Society & Culture

“The average ACT composite score for U.S. students was 19.5 out of 36. Last year, the average score was 19.8.” - PBS

“A German homeschooling Christian family facing deportation after living in the United States for 15 years has been given a one-year stay of removal, according to the legal group representing them.” - CPost

“President Trump failed to form a council when he was sworn in and President Biden has followed suit.” - Public Discourse

• Israel’s 9/11: The Need for Moral Clarity - TGC
• ‘People of Israel need our prayerful support,’ say US faith leaders from coast to coast as war continues - Fox

“A review of 10 years of global polling looks at the complicated connection between spirituality and health.” - RNS

“A group of congressional representatives this week urged the Biden Department of Justice to refrain from deporting a German family who emigrated to the U.S. more than a decade ago seeking asylum in order to home-school their children.” - Catholic Telegraph

“Israel vowed to lay total siege to the Gaza Strip on Monday, as its military searched for militants, guarded breaches in its border fence and pounded the Hamas-ruled territory” - BPNews

More:

“Less than half of U.S. adults (41%) believe businesses should take a public stance on current events, down from 48% in 2022” - Gallup

“Beliefs on the severity of climate change have not shifted much among religious traditions over the past decade and few religious Americans view climate change as a crisis, according to the PRRI study” - CLeaders

“At least a million students are on track nationally to take their Bibles to school on the 10th annual Bring Your Bible to School Day Oct. 5, event sponsor Focus on the Family (FOTF) told Baptist Press.” - BPNews