Society & Culture

“… the International Religious Freedom Report details the status of religious freedom in nearly 200 foreign countries and territories and describes U.S. actions and policies in support of religious freedom worldwide.” - Acton

“The Accelerating Acceptance report, conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of the LGBT advocacy group GLAAD, showed that respondents age 18-34 were much less tolerant of LGBT people than in the prior two years’ surveys.” - BPNews

“In the document, the Pope is quoted as saying that Gender Theory ‘denies the difference and reciprocity in nature of a man and a woman and envisages a society without sexual differences, thereby eliminating the anthropological basis of the family.’” - Christian Post

“The parent company of the two largest Bible publishers in the United States has warned the Trump administration that proposed tariffs on China would amount to a ‘Bible tax.’” - Baptist Standard

“A British appeals court on Monday reversed a previous ruling that would have forced a mentally disabled woman to abort her child against both her wishes and those of her mother.” - National Review

“’The fact that the cross is undoubtedly a Christian symbol should not blind one to everything else that the Bladensburg Cross has come to represent: a symbolic resting place for ancestors who never returned home, a place for the community to gather and honor all veterans and their sacrifices for this Nation, and a historical landmark,’ wrote Justice Samuel Alito, in the majority opinion.” -

Two Painful Truths of America’s Religious Culture War

“Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is launching a plan to combat hate speech and counter what he calls ‘a groundswell of xenophobia, racism and intolerance, violent misogyny, anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim hatred’ around the world.” - Fox

“One mission of CBMW is to help Christians think through secular and ecclesial trends on gender and sexuality….In our weekly Gender and Sexuality News Roundups, we aim to distill some of the more pertinent information for you.” - CBMW

“On Sunday, Quebec’s legislature passed a bill prohibiting government employees, including teachers and police officers, from wearing religious clothing or accessories. The bill passed with an overwhelming 73 to 35 vote and a court challenge has already been filed.” - W. Examiner