Monday's News & Ideas - 7/24/2023
- Ron DeSantis’ ‘religious muddle’
- Succeeding Jesse Jackson
- Diversity at evangelical colleges
- Landmark Ukrainian cathedral damaged
- Learning from ‘The Bear’
- The great PowerPoint panic of 2003
Will anyone buy Ron DeSantis’ religious muddle?*
Slate: The candidate is Roman Catholic — but his “spiritual warfare” language is trying to convince voters otherwise.
Frederick D. Haynes III on succeeding Jesse Jackson, marching and ‘woke preaching’
Religion News Service: “Jesse Jackson has been a mentor for quite some time, so I can’t say there’s a singular piece of advice because he has given me so much,” said Haynes.
Evangelical colleges will continue to pursue diversity without affirmative action*
Christianity Today: A Supreme Court ruling against race-based admissions won’t change much for Christian liberal arts schools.
Russian strike on Ukraine’s Odesa badly damages landmark Orthodox cathedral; 1 dead, many wounded
Associated Press: Four children were among those wounded in the blasts, which severely damaged 25 landmarks across the city, including the historic Transfiguration Cathedral.
What dying churches can learn from ‘The Bear’
Sojourners: In this day and age, even a very good restaurant struggles to survive; thriving is a pipe dream. And in this way, the restaurant industry doesn’t sound so different from Western Christianity.
The Spark
The great PowerPoint panic of 2003
The year was 2003, and Americans were freaking out about the world-altering risks* of … Microsoft PowerPoint, says The Atlantic.
*access is limited for nonsubscribers
