Monday's News & Ideas - 10/17/2022
- Next president of Princeton Seminary
- Michael Flynn & Christian nationalism
- Same-sex marriage as religious freedom
- Hillsong denies accusations on finances
- Stanford apologizes to Jewish community
- Wildlife photography award winners
Scholar and preacher Jonathan Lee Walton named next president of Princeton Seminary
Religion News Service: He will be the first Black president of the seminary, which was founded in 1812.
How Michael Flynn goes local to spread Christian nationalism
Associated Press: Flynn, who just eight years ago under President Barack Obama led the U.S. military’s intelligence agency, now is at the center of a far-right Christian nationalist movement that has a growing influence in the Republican Party.
Same-sex marriage is a religious freedom*
The New York Times: Marriage, perhaps the most personal public institution, uncomfortably straddles the divide between religion and state.
Hillsong Church denies misleading Australian charities investigators in whistleblower Fair Work case
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Hillsong Church has denied whistleblower accusations it intentionally deceived the Australian charities regulator about its financial records, in a defence filed to the Federal Court.
Why Stanford University apologized to the Jewish community
Deseret News: A task force found that Stanford officials purposefully excluded Jewish students in the past.
The Spark
See the buzzworthy winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to witness the reproductive dance of a giant sea star, watch ibexes spar (from a safe distance), or gaze upon sun-dappled mushrooms in a fairy tale forest? Now you can, thanks to the 2022 winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards, NPR says.
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