Teens post photos or videos of themselves with guns and stacks of cash, sometimes calling out rivals, on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok. When messages go viral, fueled by "likes" and comments, the danger is hard to contain. (Szabo, NPR)
Read MoreThe letter released Tuesday urges school board members to reject the public school chaplain program, calling it “that the harmful to our public schools and the students and families they serve.” Under Senate Bill 763, school boards have to vote whether to bring in hired or volunteer chaplains to “provide support, services, and programs for students.” (Zeeble, Kera)
Read MoreEvidence is growing that Americans are becoming significantly less religious. They are drifting away from churches, they are praying less and they are less likely to say religion is very important in their lives. (Kristof, The New York Times)
Read MoreSouth Carolina’s highest court upheld a ban on abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, a long-awaited victory for Republicans who faced repeated hurdles in their efforts to further restrict the procedure since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. (Kusisto, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreOver the past year, Garza and Mirror Palais have come to represent a growing fashion trend where purportedly “Old World” colonial aesthetics are romanticized and updated for the internet age under the label “Catholic Mexican Girl”-core. (Andrade, The Washington Post)
Read MoreAs anti-Christian incidents perpetrated by religious Jewish extremists have increased in number during the past several months, church leaders are pleading with government officials to take the matter more seriously. (Chabin, Religion News Service)
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