Thursday's News & Ideas - 5/11/2023
- New Methodist denomination
- US parents & passing religion
- Catholic cleric backs out of settlement
- Honoring mothers across the world
- Ghanaian theologian
- Listening to a large tree
Breakaway Texas UMC megachurch reveals plans for new Methodist denomination
Religion News Service: White’s Chapel plans to invite others to join the Methodist Collegiate Church once its disaffiliation is approved by Central Texas United Methodists next month.
Most US parents pass along their religion and politics to their children
Pew Research Center: Parents saw both religious and political transmission as much less important than passing along other values, such as being honest and ethical, hardworking, and ambitious.
US Catholic cleric backed out of $1m settlement with sexual abuse victim
The Guardian: Virgil Wheeler, who died in April, verbally agreed deal but made U-turn after learning he would have to register as sex offender
From Kali to Mary to Neopagan goddesses, religions revere motherhood in sometimes unexpected ways
The Conversation: Religions around the world use these days to honor the importance of many kinds of nurturing, from traditional celebrations to events that honor modern parenting, infertility struggles or the pain of losing a child.
Mercy Amba Oduyoye and her circle*
Christian Century: The Ghanaian theologian has long insisted that the experiences of African women are the experiences of the church.
The Spark
Listen to one of the largest trees in the world
What started as one seed now spans 80 football fields and weighs some 6,000 tons, NPR says.
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