Sarah Cook, senior research analyst for East Asia at Freedom House, said the sales ban “is an important example of how internet censorship intersects with restrictions on religious freedom. … Sensitive religious topics and groups are among the most censored in China,” she said. “In our research we found the Chinese authorities increasingly using more... Continue Reading

So though vaping is a new topic to address with young people, the underlying spiritual issues are familiar. Because this is true, we can offer honest sympathy for their struggles—we face temptation too. We can also show compassion and offer wisdom from lives lived, as we come alongside our kids and walk with them through... Continue Reading

Suicide numbers amongst teens, nonetheless, are still garnering noteworthy attention. In the study by the National Center for Health Statistics, it was found that although the rate was low for girls ten to fourteen, the rate of suicide had tripled in the age group during the time of the study.   The Centers for Disease... Continue Reading

Google studied their best teams in hopes of pinpointing what made them great. They judged teams’ “effectiveness” based on evaluations from executives, team leaders, and team members, as well as sales performance.  “Psychological safety,” or trust among teammates, was the factor the most effective teams shared.   The best companies are made up of great teams.... Continue Reading

“Transforming is a classic example of reader-response hermeneutics. This school of thought focuses on a text’s effect on the reader or audience, not on what the inspired authors intended to communicate. For example, Hartke suggests that the physicality of Jesus’s resurrected body legitimizes sex-change surgeries.”   Austen Hartke’s Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of... Continue Reading

It’s constitutionally appalling that there should be any such thing as an “abortion exception” to the rigorous standards that the Supreme Court has historically applied to government action that stifle First Amendment rights of free speech and expression.   On March 20 the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in National Institute of Family and... Continue Reading

An Iceland geneticist says “we have basically eradicated” Down syndrome people, but regrets what he considers “heavy-handed genetic counseling” that is influencing “decisions that are not medical, in a way.” One Icelandic counselor “counsels” mothers as follows: “This is your life. You have the right to choose how your life will look like.”   Iceland... Continue Reading

Think of a history professor trying to explain to the students, “I know this seems unbelievable, but women in the twenty-first century demanded that they should be allowed to murder their own babies and sell the body parts — and if anyone tried to get in the way of this, they were accused of being... Continue Reading

By the end of the training, the organizers want participants to be able to name “at least three examples of Christian privilege” and “at least three ways to be an ally with a non-Christian person,” the website states. Organizers also want the participants to be able to describe words like: “privilege, Christian privilege, denial, quality,... Continue Reading

“Is a Strong Decision Maker.” This is a reminder that while it’s important for a manager to listen and share information, employees also appreciate one who can make decisions…. Managers [need] to go one step further and tell their teams not only what decision they’ve made, but also why they’ve made it. The small extra effort helps the team... Continue Reading