Friday's News & Ideas - 7/19/2024
- GOP reassures evangelical base
- JD Vance’s countercultural faith
- Hindu Americans leaning right
- Texas curriculum raises worries
- Bernice Johnson Reagon dies
- A non-boring list of the best books of the 21st century
The RNC is trying to sell big tent Republicanism — but the tent is still Christian
The Forward: Diversity took center stage throughout the RNC, yet veiled references reassured Trump’s evangelical base that the party is still Christian.
JD Vance shows the future of Christianity*
The Times: The conservative Catholicism of Donald Trump’s running-mate is a countercultural form of dissent, writes columnist James Marriott.
As Usha Vance dazzles, Hindu Americans leaning further right than ever
Religion News Service: Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, some analysts wonder if the largely Democratic voter group may be shifting its interests.
The Washington Post: Far-right attacks target J.D. Vance’s wife Usha’s Indian heritage*
Texas’ Christian-influenced curriculum spurs worries about bullying, church-state separation
Texas Tribune: Some secular groups and members of other faiths say the curriculum could give schools too much control over how children are taught religion.
Bernice Johnson Reagon, a founder of The Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, has died
NPR: Bernice Johnson Reagon, a civil rights activist who co-founded The Freedom Singers and later started the African American vocal ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, died Tuesday at the age of 81.
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What the New York Times missed: 71 more of the best books of the 21st century
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