Friday’s News & Ideas - 2/27/2026
- Mainline decline hurts America
- Latino churches devastated
- Errors riddle Texas curriculum
- Seminary property redeveloped
- Artist Fenwick Lawson dies
- Want to be happier?
The ‘God Gap’ in politics is a symptom of a deeper problem*
The Washington Post: The decline of mainline churches has left us more polarized, writes Ryan Burge.
ICE is devastating some Latino churches*
Christianity Today: This is not a story about declining faith or spiritual apathy. It is a story about fear. The Latino church is hemorrhaging, and the cause is increasingly clear, writes Samuel Rodriguez.
Hundreds of corrections being issued for Texas’ Bible-infused curriculum
AP: A Bible-infused curriculum that Texas approved for public schools over pushback will undergo corrections to fix hundreds of errors caught after the material was introduced to classrooms.
Baptist seminary’s Student Village acquired, set for redevelopment by local firm
Fort Worth Report: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary initiated a strategic plan in 2022 to reduce debt, cut maintenance costs and refocus on theological education rather than housing management.
Fenwick Lawson obituary: sculptor of devotional works*
The (London) Times: The artist, who was mentored by Jacob Epstein in the neo-brutalist tradition before cutting his own path, has died at 93.
The Spark
Want to be happier? Evidence-based tricks to get you there
Who isn’t looking for a little more happiness in life, especially now? Psychologist Laurie Santos has some advice, NPR says.
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