The pornography website Pornhub blocked all internet users in Utah from accessing the explicit content on its pages in protest of an age-verification law that requires providing identification and was set to go into effect on Wednesday. (Oxenden, The New York Times)
Read MoreData from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) shows that from 2008 to 2020 the number of rounds of IVF and donor insemination by single women more than doubled, from 1,171 to 2,385. (Nolsoe, The Telegraph)
Read MoreOn April 30, 1993, something called the World Wide Web launched into the public domain…. In the three decades since the web went public, it's revolutionized how we communicate, gather, work and learn. It's also expanded the reach of propaganda and disinformation and upended our standards of privacy. (Ring, NPR)
Read MoreAmerica’s churches are struggling to find a new generation of pastors as the current generation prepares to step aside, according to the research. The graying of America’s pastors isn’t a new phenomenon, but it has become more pronounced. (Roach, Christianity Today)
Read MoreSingle people should be valued as much as married couples and people in relationships, according to a new report released by the Church of England on Wednesday that laid out recommendations to support a diverse, evolving society. (McCarthy, The New York Times)
Read MoreU.S. cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released Thursday. Meanwhile, electronic cigarette use rose, to about 1 in 17 adults. The preliminary findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are based on survey responses from more than 27,000 adults. (Stobbe, AP News)
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