While certain behaviors in one city may be viewed as typical mannerisms to those who live there, they may be perceived as rude to those visiting. We at Preply, as language learning experts and culture enthusiasts, know how cultural differences can vary from one part of the country to another, but we also know that sometimes rude behavior is simply rude behavior with no ties to culture. (Miguelez, Preply)
Read MoreGambling is not a new temptation, but I believe that the advent of online sports gambling raises the stakes considerably on how seriously Christian leaders should address questions around the moral and theological nature of gambling. (Worley, Christianity Today)
Read MoreThe brazenness with which people express this attitude, even if it’s more a meme than anything else, has an effect on parents. Some parents (almost always mothers) are so attuned to the possibility that their child might inconvenience others that they constantly apologize for normal kid behavior. Others pass out ear plugs and candy on flights. (Kaur, CNN)
Read MoreThe Vatican on Thursday gave the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary, offering its approval for devotion at one of the most contested sites of Roman Catholic practice in recent years. (Winfield, Gec & Emric, AP News)
Read MoreThere appears to be a growing number of young people drawn to Wesleyanism and Wesleyan-Arminian theology. Nearly 20 years after the rise of New Calvinism... there’s a new and renewed interest in another theological tradition, which has a bit of a different flavor. (Sidenbender, Christianity Today)
Read MoreNational surveys compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention already show an unprecedented decline in drug deaths of roughly 10.6 percent. That's a huge reversal from recent years when fatal overdoses regularly increased by double-digit percentages. (Mann, NPR)
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