Monday's News & Ideas - 1/9/2023
- Orthodox Christian Christmas
- Benedict’s death impacts Francis
- Israel’s far right government
- New Norwegian Bible translation
- Cotopaxi founder serving LDS mission
- Defiance in Kyiv
Orthodox Christians around the world mark Christmas
BBC: Orthodox Christians around the world are celebrating Christmas, even as two of the faith’s most populous nations - Russia and Ukraine - continue to fight in Europe’s largest conflict since World War Two.
The Guardian: Ukraine rejects Putin’s 36-hour ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas
Benedict’s burial leaves Francis alone, and unbound*
The New York Times: Liberal supporters of Francis, a pope never shy about exercising power, now anticipate a late-breaking season of change.
Israel’s far right hits ground running, and ripple effects are already being felt
The Guardian: Ultranationalist religious rulers sworn in last week have made explicit what was previously obscured — annexation.
For Norwegians so loved the Bible, a new translation made many mad
Christianity Today: Revision of John 3:16, John 1:14, Romans 1:1, and other texts prompt controversy in the largely secular Scandinavian country.
Cotopaxi founder/CEO Davis Smith stepping down to serve Brazil mission
Deseret News: Davis Smith is headed back to South America where he grew up and where the seeds of inspiration for Cotopaxi were sown.
The Spark
The profound defiance of daily life in Kyiv
In the capital, Ukrainians* track the trajectory of Russian missiles on smartphone apps, but refuse to be defeated by fear, The New Yorker says.
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