Gerald Groff, a former mail carrier in Pennsylvania, sued the U.S. Postal Service after it required him to work Sunday shifts delivering packages. Groff, who resigned in 2019, is a Christian and believes Sundays should be dedicated to worship, court records show. (Fritze, USA Today)
Read MoreTeenagers as young as 13 are being fed nonsense health advice, links to pornography and can access explicit self-harm content on social media, a Telegraph investigation has established. The findings come ahead of a crucial vote on the long delayed Online Safety Bill in Parliament this coming week. (Barber, The Telegraph)
Read MoreMontana has a tradition of ticket-splitting and has long been one of the most politically independent states in the union, resisting the kind of single-party rule that has flourished in the neighboring states of Idaho and Wyoming. But in recent years, Republicans have managed to secure an ironclad grasp over state government, and the religious right is ascendant. (Streep, The New York Times)
Read MoreThe survey shows “antisemitism in its classical fascist form is emerging again in American society, where Jews are too secretive and powerful, working against interests of others, not sharing values, exploiting — the classic conspiratorial tropes,” Matt Williams, vice president of the ADL’s year-old Center for Antisemitism Research, told the Washington Post. (Boorstein & Clement, The Washington Post)
Read MoreNothing says spooky quite like Friday the 13th — that quirky day when all our superstitions and phobias come out to play. This Friday the 13th may seem even spookier than usual, given current world events: On top of all the “regular” superstitions around the day and the number, lately things have felt, shall we say, mildly apocalyptic. (Romano, Vox)
Read MoreA poster of Demi Lovato wearing a bondage-style outfit and lying on a crucifix-shaped bed has been banned for causing offence to Christians. The title of the singer's new album clearly alluded to a swear word and, together with the image, linked sexuality to a sacred symbol, the UK's advertising watchdog found. (Meierhans, BBC News)
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