Society & Culture

“Over the last decade, astrology, spiritualism, crystals, and alternative beliefs have exploded in popularity among millennials.” WRNews

NYTimes: American Cardinal Accused of Sexually Abusing Minor Is Removed From Ministry

Cardinal McCarrick And The Peter Pan Problem [Catholic]

NYTimes: The ABCs of L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+

Throughout my childhood, I heard grown men speak of the physical attractiveness of women, and then couch their naked lust in a disclaimer that acknowledging physical beauty isn’t lust. They believed that it only crossed into lust if you continued to look after the initial acknowledgment. I even heard that preached from the pulpit.

Trinity Western loses fight for Christian law school as court rules limits on religious freedom ‘reasonable’

Canada’s top court ‘obliterated’ religious rights in ruling against Christian university

“ ‘This is a good first step. Now let’s fix this system,’ said Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC). ‘We can have security while still showing compassion to those fleeing violence.’” BPress

“China, for example, had the highest Government Restrictions Index score of any country in 2016, yet had ‘low’ levels of social hostilities.” Pew

“What does our own sloppy dress tell us about ourselves? Are we too pressed for time to dress a little up rather than way down? Are we rebelling against the idea of beauty and culture? Or are we just too lazy to pull on a pair of slacks instead of wearing the sweats we slept in?” Intellectual Takeout