Tuesday’s News & Ideas - 11/11/2025

ACNA archbishop faces second sexual harassment claim as questions arise about interim leader
Religion News Service: Bishop Ray Sutton, who was tapped to take on Archbishop Steve Wood’s duties during Wood's leave of absence, is also facing criticism for his previous handling of spiritual abuse complaints.

Texas pastor with legal status returns to home country amid yearslong visa backlog
Baptist Press: Albert Oliveira, pastor of First Baptist Church of Gordon, Texas, voluntarily returned to his birth country of Brazil Nov. 9 after a visa rule change and yearslong processing backlog blocked him from renewing his legal status.

This church in America’s heartland is reaching young LGBTQ+ people*
The Washington Post: With much of institutional religion wobbling, this Kansas City church prioritizes gay people and lesbians once shunned by the United Methodist Church.

The remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania cemetery
The Associated Press: The Carlisle Indian Industrial School had not yet held its first class when Matavito Horse and Leah Road Traveler were taken there in October 1879, drafted into the U.S. government’s campaign to erase Native American tribes by wiping their children’s identities.

What does spirituality look like?*
The New York Times: In his work, the photographer Abelardo Morell captures how flashes of transcendence feel.

The Spark

The hidden math of ocean waves crashes into view
The math of even the simplest ocean waves* is notoriously uncooperative, Wired says. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major advances toward understanding it.

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