Society & Culture

“Laboratory-grown cell lines descended from fetuses that were aborted decades ago were used in some early-stage testing of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and to grow viruses used to manufacture the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

“Q&A with First Amendment champion Eric Treene on religious freedom, land use, and how the Westminster Confession contributed to his work at the Department of Justice.” - C.Today

“the Guidepost Global account tweeted its commitment ‘to strengthening diversity, equity and inclusion’ as an organization that welcomes employees to ‘bring their authentic selves to work.’ It further positioned the company as ‘an ally to our LGBTQ+ community’ accompanied by the image of a rainbow flag.” - BPNews

“The share of U.S. adults who are transgender is particularly high among adults younger than 25. In this age group, 3.1% are a trans man or a trans woman, compared with just 0.5% of those ages 25 to 29.” - Pew

“more than six-in-ten say the same about China’s power and influence (67%), Russia’s power and influence (64%) and the condition of the global economy (63%)” - Pew

“As Morrison leaves office, evangelicals are assessing the way his faith interacted with his politics: how that was covered by the media, how it was viewed by the public, and how they would want Christians to act, as Christians, in the public sphere.” - C.Today

“When people ask me to list some must-read books — if the goal is understanding religion and the news — the first one I mention is “Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America” by sociologist James Davison Hunter.” - GetReligion

“When we are called haters and bigots, let’s extend an open hand, saying, ‘Let’s sit down and talk together.’ Then let’s show our new friends the love of God, face to face.” - Michael Brown

“Even a global pandemic that induced politicians on both the right and left to usher in unprecedented levels of tyranny, including lockdowns of businesses, churches, and schools, did not raise unemployment and inflation to 1970s levels.” - IFWE

“…constant reference to Judaism as the counter to ‘fundamentalist Christianity’ (as AOC put it in the video) led me to wonder whether it is really the case that Judaism supports a woman’s right to abort her child. Thankfully, the eminent historian, Dr. Glenn Sunshine, is part of the Colson Center editorial team.” - Breakpoint