Tuesday's News & Ideas - 11/29/2022
- COVID restrictions across the world
- Less than half of England Christian
- Campus religious groups & mental health
- World Cup & LGBTQ rights
- Poland youth & Catholic church
- What the body means to say
How COVID-19 restrictions affected religious groups around the world in 2020
Pew Research Center: Nearly a quarter of countries used force to prevent religious gatherings during the pandemic; other government restrictions and social hostilities related to religion remained fairly stable.
Less than half of England and Wales population Christian, Census 2021 shows
BBC: For the first time fewer than half of people in England and Wales describe themselves as Christian, the Census 2021 has revealed.
‘A sense of reassurance and belonging’: Campus religious groups tackle mental health services
USA Today: Religious groups on college campuses that have long counseled students grappling with issues of faith or spirituality are now adding mental health clinicians in campus religious hubs, and training religious leaders to know when to refer students to psychological care.
Rainbow struggle playing out on sidelines of World Cup
Religion News Service: The emirate, where gay sex is illegal, faced intense scrutiny in the run-up to the tournament regarding the safety and inclusion of LGBTQ visitors.
Amid scandals and politics, Poland’s youths lose faith in Catholic Church*
The New York Times: The Polish church is in a deep crisis, as its authority is sapped by cascading sexual abuse scandals and as more people grow wary of its perceived alliance with the country’s right-wing government.
The Spark
What the body means to say
When you have anorexia,* you live in a biological contradiction, The Atlantic says.
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