Naked Education aims to tackle taboos around body image for young people, with participants stripping naked on air in front of 14 to 16-year-olds. Ofcom, the broadcasting watchdog, said it had received 930 complaints from viewers relating to the first episode which aired on April 4. (Corless, The Telegraph)
Read MoreThe Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies conducts a decennial census with the aim of collecting information about the number of “congregations, members, adherents, and attendees” of as many religious groups as possible, including county data. (Burge, Religion News Service)
Read MoreThe court’s decision maintains mifepristone’s availability for now, though the judges declined to pause another part of the Texas ruling that said the Food and Drug Administration wrongly expanded access to the abortion drug. (Stein, Marimow & Masih, The Washington Post)
Read MoreMore than two decades later, a federal judge in Texas refuted the FDA's approval, issuing an injunction that would suspend its approval nationwide. That pause is set to take effect on Friday, though the Justice Department has appealed to block it. (Treisman, NPR)
Read MoreThe study looked at 38 songs that made the Top 25 lists for CCLI and PraiseCharts — which track what songs are played in churches — and found that almost all had originated from one of four megachurches. (Smietana, Religion News Service)
Read MoreFor decades, Bud Light has coveted its reputation as the affordable brew of choice for everyday Americans. But its recent decision to partner transgender TikTok personality Dylan Mulvaney to attract younger drinkers has infuriated some of its most loyal, more conservative customers. (Sabur, The Telegraph)
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