Friday's News & Ideas - 7/26/2024
- Story of closing a church
- Texas migrant shelter
- Harris’ Israel policy
- Alpha Kappa Alpha
- French Muslim athlete may use cap
- Sport as older adults
My church is closing, and I don’t know what comes next — for me, or America
Deseret News: I researched the decline of organized religion while having a front-row view of the change in my own life, pastor and researcher Ryan Burge writes.
Catholic Rio Grande Valley migrant shelter wins victory against Texas AG
Religion News Service: It’s the latest legal defeat for a Republican-led investigation of Catholic migrant shelters.
Would Kamala Harris adopt Joe Biden’s policies on Israel?
Religion News Service: For some young Jewish activists, Harris’ ascendancy gives them hope there might be some shifts in Israel policy, if she wins the presidency in November.
A look at Alpha Kappa Alpha, the legendary sorority repped by Kamala Harris
CNN: Alpha Kappa Alpha is a historic African American sorority, founded on the campus of Howard University, Harris’ alma mater.
French athlete may swap hijab for a cap to avoid Olympic opening ceremony ban
The Guardian: Sounkamba Sylla reportedly reaches a compromise after France’s strict laws on secularism threatened to bar her from the ceremony.
The Spark
Inspired by the Olympics? You can become an athlete at any age.
It’s never too late to pick up a new sport, Vox says.
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