Society & Culture

“in 22 of 250 U.S. metropolitan areas, women under the age of 30 earn the same amount as or more than their male counterparts” - Pew

“A federal judge in Texas is barring the Navy from taking action for now against sailors who have objected to being vaccinated against COVID-19 on religious grounds.” - RNS

“The Budget provides $3.2 billion in discretionary resources for State and local grants, and $30 billion in mandatory resources to support law enforcement, crime prevention, and community violence intervention” - N.Review

“The legislation defines ‘sex’ as the ‘biological, physical condition of being male or female, determined by an individual’s genetics and anatomy at birth.’” - C.Post

“ ‘Pastor, are vaccines the Mark of the Beast.’ This was a sincere question from a church member about a year ago. My answer was definite. ‘No, vaccines are not the Mark. Believers will KNOW what it is when it comes.’” - P&D

“28% say it has had an equal mix of positive and negative effects and just 7% say it has had a mostly negative effect” - Pew

“…social media enables the same voices that (rightly) celebrate the downfall of corrupt institutions to wield significantly more power with even less accountability than their institutional predecessors.” - TGC

“The House voted on party lines to outlaw abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, mirroring a Mississippi law now being considered by the nation’s high court.” - RNS

The number of refugees ranks 6th worst in the world since 1990. - Pew

“The Public Religion Research Institute last week released the latest findings in its ongoing project of assessing Americans’ feelings about LGBTQ issues…. (Mormons) are still more conservative than the nation, but show a broadening of LGBTQ support compared with past surveys.” - RNS