Society & Culture

“… whichever way the Court rules, no one’s humanity hangs in the balance. Memes like the one pictured at top, though couched in terms of concern for young people who are different from their peers, don’t really help if they instill in their subjects needless fear, unhappiness, and the belief that the world is out to get them.” - The Bulwark

“It seems that no amount of reform, legal enforcement and economic development can stop the people of my country [India] from littering and abusing the environment around them. They need a different worldview.” - Cornwall Alliance

“A British court on Tuesday sided with a mother who had filed a ‘wrongful birth’ suit after she gave birth to a baby with Down syndrome, she says she would have aborted.” - Christian Headlines

“Any minor is going to be too intellectually undeveloped to be a meaningful spokesman for any movement. That makes the attempt to use him as a spokesman exploitative.” - W. Examiner

“The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in three cases that could set important precedents about whether federal civil rights protections on the basis of sex also guarantee legal protections on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation.” - Christian Post

“Friday, President Donald Trump told the nation he believes a revival is coming because of his struggle with the media and Democrats….Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Dallas agrees with the President.” - Christian Headlines

“That call comes from leaders affiliated with Red Letter Christians, a justice-focused Christian movement that held a revival over the weekend in Goldsboro, North Carolina.” - RNS

“After surviving a civil war and ISIS attacks, the Christian minority fears a Turkish takeover in Kurdish border region.” - Christianity Today

“In the Letter Concerning Toleration, Locke stressed the magistrate’s incapacity to establish which is the true Christian faith, a position few would dispute. But his approach to toleration requires that we at least establish what religion is and what it isn’t, an equally difficult task.” - The Public Discourse

“The court will hear oral arguments in a trio of cases together, the outcome of which will determine anti-discrimination law and the fate of gay and transgender rights throughout the entire country. Ultimately, the justices will have to decide between the policy preferences of left-wing activists and upholding the law as we know it.” - W. Examiner