Monday's News & Ideas - 1/31/2022
- Brian Houston steps down
- Using ‘they’ for God
- Religion of protest
- Christian conservative policy
- ‘Maus’ book banned
- Our national exhaustion
Leader of Australian megachurch steps down after charge over father’s sexual abuse*
The New York Times: Brian Houston, who was the leader of Hillsong, is accused of concealing past abuse by his father, who later died and was never charged.
Actually, ‘they’ is a beautiful pronoun for God
Sojourners: Most English translations of the Bible use exclusively masculine pronouns to refer to God, and the presumed maleness of God has become the default mindset of many Christians.
The religion of protest*
The Cut: Where is the church in Black Lives Matter? What if, in our search for the church, we miss the spirit erupting beyond its walls?
What’s next for conservative Christian policymakers?
Deseret News: Conservative people of faith are championing a variety of bills tied to abortion rights, health care, religious freedom and other issues.
Tennessee school board bans acclaimed Holocaust graphic novel, ‘Maus’
Religion News Service: The move comes as school boards in politically conservative districts across the nation are reexamining their curriculums.
HuffPost: ‘Maus’ hits no. 1 on Amazon best sellers list after being banned by Tennessee school board
The Spark
How to heal our national exhaustion
Americans have burnout on top of burnout on top of burnout. Now what? Vox asks.
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