A new term has emerged online − and unlike "trad wives," which describes women who embrace cooking, cleaning and often subservience to their husbands, this one describes women who are the breadwinners. "Provider women" work to bring home the income while their male partners take on household duties like cooking and cleaning. (Trepany, USA Today)
Read MoreDespite Americans’ ongoing abandonment of traditional organized religion, many longing to maintain some sense of spirituality and community in their lives are finding it in places both religious and nonreligious. (Ramirez, USA Today)
Read MoreLawyers for the National Religious Broadcasters, along with two Baptist churches and a conservative group called Intercessors for America, argue in their suit that the ban on engaging in politics restricts their freedom of speech and freedom of religion. They further argue that the IRS ignores the politicking of some charities, while threatening to punish others. (Smietana, Religion News Service)
Read MorePope Francis... begins a four-day trip to Indonesia on Tuesday, which will include an interfaith dialogue at the national mosque. There are many vibrant examples of how Christianity and Islam coexist in Indonesia — a dynamic that Francis wants to encourage — but at the same time, religious minorities face discrimination. Wee & Bubola, The New York Times)
Read MoreWhen Telegram CEO Pavel Durov sat down in his Dubai offices with Tucker Carlson in April, he drove home a high-minded message: “Humanity” needs a neutral messaging app like Telegram that respects “people’s privacy and freedom.” (Verma, Oremus & Vynck, The Washington Post)
Read MoreUsers across all ages and experience levels are noticing that a drug they once turned to for fun and relaxation now triggers existential dread and paranoia.... Average levels of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC—the psychoactive compound in weed that makes you feel high—had more than tripled compared with 25 years earlier, from 5 to 16 percent. (Ferguson, The Atlantic)
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