Friday's News & Ideas - 11/22/2019
- Catholic order for children covered up abuse
- Mister Rogers’ actual neighborhood
- Churches fight HIV stigma
- Survivor of abuse becomes speaker
- Forbes on church marketing
- One Laptop Per Child disaster
How a Catholic order dedicated to protecting children failed them
CNN: For years, the Salesians covered up Father Luk Delft’s abuse, moving him from post to post, and sending him to work in some of the world’s most troubled places.
Across Mister Rogers’ actual neighborhoods, his faith echoes
Associated Press: Fred Rogers’ ministry of neighboring is global now, but at home, in Pittsburgh, Mister Rogers moved through real neighborhoods to show children what daily life meant.
How churches fight the stigma of H.I.V.*
New York Times: In the South, black houses of worship are reducing the social suffering of H.I.V. with an approach that recalls Dr. King’s teachings.
Paige Patterson’s career ended after she came forward. Her struggle continues.
Religion News Service: For Megan Lively, speaking publicly about her sexual assault 16 years ago on the campus of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is still stressful.
An advertising lesson from a church in North Carolina
Forbes: When Will Burns reviews advertising for Forbes it’s usually for big, well-known brands. But this time he marvels at a wonderful holiday film from a church in Charlotte, NC.
The Spark
The One Laptop Per Child program was supposed to revolutionize the developing world -- then it imploded
The engineers behind OLPC ignored the concerns of the very people it was meant to benefit, OneZero says.
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