Monday's News & Ideas - 6/12/2023
- Some UMC churches can’t leave
- Benedict XVI’s inheritance
- Smoke-filled skies
- Twin LDS bishops
- St Louis archdiocese settlement
- America’s view on poverty
As Methodists head for the exits, some find paths blocked*
Christianity Today: The costs and complications of disaffiliation are leaving congregations stuck.
Pope Benedict XVI’s cousins stand to inherit his money. None of them want it.
Religion News Service: Any heir takes over any legal claims against the deceased, according to estate laws. “I could get the shakes just thinking about how much I would have to pay out,” one cousin told Bavarian Radio.
In the Bible, smoke-filled skies demand attention
Sojourners: And as our own skies darken, we’d be wise to consider the cost of our hubristic climate destruction.
Meet twin brothers who are newly called LDS bishops in the Atlanta area
Deseret News: Bishop Sebastian Van Dyke and Bishop Rafael Van Dyke were sustained within three weeks of each other.
St Louis Catholic archdiocese to pay $1m to settle sexual abuse lawsuit
The Guardian: The plaintiff, who was an altar boy in Chesterfield, Missouri, said he was abused by priest Gary Wolken, who was jailed for abusing another boy.
The Spark
America looks at poverty all wrong
Between the ages of 20 and 75, 75% of all Americans will spend at least one year in or near poverty. It turns out that the reach of poverty is incredibly wide, Time says.
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