Utah voters’ disapproval of President Joe Biden’s job performance has risen slightly, according to a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll.

When asked whether they approved or disapproved of the performance of President Joe Biden, here's what 800 Utah voters had to say: 

• 51% strongly disapprove
• 14% somewhat disapprove
• 24% somewhat approve
• 9% strongly approve
• 3% don't know

With 65% of Utahn's disapproving of Biden's job performance, the president finds himself slightly less popular in the state than he was in December 2022 when 61% said they disapproved of the job he was doing.

While these results hardly come as a surprise in a state where former president Donald Trump won with nearly 60% of the vote in 2020, the numbers tell us a more interesting story when broken down by age.  

Biden’s approval is underwater among all age groups in the state, but the age group Biden enjoys the highest approval from is those ages 25 to 40, at 40%.

Biden’s least supportive age group is the youngest: among those ages 18 to 24, only 24% approve of the job he’s doing.

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The religious term you should try to stop using

What comes to mind when you hear the term "cult"?

Probably nothing pleasant. And if you've been on the receiving end of that epithet then you probably know the weighty connotation it carries. 

The common association between cult and various forms of trauma is a major reason why some religion scholars and journalists, among others, are leading a charge to banish the term from public life. 

The Associated Press’ latest update to the religion section of its style guide suggests avoiding the label, as does a new religion reporting guide from ReligionLink.

ReligionLink notes that describing a group as a “cult” dehumanizes the people involved and increases the likelihood that they’ll face violence from government officials and others seeking to determine what’s really going on in the organization.

The guide also says, “Once the label is applied ... it is virtually impossible to shake the association, and it can have extraordinary life or death consequences."

Read more about why religion coverage might be better off without the word. 

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