Thursday's News & Ideas - 8/17/2023
- Churches provide heat relief
- Hillsong Church founder cleared
- Pakistani Christians attacked
- ACNA bishop faces church trial
- Indigeneous seminary blends faith, culture
- Who's afraid of Lorne Michaels?
UCC churches provide relief during summer heatwave
UCC News: The Southwest Conference, in partnership with the Heat Relief Network of Arizona and other faith-based organizations, launched an initiative to establish hydration, cooling and heat relief respite centers throughout the area.
Brian Houston: Hillsong Church founder cleared of concealing father's abuse
BBC: Speaking outside court on Thursday, Houston called his father a "serial pedophile" and admitted the extent of his crimes will likely never be known. "But I am not my father. I did not commit this offense," the 69-year-old said.
Pakistan’s Christian community reels from violent attacks
Al Jazeera: Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage on Wednesday over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the Quran, demolishing the man’s house before attacking the other properties.
ACNA Bishop Stewart Ruch will face church trial
Religion News Service: A 10-person board of inquiry found there was probable cause to present Ruch, a controversial figure in the Anglican Church in North America, for trial for violating denominational bylaws.
At Indigenous seminary, students learn the power of faith embedded in identity*
Christianity Today: The newly accredited school promotes a theological education that’s not at odds with culture.
The Spark
Who’s afraid of Lorne Michaels?
Very rarely can we see an entire system reflected in one person. The creator and executive producer of “Saturday Night Live” is such a person, says Longreads.
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