Society & Culture

“A recent poll in the United Kingdom revealed that 89%—nearly 9 in 10—of young people, aged 16 to 29, ‘believe that their lives have no meaning or purpose.’ This saddening statistic is explained with a corresponding statistic shared in the same article—only 1% of this age group identifies as belonging to the Church of England…. In England, such attendance is down to less than 5%.” - AiG

“C. S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man is a collection of lectures he delivered out of concern for how the British education system, which was just one presentment of a larger societal disease, was inculcating subjectivity and ‘values’ unmoored from any objective notion of value, order, and virtue.

“According to recent surveys from both Gallup and Pew Research, more Americans than before have a negative opinion of church.” - Facts & Trends

“… by using presidential rhetoric more to praise cooperators than to slay perceived enemies, the next Oval Office inhabitant should re-inspire a sense of shared identity and common purpose.” - Washington Examiner

“Survivors and their families crowded Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum, once the shelter’s administration building, and wandered the Fort Ontario State Historic Site. More than 200 people attended a memorial under heightened security.” - RNS

“Buddhism is the most trusted religion in New Zealand, while Evangelical Christians take the bottom spot, a new survey says.” - NZ Herald

“Even more bizarre, both the Right and the Left have very similar solutions in mind. Both are very wrong.” - Jonah Goldberg

“These are empty, numb, detached people slaughtering their fellow humans because they are bored and frustrated with their meaningless lives.” - Matt Walsh

“Saudi Arabia on Friday published new laws that loosen restrictions on women by allowing all citizens — women and men alike — to apply for a passport and travel freely, ending a long-standing guardianship policy that had controlled women’s freedom of movement.” - Time

“You could call the killer who shot up a Walmart in El Paso evil, a madman, or a lone wolf, if you like. But it would be an intolerable omission if we did not also call him a white nationalist terrorist. This ideology is a growing sickness in America, and President Trump has a duty to thoroughly and roundly denounce it.” - Washington Examiner