Society & Culture

“The El Paso tragedy marks the second US attack this year involving a young white man who named the New Zealand mosque gunman as inspiration (as did the California synagogue shooting suspect back in April).

“The homosexual declaration was made in the episode along with another scene in which the pair sang along to Lady Gaga’s LGBT anthem ‘Born This Way.’” - Christian Post

The law: “Local boards shall require each public elementary and secondary school to display the national motto of the United States, ‘In God We Trust,’ in a prominent location in the school” - Christian Headlines

“No other major institutions examined by Pew—colleges and universities, labor unions, banks and other financial institutions, large corporations, national news media, and churches and religious organizations—saw as severe a decline in support as tech brands.” - Christianity Today

“A Christian street preacher was awarded over $3,000 in damages after being wrongfully arrested and accused of a hate crime.” - Fox

“Only 18% believe abortion should be permitted in all cases, while just 22% believe it should be permitted in some cases. On the other side, only 9% believe it should be illegal in all cases, and almost half, 45%, believe abortion should be illegal in most cases with some exceptions.” - Washington Examiner

“Daniel Darling is vice president for communications at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission… and is the author of The Dignity Revolution. Here are edited segments of our Q&A.” - WORLD

“After President Donald Trump tweeted over the weekend that the Baltimore district of Rep. Elijah Cummings is a ‘disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess’ and ‘no human being would want to live there,’ the city’s religious and civic leaders have rallied to its defense.” - Church Leaders

“As my book argues, people do not go to social media hoping to learn things about the world. They go to social media hoping that attention will be paid to them. That’s what social media is: a sad, sprawling bazaar in which attention is exchanged and bartered.” - Kevin Williamson

“U.S. adults generally can answer basic questions about the Bible and Christianity, but are less familiar with other world religions” - Pew