Monday's News & Ideas - 10/30/2023
- Jewish peace activists
- IHOPKC’s Mike Bickle accused of abuse
- Cornell’s Jewish center threatened
- Oxford’s first prof of Black theology
- Mike Johnson’s anti-LGBTQ views
- Harassment of professors
For some Jewish peace activists, demands for a cease-fire come at a personal cost
NPR: Since the Israel-Hamas war began, there have been protests demanding a cease-fire. Many Jewish Americans have joined in. Some say they've been met with hostility from within their own communities.
International House of Prayer founder Mike Bickle accused of sexual abuse*
Christianity Today: Former IHOPKC leaders bring forward what they say are credible allegations from several women over decades of ministry.
Cornell University sends police to Jewish center after violent, antisemitic messages posted online
The Associated Press: Cornell University administrators dispatched campus police to a Jewish center after threatening statements appeared on a discussion board Sunday.
Oxford names Anthony Reddie first professor of Black theology
Baptist News Global: Reddie has been teaching at Oxford since 2020 and is the director of the Oxford Center for Religion and Culture at Regent’s Park College, which also houses the Center for Baptist Studies.
‘Go pick up a Bible’: Speaker Mike Johnson defends anti-LGBTQ+ views
The Guardian: Republican House speaker, who has advanced extreme views as attorney and legislator, says “I am a Bible-believing Christian.”
The Spark
The obsessive tormentor who made professors’ lives miserable
It didn’t matter if she knew you — if you were a professor and Asian American, you were a potential target* for harassment and stalking, The Verge says.
*access is limited for nonsubscribers
