Friday's News & Ideas - 8/25/2023

Howard Hubbard, longtime Albany bishop clouded by scandal, dies at 84*
The New York Times: The youngest American to be made a bishop, he died while still defending himself against allegations of sexual abuse.

To understand white Christian nationalism, look to Doctrine of Discovery
Baptist News Global: The historic fusing of Christianity and white supremacy is a moral and spiritual cancer eating at the body and soul of the American church, Robert P. Jones says in his latest book, “The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path of a Shared American Future.”

Denmark proposes bill that could see ban on Quran burnings
Al Jazeera: Citing national security, the Danish justice minister announces a bill aimed at ending the provocative stunts.

Native American group to digitize 20,000 archival pages linked to Quaker-run Indian boarding schools
The Associated Press: A coalition advocating for Native American people traumatized by an oppressive system of boarding schools for Native youths plans to digitize 20,000 archival pages related to schools in that system that were operated by the Quakers.

Catholic church can be sued by family of George Pell’s accuser, Victorian court rules
The Guardian: Melbourne archdiocese loses its legal bid to block a choirboy’s father from suing for damages.

The Spark

Is beekeeping wrong?
Parasites and pesticides have brought chaos to bee colonies* throughout the world. Natural beekeepers want to transform our relationship to the hive, The New Yorker says.

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