Some 17% of U.S. adults regularly attend religious services in person and watch them online or on TV, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Roughly three-quarters of this group – making up 13% of all U.S. adults – say they prefer attending in person, while 2% prefer viewing services virtually and 2% have no preference. (Faverio & Nortey, Pew Research Center)
Read MoreThe poverty rate in the U.S. has risen dramatically in the year since pandemic benefits ran out — and the child poverty rate has more than doubled, according to U.S. Census Bureau's annual data on poverty, income and health insurance released Tuesday. Ludden, NPR)
Read MoreCoach Igor Stimac turned to Bhupesh Sharma in search of a competitive edge in May 2022, as the men’s national team battled its way through testing Asian Cup qualifiers, Indian media reported. Over the next two months, the pair allegedly exchanged more than 100 messages as the side faced the likes of Cambodia, Hong Kong and Jordan, with Mr Sharma reportedly paid more than £12,000 for his services. (Lateef, The Telegraph)
Read MoreThe 2023 MTV Video Music Awards started and ended with Taylor Swift. In between the most-awarded artist of the night receiving the best pop award during NSYNC's surprise reunion and winning video of the year, the Tuesday broadcast celebrated artists from around the globe, including Shakira, Peso Pluma, Stray Kids, Rema and Anitta. (McClellan & Robinson, USA Today)
Read MoreIn a recent Pew Research Center survey, 42 percent of self-identified evangelicals said they had been visited by a loved one who had passed away. Rates were even higher among Catholics and Black Protestants, two-thirds of whom reported such experiences. (Shellnutt, Christianity Today)
Read MoreAccording to them, a pamphlet the former minister of the interior published with a conservative Lutheran press in 2004, and comments she made about homosexuality on Twitter and on a national radio show in 2019, should be judged as hate speech. State prosecutor Anu Mantila says Räsänen’s comments are not only disagreeable and offensive, but harmful. (Chitwood, Christianity Today)
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