Thursday's News & Ideas - 1/11/2024

US pastors struggle with post-pandemic burnout. Survey shows half considered quitting since 2020
The Associated Press: Post-pandemic burnout is at worrying levels among Christian clergy in the U.S., prompting many to think about abandoning their jobs, according to a new nationwide survey.

The SBC will sell insurance, retirement to women pastors — if they aren’t Southern Baptists
Religion News Service: In 2004, Southern Baptists voted to allow their insurance and retirement agency to work with other churches. The latest denomination to sign up is the Global Methodist Church, made up of former United Methodists.

Rabbis stage protest, call for ceasefire inside United Nations
HuffPost: The rabbis appealed to the global community to stop Israeli military operations in Gaza, despite the United States’ ongoing support for Israel’s invasion.

Florida welcomes students fleeing campus antisemitism, with little evidence that there’s demand
The Associated Press: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week directed the state’s universities to make it easier for out-of-state students facing antisemitism and other religious harassment in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war to transfer to Florida campuses.

Destruction of the Palestinian cultural heritage of Gaza – in pictures
The Guardian: The international court of justice (ICJ) in The Hague has begun hearing arguments alleging that Israel is committing genocide in its war in Gaza.

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How the internet reshaped itself around Google’s search algorithms — and into a world where websites look the same, The Verge says.

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