Monday's News & Ideas - 6/30/25
- Church and war
- Fight to save Yanaguana
- SCOTUS on LGBTQ books
- UM and SMU
- Two Islams
- Help from brain implants
The church cannot bless war*
Christian Century: A Christianity that affirms the state’s wars is not Christianity. It is idolatry.
Native American Church members continue fight to save Yanaguana
ICT: A lawsuit challenging San Antonio’s efforts to remove birds, trees goes back to a federal appeals court
Supreme Court sides with religious parents seeking to opt out of LGBTQ storybooks*
The Washington Post: The case asked whether Montgomery County, Maryland, could require children to participate in lessons with books that clash with parents’ religious beliefs.
High court: Church can sue for SMU control
UM News: The highest court in Texas handed a significant win to United Methodist efforts to maintain strong ties with Southern Methodist University.
What Christians should know about the two Islams*
Christianity Today: Next weekend’s Ashura holiday features both celebration and mourning.
The Spark
Click, speak, move: These brain implants are poised to help people with disabilities
People who have lost the ability to move or speak may soon have a new option: surgically implanted devices that link the brain to a computer, NPR says.
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