Thursday's News & Ideas - 10/1/2020
- Young evangelicals on Trump
- Evangelical Biden voters
- Francis declines Pompeo meeting
- Oregon wildfires
- Muslims leaning Democrat
- Blogger in lockdown
Complaints on Trump’s debate performance highlight generational divide among white evangelicals
Religion News Service: Evidence quickly mounted that Trump’s bombastic performance -- as well as his response to questions about white supremacy -- didn’t sit well with a group whose tenuous ties with the GOP have been further fractured by his presidency: younger white evangelicals.
Evangelical Biden voters straddle partisan divides
Christianity Today: Unlike most Americans, they say many of their close friends will vote differently from them in 2020.
Vatican official accuses Trump administration of exploiting pope
The Guardian: Pope Francis reportedly declined to meet Mike Pompeo during his visit this week, citing closeness of US presidential election
Religion News Service: Pompeo, on impromptu visit to Rome, warns Vatican on China deal
When the wildfires came to my house, I remembered the garden of Eden*
Christian Century: Here in Oregon, the consequences of our actions are burning all around us.
Muslims are least likely faith group to back Trump, but that support is rising, poll finds
HuffPost: The survey by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding found that Muslim Americans overwhelmingly prefer a Democrat for president.
The Spark
In lockdown, an 86-year-old blogger finds an audience and a new purpose
Writing every day for weeks on end, she appealed to readers across the world. “That’ll be my role,” she said to The New York Times. “To cheer* people up.”
*access is limited for nonsubscribers
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