Society & Culture

“A new coalition of U.S. businesses to protect religious freedom in the workplace is among U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest initiatives, Trump said Monday (Sept. 23) at the United Nations headquarters in New York.” - BPNews

“Paul Gould’s new book Cultural Apologetics addresses these issues by setting forth a fresh model for cultural engagement, rooted in the biblical account of Paul’s speech on Mars Hill, which details practical steps for reestablishing the Christian voice, conscience, and imagination.” - Breakpoint

“‘There’s no question in my mind that at least some of these fetuses were live births,’ Smith said when asked whether the controversial, more aggressive abortion procedure Planned Parenthood executives described could result in the delivery of a live infant.” - National Review

A California Court Dealt a Blow to Religious Liberty. It’s Time for SCOTUS to Act - David French

“The Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act of 2016 provides a framework for advancing religious freedom as a U.S. foreign policy imperative. 21Wilberforce presents the 115th Congress International Religious Freedom Scorecard as a measure of progress.” - RNS

Pro-life advocacy and state-level abortion restrictions or demographic trends? Both? - BPNews

“During a summer sermon series the author stumbled upon some statistics about happiness that whet his appetite for exploring the subject — a Harris survey showing that only one in three Americans considers themselves to be happy.” - Christian Post

“The latest in a long, long string of examples signaling the increasing popularity of the neo-pagan climate religion comes from NBC News, which unveiled an online confessional this week for those who want to denounce themselves publicly for their environmental sins. This is a real thing being promoted by a real newsroom.

“The fact that so many people are willing to lash out so angrily over some random person’s criticism of their favorite pop star suggests to me that we live in a society full of people who are desperate to believe in something. They yearn for someone to put their faith in and to inspire them.

“The rate of abortions was 13.5 per 1,000 women of childbearing age in 2017, down from 14.6 in 2014, and 16.9 in 2011, according to the Guttmacher Institute, an abortion research organization cited by those on both sides of the issue politically. The group releases the study every three or so years.” - National Review