Supreme Court same-sex wedding cake case reflects split among American public
There were sharp differences based on respondents’ religious affiliation and political party. A large majority of white evangelical Protestants (77%) said businesses should be allowed to refuse service to same-sex couples, while most religiously unaffiliated Americans (65%) and Jews (64%) took the opposite position. In addition, most Republicans and those who lean toward the Republican Party (71%) said refusal of service based on religious objections is acceptable, while two-thirds of Democrats (67%) disagreed, saying instead that wedding-related businesses should be required to serve same-sex couples just as they would any other couple.
On Gender Differences, No Consensus on Nature vs. Nurture
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that majorities of Americans say men and women are basically different in the way they express their feelings, their physical abilities, their personal interests and their approach to parenting. But there is no public consensus on the origins of these differences. While women who perceive differences generally attribute them to societal expectations, men tend to point to biological differences.
The Need for Culturally Agile Leaders in Church Planting
- Culturally agile leaders challenge church planters to think beyond the label of “multi-ethnic church planting” in order to start truly multi-ethnic churches.
- Culturally agile leaders challenge church planters to address issues of diversity with greater precision.
- Culturally agile leaders help “minority” church planters to stop thinking like “minorities.”
- Culturally agile leaders help “majority” leaders lead through mentoring and opening doors.
Why the UN is investigating extreme poverty … in America, the world’s richest nation
With 41 million Americans officially in poverty according to the US Census Bureau (other estimates put that figure much higher), one aim of the UN mission will be to demonstrate that no country, however wealthy, is immune from human suffering induced by growing inequality.
The Overwatch Videogame League Aims to Become the New NFL
“We are literally building a new sport,” says Nanzer, who was appointed the league’s commissioner last year. “We’re trying to build this as a sustainable sports league for decades and decades to come.” And while you might think, at first glance, that such an ambition is outrageously optimistic, the expertise recruited may change your mind. The co-owner of the Boston Overwatch franchise, for example, is Robert Kraft, who also owns the New England Patriots. The owner of the New York franchise is Jeff Wilpon, COO of the New York Mets. Philadelphia’s Overwatch team is owned by Comcast, which also owns the Philadelphia Flyers.
Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda Tell the Story of ‘Hamilton’ in Less Than 3 Minutes
Tickets to Hamilton are still kind of hard to come by, so this three-minute version by Miranda on Ellen’s Show Me More Show, with help from 7-year-old presidential expert Macey Hensley, will basically clue you in on the gist of things.