Society & Culture

“data from the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) does not show ongoing growth. Between 2010 and 2018, the share of Chinese adults who formally identify with Christianity remained stable at about 2%” - Pew

“The ACLU and First Liberty Institute have represented clients on opposite sides several times in the past….The two organizations collaborated in this suit to show the court it was not a “partisan issue, but really an issue of free speech for everybody” - RNS

“questioning whether prisoner exchanges are prudent is not to question the intrinsic value of the hostages…. But it is to observe that the prisoner exchanges—like the paying of any kind of ransom—does nothing to disincentivize further hostage-taking.” - Providence

“If Catholics in Oklahoma want such a school, it must be funded by private money furnished by the supporters of such education. Let me be clear, I would oppose such a sectarian charter school if it were Baptist.” - Richard Land

“Thanksgiving is the most popular and well-known holiday in the country, topping Christmas and other festive days on the popularity list.” - Lifeway

“The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal filed by a Christian therapist against Washington state’s ban on “gay conversion therapy,” allowing the law to remain in effect.” - CPost

“Universities across the U.S. have been accused of failing to protect Jewish students amid rising fears of antisemitism worldwide.” - RNS

“The public health agency said it was ‘unable to report the total number of abortions performed in the United States’ in 2021, limited, in part, due to the four states that did not provide data – California, Maryland, New Hampshire and New Jersey.” - BPNews

“Doctors.net.uk conducted an online survey in October of approximately 1,088 registered members of the General Medical Council, the findings of which were released last month.” - CPost