Tuesday's News & Ideas - 1/10/2023
- SC’s largest UMC church to leave
- Church attendance survey
- NFL culture & faith
- Hajj pilgrimage
- Vatican reopens investigation
- The cul-de-sac
South Carolina’s largest UMC church set to leave denomination
Religion News Service: Mt. Horeb is one of several large churches in the United Methodist Church that have either voted to leave or are about to.
Church attendance dropped among young people, singles, liberals
Christianity Today: Overall, most churchgoers returned to the pews after the pandemic, a survey finds.
Prayers for Damar Hamlin show bond between football and faith*
The New York Times: Christianity is embedded in N.F.L. culture in a way that goes beyond most sports.
Saudi Arabia says this year’s hajj pilgrimage will return to pre-COVID levels
Associated Press: Islam’s annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia will return to pre-pandemic levels this year after restrictions saw the annual religious commemoration curtailed over concerns about the coronavirus, authorities say.
Vatican reopens investigation into teenager who went missing in 1983
The Guardian: The Emanuela Orlandi case has triggered several theories but never yielded any concrete answers.
The Spark
Road to nowhere: Why the suburban cul-de-sac is an urban planning dead end
The cul-de-sac is a suburban trap, The Conversation says. It’s virtually useless as a road, doesn’t support public transport, cycling or walking, and doesn’t work well as a play or gathering place.
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