Friday's News & Ideas - 9/1/2023
- SBC investigating McLaurin
- HBO takes on religion
- Covenant school parents frustrated
- History of China’s religion policy
- Flamy Grant joins lawsuit in TN
- The women’s recession
SBC conducting internal investigation on McLaurin’s resume lies
Baptist News Global: The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee will launch an internal investigation into how its recently removed interim president deceived the denomination for years about his educational background and military service — both of which appear to be bogus.
H.B.O. is tackling religion in the most remarkable ways*
The New York Times: “The Righteous Gemstones” remains a surprisingly complex (and hilarious) take on American faith.
Covenant families frustrated by Tennessee’s failure to pass new gun laws*
Christianity Today: Special legislative session ends without measures to prevent mass shootings at schools.
Government policy toward religion in the People’s Republic of China – a brief history
Pew Research Center: The Chinese Communist Party is officially atheist, and its members are not permitted to join any religion.
Drag queen, Christian artist Flamy Grant joins lawsuit over Tennessee’s anti-drag act
Religion News Service: She joins LGBTQ nonprofit Blount Pride in suing a Tennessee district attorney who threatened to prosecute them over a pride event where Grant is scheduled to headline.
The Spark
The women’s recession is officially over — but not everyone has recovered equally
In just three years, women have recovered the job loss they experienced in early 2020. In the process, they may have made the workforce better for themselves in the long haul, 19th News says.
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