreJust like walking under a ladder, crossing paths with a black cat or breaking a mirror, many people hold fast to the belief that Friday the 13th brings bad luck. Though it’s uncertain exactly when this particular tradition began, negative superstitions have swirled around the number 13 for centuries. (History)
Read MoreAs the American and Israeli war with Iran unfolds, some American Christians are speaking of the conflict in biblical terms, mapping end-time prophecies on to current events in the Middle East. (Goldman, The Conversation)
Read MoreOfficials have not yet offered a motive for the attack at the synagogue outside Detroit on Thursday. But the case is the latest in a series of assaults and threats against synagogues and Jews in recent months, with tensions accelerating in the wake of Israel and America’s new war in Iran. (Graham & Robertson, The New York Times)
Read MoreA Christian engineer with L.A. County claims his bosses discriminated against him by forcing him to pass by a Pride flag on the way to his office, the latest legal challenge to the government’s policy of requiring many government buildings display the flag throughout June. (Ellis, Los Angeles Times)
Read MoreTexas has excluded about two dozen Islamic schools from its new $1 billion voucher program for allegedly being linked to terrorist groups, a decision that has led to a lawsuit and claims of discrimination from the Muslim community. (Lumpkin, The Washington Post)
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