[A] growing number of public allegations from around the world have prompted a broad investigation by the FBI and placed an uncomfortable spotlight on the long-quiet Christian sect. Survivors say the group’s leaders protected child-abusing ministers by pressuring victims to forgive, ignoring legal reporting requirements and by transferring abusers to new locations to live with unsuspecting families. (Boone, AP News)
Read MoreThe ban on giving puberty blockers to under-18s questioning their gender identify is to be made permanent, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced. Streeting told MPs he was making the temporary ban introduced in May indefinite across the UK, following a consultation and advice from the Commission on Human Medicines - calling the way the drugs had been used a "scandal". (Triggle, BBC)
Read MoreFootball and faith have long been connected. But the scale of that event – and the fact that college athletes were baptizing other students – was unusual, said Paul Putz, director of the Faith and Sports Institute at Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary. (Vugrincic, NPR)
Read MoreIt’s simple to point to Swift’s much-discussed intense relationship with her fan base, or the success of her music, with its ultimate relatable themes about growing up and life and love, or the fact that she hadn’t toured in five years; but in reality, the reasons go deeper. (Yahr, The Washington Post)
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