Thursday's News & Ideas - 1/20/2022
- Report: Pope Benedict knew of abuse
- Afghanistan tops persecution list
- Christian flag controversy
- Novak Djokovic: Orthodox & anti-vax
- Seminary ordered to sell campus
- Animal shelter donors honor Betty White
Ex-Pope Benedict accused of failing to act in Munich Church abuse report
Reuters: Former Pope Benedict XVI failed to take action against clerics in four cases of alleged sexual abuse in his archdiocese when he was Archbishop of Munich, a report found on Thursday, compounding a scandal engulfing the Catholic Church.
Afghanistan tops Open Doors watch list of worst countries for Christians
Religion News Service: Across the globe, Open Doors found that there has been a 24% increase in Christians killed because of their faith.
“Christian flag” case reaches Supreme Court: Is the Proud Boys flag next?*
Salon: A far-right group wanted to fly the obscure “Christian flag” over Boston City Hall. Will the Supreme Court go along?
Novak Djokovic, extraordinary tennis player, ordinary Orthodox anti-vaxxer
Religion Dispatches: For those familiar with Orthodox Christianity’s brewing internal conflicts, the Djokovic saga has played out with an added dimension: the seeming inability of Orthodoxy’s highest-ranking officials, all of whom agree vaccination is not only permissible, but a moral obligation, to rein in anti-vaccination voices within the Church.
Claremont School of Theology ordered to sell campus
United Methodist News: Claremont School of Theology faces a court order saying it must offer its Claremont, California, campus for sale to The Claremont Colleges, a neighboring consortium of schools — and for a price likely to be millions below fair market value.
The Spark
Animal shelters see an influx of donations in honor of Betty White
Fans donated thousands of dollars to local animal shelters on what would have been her 100th birthday, says Smithsonian Magazine.
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