Society & Culture

“In an interview with podcaster Dwarkesh Patel, the Meta CEO said the ‘average American’ has fewer than three friends, but ‘demand’ for connection is closer to 15.” - Relevant

“The high court extended its earlier stay of a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that had required in-person doctor’s appointments expressly in Louisiana and Texas – but effectively nationwide – for mifepristone prescriptions.” - Baptist Press

“This has produced cynicism across our nation. Many Americans now distrust both politics and religious institutions because each appears to be using the other.” - CPost

“There are sharp partisan divides on whether religion’s influence is good or bad and how far that influence should go.” - Pew Research

Also: Most Americans say religion plays positive role in society - CPost

“This change of citizenship, Paul continues, comprehensively reorients lifestyle for the sake of authenticating the gospel of Jesus Christ… whose call to a humble life of obedient sacrifice (Philippians 2:5-11) contrasts categorically with the ‘might makes right,’ ‘right of conquest’ global politic that dominated the ancient world’s successive global empires.” - Providence

“This confluence of eroding trust, a sense of powerlessness, exposure to intense suffering of others, and desensitization to political violence leaves Gen Z looking for judgment—and justice. My students know all too well that bad things happen to good people. They want to know when bad people will get what they deserve.” - CToday

“Hawley delivered a Duke K. McCall Leadership Lecture at Boyce College of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 16, beginning by assuring students in the audience that ‘the nation needs you.’” - CPost

“The average Gen-Z female is now 30 percentage points more liberal than the average Gen-Z male. Moreover, males are 13 percentage points more likely than females to say religion is ‘very important’ in their lives.” - TGC

“Post-modernism is built on earlier deconstructionism that—while not always denying that truth exists–did deny that it was attainable with any certainty. But with AI and social media, the level of doubt and denial has hit a new level.” - P&D

“One might readily identify The Conservative Mind as seven books rather than as one. While the first four editions possess a righteous anger about them… the last three editions carry a more comfortable feel.