Tuesday's News & Ideas - 11/9/2021
- Churches with tiny PPP loans
- Young women lead climate protest
- Religious exemption for contractors
- Church forests of Ethiopia
- History of PTSD
- Dog breeds that vanished
Some churches got mega PPP loans. A few got tiny ones.
Religion News Service: While some congregations got multi-million-dollar PPP loans, some got tiny loans by accident. Two churches got loans for $666.
Young women are leading climate protests. Guess who runs global talks?*
The New York Times: There’s a clear gender and generation gap at the Glasgow talks, and the two sides have very different views on how to address global warming.
U.S. proposes rescinding Trump-era expansion of religious exemptions
Reuters: Critics of the Trump administration rule, including LGBTQ groups, say the expanded exemptions for contractors open the door to discrimination.
Gardens of Eden: the church forests of Ethiopia – a photo essay
The Guardian: Seen by their guardians as sacred, Ethiopia’s church forests are protected and cared for by their priests and their communities.
How veterans created PTSD
JSTOR: Now a cultural staple, PTSD is a newer diagnosis. How have cultural conceptions of trauma morphed and what does it mean for US institutions and society?
The Spark
The eccentric dog breeds that vanished
From a vegetarian dog to a walking piece of kitchen equipment, the world was once home to an abundance of strange and ancient hounds the BBC says.
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