American Culture

“A global median of 23% of adults say the U.S. is more religious than other wealthy nations, according to a Pew Research Center survey of 23 countries” - Pew

“ ‘Barbie’ not only engages with contemporary discussions about feminism but also the biggest of worldview questions, such as ‘What’s the meaning of life?’ ‘What has gone wrong with the world?’ and, ‘What will fix the world?’” - Breakpoint

“For the first time ever, a man who performs in makeup and women’s clothing has hit No. 1 on the Christian music charts — a feat in part due to criticism from worship artist Sean Feucht.” - CPost

Related article at Church Leaders

“74 percent believe in God compared to 90 percent in 2001 …69 percent believe in angels, down from 79 percent in 2001… 67 percent believe in heaven, down from 83 percent” - BPNews

“We recommend that when communicating with someone who has changed their identity, you avoid using pronouns and instead use their name all the time. (We do not object to using a person’s preferred name” - Gender Revolution (@Challies)

Since 2002, community importance is up 23%, hobbies/recreation up 13%, money up 12%, and work up 9%. Religion declined 7%. Family remains unchanged, at the top. - Gallup

“Thirty-two percent of respondents expressed a ‘great deal’ or ‘fair amount’ of confidence in the Church and organized religion…. Twenty-six percent of Americans held a “great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence in the public schools” - CPost

“imagine my surprise when I opened Princeton historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer’s new edited volume on contemporary historical myths and found no essay—not a single one!—that challenged myths that came from the left.” - Hedgehog Review

“Summit Ministries, in conjunction with McLaughlin & Associates, released a survey last week…A separate poll conducted by Convention of States Action and the Trafalgar Group… yielded similar findings.” - CPost

Simon Kennedy, writing at World magazine, thinks so—at least in the area of gender transition procedures on children. - World