Friday's News & Ideas - 8/6/2021
- Zacharias ministries lawsuit
- Australia passes reparations
- Traditionalists for parishes
- Teen Buddhist lama
- Muslim ban & health
- Amending the Constitution
Class-action lawsuit claims RZIM misled donors, covered up Ravi Zacharias’ abuse
Religion News Service: RZIM leaders have admitted they failed to hold the group’s founder accountable. Now donors want their money back.
Australia to establish $280 million reparations fund for ‘Stolen Generation’
CNN: Australia will create a reparations fund of 380 million Australian dollars ($280 million) for members of its Indigenous population who were forcibly removed from their families, Australian media reported on Thursday, months after 800 survivors filed a class action lawsuit.
C of E traditionalists launch fight against worship in ‘takeaway, cinema or barn’
The Guardian: Campaign aims to save parish churches from closure after resources shift to ‘fresh’ venues.
For US teen Buddhist lama, it’s faith, school, football
Associated Press: Jalue Dorje is a typical American teen, yet a few years from now, he’s expecting to say goodbye to his family and homeland and join a monastery in the foothills of the Himalayas.
Trump’s Muslim ban harmed Muslim Americans’ health, study finds
HuffPost: The study found lingering health effects on Muslim, refugee and immigrant communities residing in the U.S.
The Spark
We the people have a few ideas for the Constitution
It’s been 50 years since America’s last real update to its Constitution. The New York Times asked seven writers and legal scholars what they think needs amending* next.
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