Society & Culture

“California’s 4th District Court of Appeal on Wednesday denied a request to stay a lower court ruling that threatens to invalidate the state’s End of Life Option Act which allows physicians to prescribe life-ending drugs to the terminally ill.” Jurist

“The official etiquette is that the flag is quickly raised to the top of the staff, then slowly lowered to half-mast. What looks like half-mast is really mast-and-a-half. Just as those who died in military service gave beyond the normal measure, so we honor their memory by raising our flag beyond its normal measure.” CV&V

Though you undoubtedly follow The Babylon Bee‘s unparalleled coverage of the “prosperity gospel” (sometimes called the “health and wealth gospel,” “gospel of success,” “Word of Faith movement,” “name it and claim it theology,” or simply “using the name of Jesus to get incredibly rich”), maybe you’ve found yourself wanting to know more about this intriguing worldview and the slick, smiley, plastic-looking peop

Ireland has voted by a landslide margin to change the constitution so that abortion can be legalised, according to an exit poll conducted for The Irish Times.

CT: God Hates Gun Violence: We American Christians have a biblical call to reduce firearm deaths in our land

“[T]here are many similarities between the materialism of ‘the rich’ versus ‘the poor.’ In both cases, their hearts are set on wealth. However, there is an important difference between the two: the rich have received their reward and their hope, whereas the poor have not.” Neither Poverty nor Riches

“I wonder if a more overlooked reason goes back to the idea that we want our children to like us and be our friends.” Intellectual Takeout

“As some bishops call for blessing gay unions, where does Pope Francis stand?”

“An attorney for Southeastern, George H. Harvey, said the seminary is conducting an internal review of the 2003 incident.”