Society & Culture

“Certain truths, however, incline me to be more hopeful…. religiosity has undulated throughout American history…. Another solace is that serious evils have arisen even in more-Christian eras, and this country has defeated them” - Acton

“Around 7 in 10 (69%) believe people’s perceptions of Christians in the U.S. are getting worse, while 21% disagree. Another 10% say they aren’t sure.” - Lifeway

“Trump shared with the crowd that he was ‘really good’ at a ‘Faith and Freedom’ rally earlier that day. ‘I didn’t interject, [but] it could have been better if I used a couple of bad words….When I see people start to walk out, then we’ll stop, okay?’” - Church Leaders

“The law of ‘standing’ in American constitutional law is complex and particular applications of that law are contested. Still… a party seeking to sue in a federal court ‘cannot be a mere bystander, but instead must have a “personal stake” in the dispute.’” - Law & Liberty

“’We lost. Someone must have cheated!’ This is also not a biblical response. To claim a conspiracy and delegitimize a duly elected official is also a way of putting your finger on the scale.” - P&D

“Israeli public policy… is perhaps more willfully anti-racist than that of any other parliamentary state, a dissenting opinion requiring the provision of otherwise distasteful ethnographic clarifications.” - Providence

“The Italian Supreme Court’s harassment of an evangelical church serves as a stark reminder that the ongoing threats to religious liberty often come from those who identify as Christians.” - TGC

“Some Israelis see very strong conflicts in their society, but fewer say this than a year ago” - Pew

“The ‘new’ wave of antisemitism in the West clarifies to Israeli Jews too that they cannot escape their fate in Israel by relocating to Europe or America. They too cannot escape antisemitism by distancing themselves from Israel.” - Providence

“The new law, signed Wednesday by Gov. Jeff Landry, will face immediate legal challenges.” - Axios