In its 13th annual Stress in America survey, the APA finds that while overall stress levels have not changed significantly over the past few years, the proportion of Americans who say they are experiencing stress about specific issues has risen over the past year. (American Psychological Association)
Read MoreA law known as the “sovereign Internet” bill came into force Friday in Russia, tightening state control over the global network, which free speech activists say will strengthen government oversight of the country’s cyberspace. The legislation aims to route Russian web traffic and data through points controlled by state authorities and to build a national Domain Name System to allow the Internet to continue working even if Russia is cut off from foreign infrastructure. (The Washington Post)
Read MoreJack Moline, executive director of the Interfaith Alliance, said the group is problematic because, by using government resources during working hours, it appears to violate the constitutional ban on the government establishing — or favoring — a particular religious group. That, Moline says, is what makes it different from other affinity groups. (Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Read MoreThe man, identified as Richard Holzer, 27, used several Facebook accounts to promote violence and show support for the Holocaust, writing in July in a private message, for example, that he was “getting ready to cap people,” the documents said. (Turkewitz, The New York Times)
Read MoreAn LGBT group did not have a right to sue Blaine Adamson, owner of Hands On Originals print shop, for declining to print messages that violated his religious beliefs, the Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday. “Hands On was in good faith objecting to the message it was being asked to disseminate,” Justice David Buckingham wrote in the decision. (Aldrich, The Sift/World)
Read MoreThe International Days of Prayer for the Persecuted Church draw attention to China and other countries where Christian minorities have suffered blows over the past year. (Fowler, Christianity Today)
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