Thursday's News & Ideas - 11/4/2021
- American Values Survey
- Capitalism is killing the planet
- Marigolds & Día de los Muertos
- Let Paul be complex
- Dilawar Syed confirmation vote
- World’s largest potato
Study: Most white evangelicals don’t want to live in a religiously diverse country
Religion News Service: The new American Values Survey from PRRI also shows that 60% of white evangelicals believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen. No other religious group comes close.
Capitalism is killing the planet – it’s time to stop buying into our own destruction
The Guardian: Instead of focusing on ‘micro consumerist bollocks’ like ditching our plastic coffee cups, we must challenge the pursuit of wealth.
Why marigolds, or cempasúchil, are the iconic flower of Día de los Muertos
NPR: If you believe what the Aztecs believed, then your ancestors need the scent to find their way back to you.
Luke Timothy Johnson wants us to read Paul in all his complexity*
Christian Century: “What advantage do we gain by possessing a Pauline theology that lies outside and above his writings?” the New Testament scholar asks.
Democrats will try to vote on Dilawar Syed confirmation, despite GOP boycott
HuffPost: Syed would be the highest-ranking Muslim official in the Biden administration if confirmed, but GOP senators are refusing to even show up for the vote.
The Spark
Doug the ugly New Zealand potato could be world’s biggest
The potato’s weight equal to a couple of sacks of regular potatoes, or one small dog, the Associated Press says.
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