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Monday's News & Ideas - 3/14/2022

  • Allegations against Trinity Church’s conductor
  • Ukraine’s orphans
  • Reimagining church parking lots
  • Russian Orthodox church splits
  • Grove City College debates
  • Internet safety & kids

Trinity Church’s conductor put on leave amid investigation*
The New York Times: Julian Wachner has been accused of sexually assaulting a Juilliard School employee during a music festival in 2014. He denies the accusation.

How religious organizations are helping Ukraine’s orphans escape the Russian onslaught
Deseret News: Ukraine is home to approximately 100,000 orphans. Religious organizations are making efforts to help this vulnerable group to safety

It’s time to reimagine the church parking lot*
Christian Century: What if it functioned more like a bridge than a wall?

Russian Orthodox church in Amsterdam announces split with Moscow
The Guardian: Clergy takes ‘difficult decision’ to cut ties with the Moscow patriarchate over the invasion of Ukraine.

Grove City College caught in crossfire of evangelical CRT battles
Religion News Service: A small, conservative Christian college in Pennsylvania has become the latest battleground in the evangelical ‘woke war.’

The Spark

The danger of making the internet safe for kids
When lawmakers focus on children’s online safety to get bills passed, they leave everyone else out. Now they’re trying again.

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