Friday's News & Ideas - 1/20/2023
- 50th March for Life
- Lawsuit against MO abortion ban
- Conservatives vs. Francis
- Listening to disappointment
- Military budget
- Life as a trucker
After Roe, 50th March for Life a turning point for national, state abortion protests
Religion News Service: Since last summer’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, much of the focus of the abortion fight has moved to statehouses.
Religious leaders sue to block Missouri’s abortion ban
Associated Press: A group of religious leaders who support abortion rights filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging Missouri’s abortion ban, saying lawmakers openly invoked their religious beliefs while drafting the measure and thereby imposed those beliefs on others who don’t share them.
The politics of being Pope Francis*
Slate: Church conservatives are working to make sure the next leader isn’t as liberal as the one they have now.
Giving disappointment its due*
Christian Century: Some of our dreams won’t be fulfilled. While this may be a mercy, that’s no consolation.
Our excessive military budget builds U.S. empire, not God's kingdom
Sojourners: Last month Congress approved an annual military budget of $858 billion, a staggering new record.
The Spark
Life as a 21st-century trucker
Technology, corporate greed, and supply-chain chaos are transforming life behind the wheel* of a big rig, Wired says.
*access is limited for nonsubscribers
