Monday's News & Ideas - 1/25/2021

Southern Baptist Dwight McKissic to leave Texas group over critical race theory stance
Religion News Service: ‘I’m no longer compatible with them and made the decision that we need to disengage from them,’ the pastor said of Southern Baptists of Texas Convention.

Biden is Catholic. He also supports abortion rights. Here’s what that could mean
NPR: Joe Biden is only the second Catholic president of the United States. He’s also a supporter of abortion rights -- a position at odds with official teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.

How Dave Ramsey responded to a story about being a bully by bullying the reporter who wrote it
Baptist News Global: Veteran religion reporter Bob Smietana of Religion News Service set out to get comments on allegations of employee dissatisfaction at Christian financial guru Dave Ramsey’s company. What he got in return was a sarcastic email from the company.

Authorities investigate explosion at anti-gay church in California
Associated Press: No injuries were reported following the blast at First Works Baptist Church in El Monte, according to the FBI.
Religion News Service: Protesters and supporters denounce explosion at anti-LGBTQ First Works Baptist Church

First as a farce, then as a tragedy? Denying US divisions perpetuates Trumpism’s delusions
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: What happened on 6 January at the Capitol was not a serious coup attempt, but a carnival.

The Spark

The architecture of mass vaccine distribution
Large Covid-19 vaccination programs are transforming football stadiums, parking lots and even art museums. But building the infrastructure of inoculation can get complicated, CityLab says.

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