Society & Culture

“One of the report’s most striking revelations is that being kind and expecting kindness from others—believing that your wallet would be returned if you lost it—are stronger predictors of happiness than avoiding major negative events like crime or economic hardship.” - Gallup

“Religious liberty did not emerge from abstract speculation, but rather the concrete experience of Protestant republics in the Atlantic World.” - L&L

“Asserting the primacy of ‘identities and social norms’ leads to the dissatisfying explanation: ‘Because that is who they are and what they do.’ This invites the exasperated follow-up: ‘OK, but why is that who they are and what they do?’” - Current

“They want to commit to a cause. They want purpose. And they can no longer exist in a flattened, disenchanted existence that is deadening. They desire meaning, the kind increasingly found in traditional Christianity.” - CPost

“By margins of at least 10 percentage points, Americans are less likely now than they were in 2017 to say there’s too little emphasis on encouraging girls to … Do well in school (27% now vs. 43% in 2017) … Be leaders (38% vs. 53%)… Stand up for themselves (41% vs. 54%)” - Pew

“…most of those celebrating may not care too much about who Saint Patrick was, nor the story of his conversion and devotion to the gospel that impacted not just Ireland, but all of Western civilization.” - IFWE

“Whether you agree with Mahmoud Khalil’s political stance or not should be irrelevant. Free speech for me but not for thee is a dangerous position, even for those currently on the side of ‘me’ and not ‘thee.’” - John Ellis

“Dog birthday parties are indeed very telling of our changing view of having children. Why does this matter? God loves people, and even after the fall He sees new human life as a beautiful thing. ” - P&D

“The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has joined nine other faith groups in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting Maryland parents fighting to opt their children out of class when such books are read.” - Baptist Press

“The Oklahoma Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a measure by the state education department that would have purchased 55,000 Bibles for public schools.” - CPost