Is religion good for you? The answer is complicated, new global Gallup report finds.
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“A review of 10 years of global polling looks at the complicated connection between spirituality and health.” - RNS
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Congress members urge DOJ to reject deportation of German homeschooling family who sought asylum in US
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“A group of congressional representatives this week urged the Biden Department of Justice to refrain from deporting a German family who emigrated to the U.S. more than a decade ago seeking asylum in order to home-school their children.” - Catholic Telegraph
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Israel vows complete siege of Gaza as it strikes the Palestinian territory after incursion by Hamas
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“Israel vowed to lay total siege to the Gaza Strip on Monday, as its military searched for militants, guarded breaches in its border fence and pounded the Hamas-ruled territory” - BPNews
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Gallup: Fewer Americans Back Businesses Wading Into Current Events
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“Less than half of U.S. adults (41%) believe businesses should take a public stance on current events, down from 48% in 2022” - Gallup
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Survey: US Religious Groups Do Not View Climate Change as a Crisis
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“Beliefs on the severity of climate change have not shifted much among religious traditions over the past decade and few religious Americans view climate change as a crisis, according to the PRRI study” - CLeaders
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It's Bring Your Bible to School Day
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“At least a million students are on track nationally to take their Bibles to school on the 10th annual Bring Your Bible to School Day Oct. 5, event sponsor Focus on the Family (FOTF) told Baptist Press.” - BPNews
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Gallup: Support for Third U.S. Political Party Up to 63%
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“Sixty-three percent of U.S. adults currently agree with the statement that the Republican and Democratic parties do ‘such a poor job’ of representing the American people that ‘a third major party is needed.’” - Gallup
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Harris poll: More Republicans view Trump as 'person of faith' than his GOP rivals: poll
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“When asked if Trump… was a person of faith, 53% of Republicans answered in the affirmative.” Pence 52%, DeSantis 47%, Scott and Haley 31%. - CPost
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A Christian Perspective on Synthetic Embryos
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“The creation of synthetic embryos—whether animal or human—raises all sorts of ethical questions about the moral status of these cell cultures….The answers aren’t obvious—regardless of worldview considerations.” - Reasons
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