Monday's News & Ideas - 8/17/2020

Joe Biden campaigns on faith
Christianity Today: Outreach may not bring white evangelicals and Catholics together, but hopeful Democrats are emphasizing the candidate’s religious commitments.

Jim Wallis replaced as Sojourners editor after controversy over article on Catholic racism
Religion News Service: The progressive Christian magazine Sojourners has replaced founder and President Jim Wallis as editor in chief and announced a new policy of editorial independence from the organization's advocacy work.

South Korea accuses church pastor as COVID-19 cases surge
Reuters: South Korea accused a conservative pastor on Sunday of violating self-isolation rules and obstructing contact tracing at a church where 240 infections have fueled the country’s worst outbreak in over five months.

Salt Lake City’s new Methodist pastor is meeting her congregants where they live -- literally*
Salt Lake Tribune: For two months, the new pastor of two Salt Lake City Methodist churches has been driving to the homes of her congregants to introduce herself and to take selfies.

Religious identity and the 2020 presidential election
Gallup: Of particular interest this election cycle is the religious identity of voters, a factor that appears more important than it has been in recent presidential elections.

The Spark

The militias against masks
Groups protesting lockdown measures* see the coronavirus pandemic as a pretext for tyranny -- and as an opportunity for spreading rage, The New Yorker says.

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