Thursday's News & Ideas - 10/24/2024

Trump’s closing argument to evangelicals: I will protect you. Harris won’t.
Religion News Service: ‘And if Kamala Harris won’t say it, I will: We love God and we will always be a nation of faith,’ Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump said on Monday evening.

Beyond campuses and churches, can Charlie Kirk turn out votes for Trump?
NPR: Kirk’s Turning Point constellation of nonprofits is large and well-funded, but untested when it comes to turnout operations.

Kamala Harris says no concessions on national abortion bill, including for religious exemptions
Deseret News: In an interview with NBC Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not agree to any concessions in order to more quickly pass a bill on abortion, including any religious concessions.

Muslims in Europe experiencing ‘worrying surge’ in racism, survey finds
The Guardian: ‘Dehumanising rhetoric’ is blamed as almost half of respondents say they recently suffered discrimination.

Healing from the ground up*
The Christian Century: In her memoir, Lore Ferguson Wilbert draws connections between her life and the forest’s understory.

The Spark

Back in the 19th century, your election ballot could double as a work of art
During and after the Civil War, inventive illustrations allowed Democrats and Republicans to turn American ballots into powerful propaganda, says Smithsonian Magazine.

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