Opinion | A Christmas Conversation About Christ – The New York Times

Moore: As the novelist Walker Percy once said of a scandalously roguish television evangelist of his time, “Just because Jimmy Swaggart believes in God doesn’t mean that God does not exist.”Kristof:...

Republicans, Democrats Are Split Over Which Groups Face … – msnNOW

© leah millis/Reuters WASHINGTON—Voters are sharply divided by political party over which groups of Americans face discrimination, a Wall Street Journal poll finds, with more than 80% of Democrats...

Five major bills Congress passed in 2022 – msnNOW

© Provided by NBC News WASHINGTON — It was a busy year for Congress, which passed a slew of consequential bills, most of which enjoyed support from both parties....

Homophobic men are just insecure, study confirms – PinkNews

Homophobic men might just need a cuddle. (Pexels/Alena Darmel) Science has confirmed what the gays have known all along: homophobic men are actually just deeply insecure. A study published in the Sex...

Good Day, President Gay | Opinion – Harvard Crimson

As the fall 2022 semester faded to a close, a new era of our University came roaring into existence. Just over a week ago, Harvard announced that Dean of the Faculty...

Single-sex vs. mixed-sex schooling: Which do Americans think is … – YouGov US

While public schools in the United States are almost entirely mixed-sex, families considering private schools often have the option to send their children to a single-sex school, consisting only of girls...

10 last-minute digital gifts people can enjoy during the holidays (and beyond) – Popular...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › The beauty of the digital era is that if you’ve waited until the...

Colorado delegation splits on party lines as Congress passes … – Colorado Public Radio

For a while, it looked like it might be a coal-filled Christmas for Congress, but both chambers managed to finally pass a $1.7 trillion government funding bill Friday before jetting out...

When the Diagnosis is “Undiagnosed” – Inside Precision Medicine

“I can clearly remember being up all night for 15 years and thinking there is no end to this, no one can help.” This is the recollection of Gay Grossman who...

Christian nationalism and the far right – MinnPost

Wikimedia CommonsSophie Scholl in 1942Sophie Scholl was beheaded by guillotine in Munich, Germany at the age of 21. Her crime? Speaking out against the Aryan white supremacy of the Nazi regime. It was...

WVU joins national effort to make collegiate science education more … – My Buckhannon

“Bold change” designed to better support current and future STEM students through more inclusive teaching is the goal of a nationwide initiative West Virginia University officially joins this month. “I am...

‘Woman, the Spirit of the Universe’ set for Holocaust Museum Houston – Jewish Herald-Voice

“Woman, the Spirit of the Universe,” designed and created by artist Carolyn Marks Johnson, opens Friday, Jan. 13, in Holocaust Museum Houston’s Lester and Sue Smith Human Rights Gallery. The exhibition...

13 Ways To Spend New Year’s Eve In Metro Vancouver (GUIDE) – 604 Now

Travel & Outdoors Photo: Ted McGrath / Flickr and @snow_mads / Instagram Get ready to welcome 2023! Ring in the New Year in style by going to one of these epic New...

2022 Beat All Expectations – The Bulwark

Tim Miller: It’s the holidays and our 100th episode. So let’s celebrate all the winning. Austin Powers (Mike Myers in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me): Yeah, baby, yeah. Miller: This is...

In Search of a Religiosity Gene – DNA Science – PLOS

Do our genes predispose us to follow a religion? I searched Google Scholar for reports on the inheritance of religiosity. I sought something scientific – does being religious favor the survival-to-reproduce...

Why detransitioners are crucial to the science of gender care – Reuters.com

Understanding the reasons some transgender people quit treatment is key to improving it, especially for the rising number of minors seeking to medically transition, experts say. But for many researchers, detransitioning...

This Happened—December 22: Bertha Röntgen’s Hand Becomes Landmark Of Science – Worldcrunch

Welcome to Worldcrunch’s LGBTQ+ International. We bring you up-to-speed each week on a topic you may follow closely at home, but can now see from different places and perspectives around the...

