Thursday's News & Ideas - 9/5/2024

Americans more liberal on moral issues, growing increasingly pessimistic about the future
Religion Unplugged: Americans are growing increasingly progressive in several areas of morality while also growing concerned about the current state of moral values and pessimistic about the future, according to the latest Gallup survey.

In photos: Georgia community comes together at vigil for school shooting victims
Axios: Candles were lit and balloons were released following prayers at Winder's Jug Tavern Park, about an hour northeast of Atlanta, for victims of the shooting, which killed two teachers and two students and wounded nine other people.

Gunfire erupts at outspoken pastor's Tennessee home with child inside: 'Truly horrific'
FOX17: Thirty to 40 shots were fired into the home of outspoken conservative pastor Greg Locke of Global Vision Bible Church.

Republicans pushing Christianity into public schools are hitting resistance — even in red states
Politico: New policies in places like Florida, Louisiana and Oklahoma are rekindling the debate over the separation of church and state.
Baptist News Global: Texas Board of Education gets huge pushback on religion-infused curriculum

Pope finds fervent fans among Indonesia’s transgender community*
New York Times: For many trans women living on the fringes of the nation’s society, the Catholic Church is a haven, and Pope Francis a personal hero.

The Spark

Don’t look back: Diary of a life in Gaza
Novelist Nahil Mohana writes about the toll of living with endless displacement and fear in the journal Literary Hub.

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