Wednesday's News & Ideas
New Baptist hymnal favors singing traditions, innovations
Associated Baptist Press: New hymnal seeks to introduce both old favorites and lesser-known new compositions to a new generation of Baptist congregations.
Hologram preachers slated to appear in churches
Christian Post: Prospect of holographic preachers stirs another technology-gone-too-far debate among Christians.
Christianity Today, Out of Ur blog: Holy holograms!
Pope's brother praised for his apology to victims
Associated Press: Vatican official calls apology “a wonderful sign” that the church plans to get to the bottom of latest scandal allegations.
The New York Times: Vatican on defense as sex scandals build
Picking stocks? Count the butts in pews
Miller-McCune: A new study reveals that U.S. companies are less likely to accept financial risks when they are based in communities where religion is important.
Anglican Church a Twitter over empty pews
Toronto Globe & Mail: As churches continue to close, the Anglican Diocese of British Columbia is being urged to turn to social media to evangelize.
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Brain sex
Some researchers say that men can have “women's brains” and that women can think more like men. Find out if you think like a man or a woman -- and find out more about “brain sex” differences -- by taking the Sex ID test, a series of visual challenges and questions used by psychologists in a 2005 BBC television series, Secrets of the Sexes.
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