Trump announced the clemency grants in an Oval Office signing ceremony on the eve of the 52nd annual March for Life in Washington, days after pardoning more than 1,500 people accused of participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. (Rizzo, The Washington Post)
Read MoreWhile Friday marks the third March for Life since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, Hawkins and others say they are motivated to rally as research found the number of abortions in the United States increased in the aftermath of the decision. (Uber, The Washington Post)
Read MoreThe influence of Christianity has declined in the United States. Yet in maternity wards across the country, when newborns scrunch up their tiny faces and fill their lungs with their first breaths of air, parents regularly turn to Scripture. They give their children biblical names. (Silliman, Christianity Today)
Read MoreRecent estimates suggest that most kids have watched porn by age 12. Societally, America long ago agreed that this wasn’t acceptable. Now, finally, technology has caught up to the intuition that kids shouldn’t have unfettered access to porn just because it’s on the internet. (Novicoff, The Atlantic)
Read MoreThe enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal. As many as 300 couples had been expected to complete the formalities at a daylong gala celebration in an exhibition hall at a shopping mall in central Bangkok. (Ekvitthayavechnukul, AP News)
Read MoreBishop Budde locked eyes with President Trump and made a plea for mercy — and the war over spiritual authority in America was ignited anew. (Dias, The New York Times)
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