A new Pew Research Center study measuring the evolution of the global religious population shows Muslims are the fastest-growing faith group, followed by the religiously unaffiliated. Though it remained the world’s largest religion, the Christian population declined between 2010 and 2020. (André, Religion News Service)
Read MoreSouthern Baptists meeting this week in Dallas will be asked to approve resolutions calling for a legal ban on pornography and a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court’s approval of same-sex marriage. The proposed resolutions call for laws on gender, marriage and family based on what they say is the biblically stated order of divine creation. They also call for legislators to curtail sports betting and to support policies that promote childbearing. (Smith, AP News)
Read MoreOlder Americans are increasing their use of marijuana to a point where some geriatricians are warning about weed's attendant health risks. The big picture: U.S. marijuana use among those 65 and older surged nearly 46% from 2021 to 2023, according to new research in JAMA Internal Medicine. (Goldman, Axios)
Read MoreIn a world where identity is always being performed on social media, this particular identity is clearly one to avoid. But I, a guy who loves his wife, can’t help but conclude that valuable terrain is being ceded when we think poorly of the wife guy. (Gordon, The Atlantic)
Read MoreThis year’s agenda will likely include a vote on what to do with women staff pastors in churches and whether to shut down the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission — the SBC’s public policy arm, which is under fire for not getting in line with President Trump’s MAGA agenda. (Smietana, Religion News Service)
Read MoreThe Lord’s Prayer is more widely recognised than one of the most famous phrases from Star Wars, according to a poll. The survey of 2,000 adults, commissioned by the Church of England, also suggested that the prayer is better known than the national anthem and Shakespeare’s “To be, or not to be” line from Hamlet. Perkins, The Telegraph)
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