Society & Culture

“Goodrich explains that there is solid theological and civic reasoning behind our American concept of religious liberty and that it’s worth correctly understanding and defending it.” - TGC

“Joshua Muravchik’s Heaven on Earth gives one answer. A former socialist who abandoned the ideology in his 30s, Muravchik argues that we should understand the interest in socialized government, and the decline in nationalist sentiment, as a secular religion.” - Intellectual Takeout

“To open the door to more suicide in a culture that is now roiled by an acute suicide crisis — about 45,000 Americans kill themselves annually, up from about 30,000 in 1999 — seems a bizarre event to cheer. But nihilism strikes a beat.” - National Review

“We made multi-year commitments to both organizations and we fulfilled those obligations in 2018,” a representative for Chick-fil-A said, saying the chain will now focus its charitable donations on “education, homelessness and hunger.” - National Review

The UK Government “has told the United Nations that freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) “continues to be a priority for the United Kingdom.’” - Christian Today

“Nearly two-thirds of Americans in the new survey say churches and other houses of worship should keep out of political matters, while 36% say they should express their views on day-to-day social and political questions.” - Pew

“In this past decade I have been enthralled with such films as ‘The Tree of Life,’ ‘The Life of Pi,’ ‘Up,’ ‘Hugo,’ ‘War Horse’ and a few others, because they…contained a spiritual quality as well as an entertainment ‘wow’ factor. I wholeheartedly add both ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ and ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ to that august collection.” - BPNews

“a dangerous precedent for citizen journalism and First Amendment civil rights across the country, sending a message that speaking truth and facts to criticize the powerful is no longer protected by our institutions” - National Review

“The scope and reach of the Sixth Amendment has been extensively litigated, and it most assuredly does not apply to the House’s impeachment inquiry.” - David French

Wisconsin: A “Republican-authored resolution recognizes Thanksgiving week as National Bible Week. It declares that reading the Bible has contributed to the moral fiber of society.