Society & Culture

“According to an average of all 2023 Gallup polling, about three in four Americans said they identify with a specific religious faith…. 68%, identify with a Christian religion, including 33% who are Protestant….Twenty-two percent of Americans said they have no religious preference” - Gallup

“A new PRRI survey shows that religiously unaffiliated Americans are the only group that has seen steady growth over the past decade — from 21% of all Americans in 2013 to 26% in 2023.” - RNS

“How unfortunate it is, then, for former President Trump during Holy Week to get on X and hawk the ‘God Bless the USA Bible.’ It markets itself as the ‘only Bible endorsed by President Trump!’” - World

“The merits-based question before the Supreme Court this week was whether the FDA illegally lowered safety standards for the abortion pill, mifepristone. However, justices spent most of the hour-and-a-half-long hearing questioning whether the doctors met the standing requirements to sue” - Daily Citizen

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“The word first appears in the first century BCE in Roman culture, with the Latin word religio. At the time, it meant ‘scruples,’ the concern that some activity is important enough to be performed carefully.” - Psychology Today

“Mississippi (32%), Alabama (36%) and Louisiana (37%) have the lowest share of adults who say they never or seldom attend services.” - Axios

“The bill … allow[s] for the revocation or suspension of the license of a doctor who provides minors with puberty blocking drugs, opposite-sex hormones and surgeries as a part of a ‘gender transition’ plan.” - Daily Citizen

“Three in 10 U.S. adults attend religious services regularly, led by Mormons at 67%” - Gallup

“A new study suggests that sudden jumps in LLMs’ abilities are neither surprising nor unpredictable, but are actually the consequence of how we measure ability in AI.” - Wired