Monday's News & Ideas - 10/28/2024

Harris and Trump lean into their faith in appeals to Christian voters in Georgia
The Guardian: Religious voters on both the right and the left are a powerful force in Georgia. In a race this close, they may be decisive

Prominent Texas church quietly quits the SBC
Baptist News Global: One of the most prominent Baptist churches in Texas quietly quit the Southern Baptist Convention Oct. 27 — part of an unnoticed trend that’s hard to document on a national level.

For a stalwart voice of liberal Catholicism, a complicated centennial*
The New York Times: Commonweal magazine, founded in 1924, wrestles with its mission at a moment of a continuing loss of faith in both the church and liberalism.

Vatican meeting ends and hope fades for more change under Francis*
The Washington Post: The pope’s “Synod on Synodality” ended Saturday without progress on female deacons, married priests or LGBTQ+ outreach.

As church leaders emphasize BYU’s religious mission, coaches seek to make it a recruiting edge
Deseret News: BYU sports must operate differently than teams at other schools or there is no reason to continue their existence at a university sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a church leader said last week.

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