Tuesday's News & Ideas - 10/15/2024
- Clergy burned out
- Saddleback pastor on voting
- Czech Jews return to historic synagogue
- Vegetables & labor
- Doomsday cult spreads in Australia
- Ta-Nehisi Coates book review
The past few years have left clergy burned out and exhausted. But that can change, say experts.
Religion News Service: Having a clear plan for an intentional health or wellbeing practice can lead to flourishing when it comes to mental health for clergy.
Saddleback pastor says abortion should be No. 1 concern in voting for president
Baptist News Global: In a sermon urging Christians to focus on Jesus and to reject fear heading into the November election, Saddleback Church Pastor Andy Wood warned of dire spiritual consequences awaiting those who vote for candidates supportive of transgender rights, same-sex marriage and abortion access.
Czech Jews mark first Yom Kippur in historic Prague synagogue since the Holocaust
Religion News Service: Rabbi David Maxa, who organized the observance in one of Prague’s 17th-century synagogues, said the moment “is not just a revival of our prayers, but a powerful testament to the resilience and continuity of our tradition.”
Vegetables that are fearfully and wonderfully made*
The Christian Century: My friend left me his CSA share for two weeks. It changed the way I look at labor, Alejandra Oliva writes.
A Christian ‘doomsday cult’ is targeting Australian university campuses. Now former members want them stopped
The Guardian: Former members of the Shincheonji church say the group uses “coercive” tactics such as sleep deprivation and verbal abuse – and they want the government to act.
The Spark
Ta-Nehisi Coates and the temptations of narrative
In “The Message,” Coates* counsels against myth but proves susceptible to his own, The New Yorker says.
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