Former Newsboys frontman Michael Tait confessed Tuesday to abusing drugs and alcohol and touching men “in an unwanted sensual way.” The statement comes days after multiple men came forward with allegations that Tait sexually assaulted them while touring with the chart-topping Christian band. (Silliman, Christianity Today)
Read MoreSouthern Baptists voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to call for the overturning of the Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage, with strategists citing the successful effort that overturned the right to legal abortions as a possible blueprint for the new fight. (Graham, The New York Times)
Read MoreA 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)
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