Thursday's News & Ideas - 10/10/2024

Evangelical environmentalists push for climate votes as election nears: ‘Care for God's creation’
NBC News: At religious colleges and beyond, some evangelical Christian students are attempting to draw links between their religious values and the need to protect the planet.

Advocates for women deacons ‘in it for the long run,’ despite Vatican pushback
Religion News Service: Pope Francis believes the question of the female diaconate ‘is not yet mature.’ Some women are willing to wait it out.

More Americans grow open to political endorsements in church
Religion Unplugged: Few pastors endorse political candidates outside their role at church. Even fewer endorse during a church service. Most Americans like it that way, but they’re growing more supportive of churches jumping into the political fray.

Louisiana diocese prepares to file for bankruptcy over clergy abuse claims
The Guardian: Alexandria diocese plans to file ‘prearranged chapter 11’ after settlement with victims to avoid ‘lengthy delays.’

Do athletes mean what they say about religion?
Deseret News: Athletes today talk openly about their faith. It wasn’t always this way.

The Spark

‘It was a pie-in-the-sky ridiculous idea’: The US homes made from waste materials 
These are Earthships: net-zero, sustainably designed homes built mostly from both natural and waste materials, such as old tires, empty wine bottles and wood and mud, says the BBC.