Friday's News & Ideas - 8/4/2023
- Belief in angels on par with prayer
- Views on death penalty for Bowers
- Faith communities welcome migrants
- Rep Greene says ignore news, trust God
- Lawsuit against church called a ‘cult’
- Life in Angola Prison
Do you believe in angels? About 7 in 10 U.S. adults do, a new poll shows
The Associated Press: American’s belief in angels is about on par with belief in heaven and the power of prayer
For many Pittsburgh Jews, Robert Bowers deserves the death penalty
Religion News Service: The execution may be years or decades away, if it happens at all, but for the country’s worst act of antisemitism the death penalty sent a message that hatred of Jews should never be tolerated.
Communities of faith welcome migrants caught in polarized immigration debate
NPR: Since the arrival of the 36 new Sacramento residents, a coalition of congregations — Jewish, Christian and Muslim — has come together to help them settle in.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: You can ignore Trump news, God has a plan
HuffPost: Greene said conservatives should put their “full faith and hope in God” and disregard “anything that we see happening in the news” following the latest indictment.
This church promised to save their souls. Defectors say it was a ‘cult’
Rolling Stone: How a group of Christian outcasts banded together to expose alleged sexual assault and manipulation that was happening within its ranks.
The Spark
Life in Angola Prison, from the men who’ve been incarcerated for decades
They know what they did. They’d like you to know who they’ve become,* The New York Times says.
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