By Christy Barritt Christians and the Death Penalty Christians are divided along generational lines as to whether or not they believe the death penalty is OK. Recent data from the Barna Group showed that only 32 percent of self-identified Christian Millennials (individuals born between 1980 and 2000) think that the government should have the […]
By Christy Barritt Bill Could Curb Access to Student Data Washington lawmakers are considering a new bill that will protect student data from being shared with third-party education vendors without parental consent. Changes to the U.S. Department of Education’s Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) allow sharing personally identifiable student data with private […]
By Christy Barritt Three-Year-Old Collects 900 Teddy Bears for Sick Children When Bennett Nester was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2011, someone gave him a teddy bear. That teddy bear stayed with the Texas resident through his subsequent surgeries and treatment, bringing him immense comfort. Bennett, now 3, and his family want to […]
By Christy Barritt Last Comes Marriage? According to analysis by the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, today’s young, educated couples are waiting longer to get married. The study showed that the median age of first marriage for women is 26.6, which is the highest figure […]
By Christy Barritt Police Officer Gives Sweatshirt to Homeless Man A New York City police officer was patrolling Manhattan’s East Side when he saw a man who was homeless, Robert William, on the sidewalk. The temperature outside that day was sub-freezing, and William’s boots had gotten wet. When the officer saw him, William was […]
