by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 3, 2022 | News
Decades of progress in reducing extreme poverty slowed and then stopped, according to a World Bank report published in early October. The number of people experiencing extreme poverty – currently defined as subsisting on less than $2.15 US per day, which is up from a...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 2, 2022 | News
The amount of plastic waste being created is increasing, while the percentage being recycled in the U.S. is declining, according to a Greenpeace report published October 24. Few U.S. facilities can recycle anything other than no. 1 or no. 2 plastics, which is the...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 1, 2022 | News
U.S. adults look to the government, and to themselves, rather than religious organizations and faith leaders to bring about meaningful change in the nation, according to a Barna Group report published October 19. When asked, “Which institutions do you believe are...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 31, 2022 | Opinion>Christian Nationalism|News
Most U.S. adults believe the nation is heading in the wrong direction, but they have significantly different views of what the country should be like, according to the 2022 American Values Survey released by Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 28, 2022 | Opinion>Christian Nationalism|News
Six in 10 U.S. adults believe that “the founders of America originally intended for the U.S. to be a ‘Christian nation,’” according to a Pew Research Center report published October 27. Despite a majority holding this view of the founders’ intentions, a majority (51%)...
