Society & Culture

“Women have long been more religious than men. But a new study finds the gap closing as more young women under 30 identify as ‘none’ — unaffiliated.” - RNS

“President Donald Trump drew criticism from several conservative and Christian figures after posting, then deleting, an AI-generated image that appeared to depict him as Jesus healing the sick.” - Relevant

“A major publisher recently pulled a new novel for a novel reason: a strong suspicion that the book was at least partially written by a generative artificial intelligence app. This is likely to become an increasingly common pattern in the world of trade publishing, and new research suggests AI-generated writing is widely infiltrating American newspapers.” - CToday

“The American Bible Society has released the first installment of the ‘State of the Bible USA 2026.’ The chapter, titled ‘The Bible in America Today,’ outlines the frequency and depth of Bible reading among Americans based on responses collected from 2,649 U.S.” - CPost

“To date, state laws regulating AI express a growing consensus among the American people regarding how they want AI to be governed. Americans want legislation that emphasizes inquiry, humanity, transparency, safety, security, and accountability.” - IFS

“On the cusp of America’s 250th birthday, national leaders from every sphere of society will be reading the entire Bible, from cover to cover, across 84 hours in Washington, D.C., starting on April 18th.” - CPost

“When I read many examples of Christian commentary on AI, I don’t find myself learning more about AI’s capacities, or even anecdotal evidence of its capacity to create worthwhile things. I just find myself being warned that this could kill me, that it will probably take my job, and that the proper heart posture is a persistent sense of despair.” - Acton

“Speaking from aboard Orion at the mission’s most dramatic point yet, Glover skipped the usual astronaut awe-speak and went somewhere more personal: straight to Christ’s command to love God and love your neighbor.” - Relevant

“Far from the progressive prediction of inevitable secularization, there is an uptick in politicians across the political spectrum invoking Christianity…. But that Christianity may not be going extinct does not mean that the species of public Christianity is faring well, either. Consider a few recent examples” - World

“As a lifetime conservative Reaganite and free marketeer, I would suggest that many on the right are erring on one side of the horse, only to get up and fall off on the other side.” - World