Friday’s News & Ideas - 2/13/2026
- CoE abandons LGBTQ efforts
- Walk for peace concludes
- Black leaders inspired church
- Bankruptcy is not repentance
- Fifteen years after Egypt uprising
- Letter to a stranger
Church of England abandons proposals for same-sex blessing ceremonies
BBC: The General Synod did vote to continue to look into the issue in the future, but bishops had already decided there were theological and legal barriers to having such ceremonies now.
The Guardian: Church of England General Synod halts work on LGBTQ+ equality
These monks’ walk for peace captivated Americans. It ends this week
NPR: Thousands gathered at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday to see Buddhist monks who have completed a 108-day, 2,300-mile journey on foot from Texas to the nation’s capital.
20 Black leaders who inspired the church*
Christianity Today: African American Christians reflect on Rebecca Protten, Vernon Johns and other thinkers who influenced their faith.
Bankruptcy is not repentance for clergy sex abuse
National Catholic Reporter: Repentance begins with truth. It requires acknowledging harm, accepting responsibility and committing to change. Bankruptcy, by contrast, is a legal process. It exists to manage risk, limit exposure and bring disputes to procedural closure.
Fifteen years after Egypt’s uprising, how faith and politics reshaped a generation
The Conversation: For many who joined the movement in Egypt, there was a newfound sense of unity, equality and nationalism. Egyptians young and old, Muslim and Christian, rich and poor, man and woman, stood arm-in-arm for 18 days, until Mubarak resigned on Feb. 11, 2011.
The Spark
To the old man in the cowboy costume
For Off Assignment, J.Y. Lee writes a letter to a stranger — his father.
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