Injectable HIV treatment offers hope to Ugandan patients – The Japan Times

Ever since Gerald Muwonge tested positive for HIV eight years ago, keeping his viral load in check has meant carrying around vials of pills for his daily treatment regimen while...

The ultimate Vancouver New Year’s Eve party list for 2023 – Populist

The new year is almost here and it’s time to celebrate. Still looking for the best New Year’s Eve plans?  You’ve come to the right place. We’ve put together a list...

Far-right coalition in Israel sparks furor over education and values – The Christian Science...

A far-right government led by Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to take office, but already a public revolt is brewing in Israel. It’s not against the coalition’s looming plans to seize...

Rats bop to Lady Gaga in curious science experiment – http://gcn.ie/

The University of Toyko has conducted several experiments on rats to determine if they can move to a beat, and like queers in The George on a Friday night, they had...

Caribbean American Claudine Gay Named at 30th President of … – Jamaicans.com

Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) at Harvard University, Claudine Gay, the daughter of Haitian immigrants, has been selected to be the University’s 30th...

Covid Stumped Even the Best Writer of Science Mysteries – The New Republic

Elsewhere, he tells a secondhand version of Fauci’s account of the creation of the Vaccine Research Center (part of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which Fauci has directed...

Why Do We Love Watching Hallmark Movies? – Northeastern University

What’s green and red all over, sweeter than a candy cane and comes wrapped in a fairytale ending every single time?  It’s a Hallmark holiday movie, of course, and no, you...

Mpox Seemed To Have Pandemic Potential. Here’s Why That Didn’t Happen. – BuzzFeed News

Controlling the mpox outbreak has been all about community coordination and having leaders who empower experts to make science-based decisions. In addition, a collective of individuals and organizations banded together to...

How We Stopped Mpox This Year And What’s Next For The Disease Formerly Known...

Controlling the mpox outbreak has been all about community coordination and having leaders who empower experts to make science-based decisions. In addition, a collective of individuals and organizations banded together to...

‘The Whale’: Brendan Fraser Gets Obesity Right – Medpage Today

In a celebrity-packed California venue on an evening in the near future, actor Brendan Fraser may be celebrating his rejuvenated career when he walks pridefully down the red carpet. It would...

Moscow libraries pull books by Stephen Fry and Haruki Murakami … – iNews

Moscow libraries are removing books by prominent authors such as Stephen Fry and Haruki Murakami in response to new laws against “LGBT propaganda,” according to a Russian literary journalist.Sergey Lebedenko posted...

Monday Memes to Save Your Marriage – The Muslim Skeptic

Sweetheart, science supports our claims on almost all current sociological issues, be it homosexuality, modest clothing, parenting and so forth. But that does not mean we blindly follow science. For us,...

Gay marriage is no longer a right-wing wedge issue | Dick Polman – Pennsylvania...

As I watched President Joe  Biden sign the historic marriage equality law last week, his latest of many legislative achievements, I couldn’t help but marvel at how much American culture has...

APSA Statement on Selection of Dr. Claudine Gay as Harvard … – Political Science...

The American Political Science Association celebrates the appointment of Dr. Claudine Gay as the 30th president of Harvard University. Dr. Gay is the Wilbur A. Cowett Professor of Government and of...

Claudine Gay Named Harvard University’s First Black President – MadameNoire

MadameNoire Featured Video Source: Boston Globe / Getty Dr. Claudine Gay will serve as Harvard’s 30th president, according to news announced Dec. 15.  In addition...

WVU Today | Gee tells newest WVU graduates success comes from … – WVU...

More than 2,600 West Virginia University graduates participating in two Commencement ceremonies today (Dec. 17) were encouraged to hold fast to values forged as Mountaineers and tap into their unique strengths...

Domestic violence: deconstructing the “gender paradigm” | OUPblog – OUPblog

Until well into the 1980s, the problem of domestic violence, often referred to as intimate partner violence, or IPV, was considered a private matter, rarely talked about in public spaces, and...