A majority of Supreme Court justices on Tuesday seemed likely to side with a Christian counselor challenging bans on LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” for kids as a violation of her First Amendment rights. (Whitehurst, AP News)
Read MoreMen are significantly outpacing women in church attendance since the pandemic, reversing a long-standing trend in Barna’s decades of tracking. The 2025 gender gap is the largest recorded so far (43% for men vs. 36% among women). (Barna)
Read MoreGov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Tuesday to go into effect on Jan. 1. It would authorize public schools and community colleges to close on Diwali. State employees could elect to take the day off and public school students will get an excused absence to celebrate the holiday. (Bharath, AP News)
Read MoreSpecialized agencies and market research firms like NinetyEight, named for its founders’ year of birth, are popping up, raising money and expanding. Legacy marketing and publicity firms are buying or building equivalents such as Edelman’s Gen Z Lab. (Deighton, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreThis 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)
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