Society & Culture

The administration “will not appeal an Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decision from December 2022 that blocked … . an attempt by the Biden administration to define sex to include ‘gender identity’ for the purposes of HHS regulations.” - BPNews

Arkansas AG: “I am disappointed in the decision that prevents our state from protecting our children against dangerous medical experimentation under the moniker of ‘gender transition’ ” - Reuters

“On Tuesday, the school board said an appeal committee, basing their assessment on community standards, determined the Bible has ‘significant, serious value for minors which outweighs the violent or vulgar content it contains.’” - Fox

1970s… “As the phrase grew in the public consciousness, many Americans assumed that born-again Christianity was a new Christian sect.” - Desiring God

“A recent study from Oregon Health & Science University reveals that while alcohol abuse has steadily declined among teens, cannabis abuse has soared.” - Church Leaders

“Our audiences should not expect to see a lot of new research coming out of Pew Research Center that uses the generational lens” - Fortune

“ ‘Alcohol drinking adversely affects a wide range of diseases, more than what we previously knew,’ said lead author Dr. Pek Kei Im, an intermediate research fellow at Oxford Population Health” - Fox

“The images were created by Jennifer Vinyard, an Austin-based pharmacy tech, using an AI image generating tool called Midjourney. Vinyard posted the pictures on Facebook, Reddit and an AI art group on June 5.” - Relevant

“survey data reveals the shared values among feminists, Black Lives Matter supporters, and LGBTQ+ people and allies…the rights of transgender people are widely endorsed by progressive groups beyond the LGBTQ+ community….self-identified Christian nationalists are unique in their conservatism when compared to Americans as a whole.” - PRRI

“The survey question does not ask whether business owners should have the right to discriminate against…. Rather, it asks whether business owners who object to providing services that could suggest beliefs on LGBT issues” - Pew