A new Pew Research Center survey finds that two-thirds of U.S. adults who regularly attend religious services say they have heard their clergy speak about at least one political or social issue in the past few months. Of the seven topics we asked about, abortion, Israel and homosexuality were among the most commonly cited. (Alper, Pew Research)
Read MoreOn trips to Spain this month and France in September, Leo will find thousands of young people… in these traditionally Catholic but now staunchly secular countries, where historic churches are abundant and Mass attendance is sparse. (Dell’Orto, AP News)
Read MoreInternet culture is showing up in a big way in theaters, as low-budget horror films “Backrooms” and “Obsession” led this weekend’s box office and beat out big franchise films like “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.” (Masunaga, Los Angeles Times)
Read MoreThe Thunder is the only NBA team to hold a public, ecumenical invocation before the singing of the national anthem and player introductions — a longstanding tradition that continues to confound basketball fans who live outside of OKC. (Esensten, Religion News Service)
Read MoreWhy has the number of births declined everywhere, all at once? Some blame technology, particularly smartphones and social media. Others blame a kind of 21st-century weltschmerz—a sadness about the state of the world and our uncertain future in it. (Thompson, The Atlantic)
Read MoreWhile the term has existed for decades, it has taken on a new life on social media and among the younger generations, who typically use it to describe outdoing oneself or others, usually in a joking manner. (Stock, The New York Times)
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