Americans becoming more permissive on many moral issues

Outside Newark’s 1,100-bed detention center, a weekly prayer service for anxious families
Religion News Service: At Delaney Hall, the East Coast’s largest immigrant detention facility, families and volunteers say harsh conditions and shifting rules have urged the need for spiritual care.

Americans becoming more permissive on many moral issues
Religion Unplugged: When it comes to morality, Americans don’t see much wrong with using birth control or getting a divorce, but few support extramarital affairs or human cloning.

Email phishing scams increasingly target churches
Religion Unplugged: According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Report, cyber crimes have steadily risen over the last five years, while financial losses from such crimes have skyrocketed.

Most Americans support parental opt-out of school curriculum — until they consider the downsides
Brookings Institute: Surveys consistently show majority support for parental opt-outs, especially on lessons tied to religion or identity.

Migrants to Iowa strike different portraits where ‘American Gothic’ was created
The Associated Press: Hundreds of refugee families were resettled by The Catherine McAuley Center, founded by the Catholic Sisters of Mercy, until the nationwide halt ordered by the Trump administration this spring.