Monday's News & Ideas - 12/12/2022
- Can churches stay relevant?
- Colorado Springs transformation
- Pfleger cleared of charges
- Church’s no-interest loans
- Calves flee nativity scene
- Alphabet reform
As attendance dips, churches change to stay relevant for a new wave of worshippers
NPR: American Christianity is in the midst of an identity crisis. Attendance is in steep decline, especially among millennials and Gen Z who say traditional church doesn’t speak to their realities.
How Colorado’s ‘city of hate and bigotry’ is turning toward inclusiveness
The Guardian: Colorado Springs evangelicals once supported a discrimination bill. Now, religious leaders there are affirming LGBTQ+ people.
Chicago priest Michael Pfleger cleared of abuse charges, reinstated to St. Sabina
Religion News Service: Cardinal Blase Cupic of the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Saturday that an investigation had found no support for the allegations against the well-known priest.
Church offers no-interest loans to increase Black homeownership in Contra Costa County
Richmond Confidential: The loan program was developed in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, when Arlington Community Church started an anti-racist group where members would discuss racism and how they could address it.
Calves flee live nativity scene, hoof it to state park
HuffPost: The two animals apparently didn’t appreciate being part of a Christmas event.
The Spark
Alpha. Bravo. Cyrillic.
Free from Russian dictates over language usage and education, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan prepare to embrace Latin lettering. It’s the latest chapter in the region’s fraught history of alphabet reform, JSTOR says.
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