The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in the United States, where parades take place in cities around the country and all kinds of foods and drinks are given an emerald hue. (Hajela, Los Angeles Times)
Read MoreAbortion has continued to rise since the period the data covers, especially through pills shipped into states with bans. But the study identifies the groups of women who are most likely to be affected by bans. (Miller & Sanger-Katz, The New York Times)
Read MoreFor decades, persecuted Christians have left their homes and entered a sort of migration limbo, all the while hoping they could one day end up in a country that would protect their religious convictions. For decades, this country was the United States. (Brown, Christianity Today)
Read MoreRobert Preston Morris, 63, has been charged with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. The alleged abuse started in 1982 when the victim, referred to in the indictment as C.C., was 12 years old and Morris was a traveling evangelist staying in Hominy, Oklahoma, with her family, according to the attorney general’s office. The abuse allegedly continued for four years. (Anonymous, AP News)
Read MoreFive years after the coronavirus outbreak, many Americans say public behavior in the United States has changed for the worse, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Nearly half of U.S. adults (47%) say the way people behave in public these days is ruder than before the COVID-19 pandemic. (Schaeffer & Sakla, Pew Research Center)
Read MoreWhen the police arrived at the door of a pastor in Uttar Pradesh in February 2024, the first question they asked was “What religion do you belong to?” The police had received calls from Hindu right-wing groups claiming the pastor had lured locals to convert to Christianity, the pastor said. CT agreed not to use his name due to security concerns. The pastor told the police that he was a Christian, and they arrested him. (Sankar, Christianity Today)
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