This observation could potentially have serious consequences in a society where images of big, engaged crowds at public events like rock concerts, protests and political rallies have major currency. (Veltman, NPR)
Read MoreNew polling finds that Americans are divided on the role religion should play in public schools: 34% say that religion doesn't play enough of a role, 26% say its role is about right, and 26% say it plays too much of a role. (Orth, YouGov)
Read MorePublished in the International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, the study, conducted in January/February 2024, and published online Sept. 13, found that just over half of 1,278 respondents said the trauma they experienced personally or as part of the Israeli nation affected their level of religiosity and/or spirituality. (Chabin, Religion News Service)
Read MoreBanned Books Week is Oct. 5-11 and this year's theme is, "Censorship Is so 1984. Read for Your Rights." The theme is inspired by George Orwell's "1984," a dystopian novel that tells the story of a man trying to break away from his society's oppressive regime. (Cross, USA Today)
Read MoreAs a licensed therapist and evangelical Christian, Kaley Chiles said she wants to help religious teens who struggle with sexual orientation and gender dysphoria “live a life consistent with their faith” and the identities God has laid out in the Bible. (Jouvenal, The Washington Post)
Read MoreForty years on, Cameron Mackintosh, the world’s most successful theatre producer, can still remember the lurch he felt in the pit of his stomach when, around midnight, he picked up the following day’s papers at Piccadilly Circus, just hours after his latest musical project, an adaptation of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, had opened at the Barbican Centre. (Cavendish, The Telegraph)
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