Public polling shows that evangelicals, in general, support reforms that would lead to secure borders and provide legal pathways to citizenship. But a 2025 study from Lifeway Research, an evangelical firm, showed evangelicals are deeply divided in how they view immigrants (Smietana, Religion News Service)
Read MoreSix in 10 Americans (59%) say they read at least one book in 2025, a new YouGov survey finds. That's in line with similar YouGov surveys in 2024 and 2023. Most Americans who did read books only finished a handful of books, while a minority of Americans were plowing through the pages. (Montgomery, YouGov)
Read MoreIn the study, published Tuesday, Jan. 28, in JAMA, researchers found 19.3% of U.S. adults were living with obesity in 1990, which increased to 42.5% by 2022. The researchers also forecast the number will increase to 46.9% by 2035. (Moniuszko, USA Today)
Read MoreReligion portrayed in contemporary American entertainment isn’t turning people away from their screens, but new research suggests it may be a key factor in some television shows’ and movies’ appeal, regardless of people’s religious or political affiliation. (Murphy, Religion News Service)
Read MoreSex was the inescapable theme of the final Sundance Film Festival held in Park City, Utah, before the film world’s leading indie showcase moves to Boulder, Colo. You might say Sundance is leaving with a bang: One illustrative offering was “I Want Your Sex,” and its title became an unofficial motto for the gathering. (Smith, The Wall Street Journal)
Read More“When people use that term toxic friend-group, what they’re talking about is a classic clique,” said Noëlle Santorelli, a clinical psychologist in Atlanta, who specializes in relational aggression including mean-girl dynamics among teens and adults. “Cliques have hierarchies and social rules.” (Weiss, The Wall Street Journal)
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