Society & Culture

“Social media teach us that the world can be digested into these twenty-second reels or into 280-character bites. As a metaphor, they foster strong surges of emotion but not sustained rational engagement.

“So far, this new trend is unexplained. Even pastors on the ground don’t know why men are joining. What seems to be clear is that young men across the West are looking for something. Less clear is what they’re looking for.” - Breakpoint

“The Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University released the latest installment of its American Worldview Inventory series which documents Americans’ views on the Trinity. The research is based on responses collected from 2,100 adults in January.” - CPost

“Have no illusions. It is not as if these Gaza demonstrators are friends of Israel. It is not even the case that ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend.’ But they are fed up with Hamas.” - RNS

“In a video titled “Passover Season: God’s Divine Appointment With You!” … [White] claims that honoring God during Passover, which begins April 12 at sundown, will unlock divine—and monetary—rewards.” - CPost

“The chair of a top federal religious freedom advisory panel warned this week that some ‘policy shifts’ under the Trump administration, such as the suspension of refugee resettlement, may negatively impact religious freedom abroad.” - CPost

“Nearly half (45 percent) of parents surveyed observe a negative impact of the pandemic on their school-age children. Out of that figure, roughly 22 percent say social difficulty is ongoing.

“In speech after speech (as well in essays and revealing interviews), Putin and his senior officials have conveyed an ideological view of history that places Kyiv as the birthplace and spiritual center of ancient Russian civilization (‘Kyivan Rus’).” - Providence

“For a story about an Austrian Catholic family, ‘The Sound of Music’ has something Jewish about it.” - RNS

“The Unification Church, which was started in South Korea, has established a presence in Japan since the 1960s. The name ‘Moonies’ was derived from the name of its founder, Sun Myung Moon.” - BBC