The bill, sponsored by Unchained at Last and the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, was authored by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin. It repealed provisions that had allowed minors to marry with parental consent and judicial approval, a system that meant California had no statutory minimum marriage age. (Thiagarajan, NPR)
Read MoreThe case arose because Colorado’s new Universal Preschool Program only provides funding to preschools that agree to abide by a nondiscrimination policy. That policy forbids, among other things, denying admission because of a student’s or parent’s sexual orientation or gender identity. (Satta, Religion News Service)
Read MoreChristian faith leaders and observers say this week’s botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee offers both an appalling illustration of the death penalty’s moral contradictions and a potential rallying point for opposition among clergy and their congregations. (Ramirez, USA Today)
Read MoreKalshi and its main competitor, Polymarket, have launched aggressive nationwide advertising campaigns, including in states where online sports gambling is illegal. And since the sites have not sought approval by states, they do not follow state-mandated protections for people with gambling addictions who are most vulnerable to relapsing. (Allyn, NPR)
Read MoreToday, porn and the ready-made fantasies it supplies are available to any adults, anywhere, at any time, with a simple tap. In fact, sexual stimulation is much like turning on a tap. Every day, hundreds of millions of people around the world watch porn free of charge on the so-called tube sites. (Nilsson, The Times)
Read More(Two and a half millennia after the historical Buddha cast off worldly attachments and achieved enlightenment in northeastern India, Buddhism is the only one of the world’s major religions whose number of adherents worldwide is in decline. But in South Korea, Buddhists are rising up with a concerted campaign to promote “hip Buddhism” aimed at the young. (Parry, The Times)
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