An analysis from the Institute of Family Studies utilizing data from the General Social Survey has found that single, non-religious adults under 35 report the highest levels of unhappiness since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The figures also represent the highest rates among the demographic since the GSS started measuring happiness levels among Americans in 1972. Whereas no more than 16% of Americans under 35 reported being "not too happy" from 1972 to 2018, that figure jumped to 30% in 2021. "American young adults have begun to take an extraordinarily dim view of the world and their own lives. The path to understanding why unhappiness has risen so much more among young Americans begins by understanding the groups among whom it has risen the most," Lyman Stone, a research fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, wrote. Stone further noted how religiosity impacts happiness, with individuals who attended religious services less frequently seeing more significant increases in unhappiness. Read more.

For the eighth consecutive year, Chick-fil-A has been named America’s favorite restaurant, fast food or otherwise, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Restaurant Study 2021-2022. The study, which described the restaurant's high ranking as a "stranglehold on the fast-food industry," measured customer satisfaction among more than 20,000 randomly selected customers between April 2021 and March 2022. On a scale of 0 to 100, Chick-fil-A remained unchanged with an ACSI score of 83. Jimmy John's scored 79, followed by Domino's and KFC at 78%. McDonald's ranked last at 68%. Read more.

William Wolfe writes about the social and spiritual battles that made for a busy June and how the month is an emotional one for him, as it marks the anniversary of the death of his brother. Noting that Christians do not grieve without hope, Wolfe explores his own grief, writing, "I want to live a life that honors the memory of my brother—who he was and who he would have been ... [E]ven though the grave is real, it is not the end." Read more.

The overturning of Roe was not the end of the work for Christians but the beginning, writes Resurrect Ministry Founder Hedieh Mirahmadi. While pro-abortion advocates paint Christians as the enemy, believers must be as passionate about selfless generosity as they are about protecting the unborn, helping mothers, funding pregnancy centers, fostering and adopting children, and embracing the power of prayer and intercession, Mirahmadi asserts. Read more.

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During his Sunday sermon, First Baptist Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress told his congregation that he is not a "Christian nationalist" but insisted that the United States was founded as a "Christian nation." The pastor suggested that a perversion of the Constitution by liberals, atheists and others over the years has led to the creation of a secular nation now defined by a culture that is both tragic and decadent, stating, "Today, over 10 million teenagers in the U.S. drink alcohol regularly; 20% engage in binge drinking; 2,800 children die each year as a result of gun violence; another 14,300 are injured. Nearly 1 million babies were murdered in the womb last year, and one in four women in the U.S. will have aborted at least one of their children by age 45. On and on and on it goes. Are these tragedies just a coincidence?" Read more.

In the second half of this two-part interview, actor Dave Coulier discusses the grief he has experienced in the wake of multiple losses, including the deaths of his brother, father, and long-time friend, Bob Saget. On the death of Saget, who Coulier worked with on the hit TV series "Full House," Coulier explains, "We all have those moments where it is a defining, emotional, spiritual, psychological moment. And that was it for me." The actor also touches on the importance of loving like Jesus and the need for the country to get back to being united, saying, "We need to really listen to each other. We need to support each other and we need to be united, and the only way you can do that is with love." Read more.