Monday's News & Ideas - 7/25/2022
- Division at Anglican summit
- Pope arrives in Canada to apologize
- Photo of Joseph Smith discovered
- Religious employee refuses to sell condoms
- Religion & rituals in soccer
- Deadliest road in America
Motion to oppose same-sex marriage forces rethink of Anglican summit
The Guardian: Division flares in run up to the first meeting of bishops from around the world in 14 years.
Pope lands in Canada, set for apologies to Indigenous groups
Associated Press: Pope Francis has landed in Canada, beginning a historic visit to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools.
Mormon founder Joseph Smith’s photo discovered by descendant after nearly 180 years
Religion News Service: A great-great-grandson of Joseph Smith Jr. found the Mormon prophet’s photo tucked inside a locket passed down for generations.
A Walgreens employee refused to sell condoms to a couple on religious grounds
NBC News: The company said it allows its employees to express religious objections, but that hasn’t stopped calls for a Walgreens boycott.
Blessed water, paper burning and spiritual healers: Religion and rituals in soccer
ESPN: Stakeholders in almost every country of African football call upon the metaphysical in the hopes of influencing the outcome of a match.
The Spark
The deadliest road in America
Being a pedestrian in the US was already dangerous. It’s getting even worse, Vox says.
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