1. Top 10 Takeaways from ‘Amoris Laetitia’
“We should no longer talk about people “living in sin.” A great analysis of Pope Francis’ new document on the family from America magazine.
2. Keystone Pipeline Leak Worse Than Believed
According to TransCanada, the pipeline could have leaked nearly 17,000 gallons in South Dakota — and they’ve “yet to pinpoint the source.”
3. WATCH: 7 Reasons Men Should Not Be Pastors
This must’ve struck a nerve. It’s the most-viewed thing we’ve ever done!
4. People Wildly Overestimate the Number of Gay Democrats and Rich Republicans
"… The errors get worse among people who say they follow political news more closely."
5. Forget Apple v. FBI: WhatsApp Just Switched Encryption for a Billion People
WhatsApp: A super-popular online messaging service, now owned by Facebook
What just happened: The service’s new end-to-end encryption means, “WhatsApp has no way of complying with a court order demanding access to the content of any message, phone call, photo, or video traveling through its service.”
6. Teaching Men to Be Emotionally Honest
“Despite the emergence of the metrosexual and an increase in stay-at-home dads, tough-guy stereotypes die hard. As men continue to fall behind women in college, while outpacing them four to one in the suicide rate, some colleges are waking up to the fact that men may need to be taught to think beyond their own stereotypes.”
7. How Jogging in Burundi Became an Act of War
An in-depth look at how the fundamental physical act became a banned activity, from Outside magazine. (It's from March, but it floored us this week — worth the read!)
EST is a real thing.
9. Executions Worldwide at 25-year High, Reports Amnesty International
In 2015, the number of known executions rose by more than 50 percent compared with 2014.
10. 9-Year-Old Reporter Breaks Crime News, Fires Back at Critics
"' …Just because I'm 9 doesn't mean I can't do a great story… It doesn't mean I can't be a reporter.'" You tell ‘em.
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