Tuesday's News & Ideas - 12/5/2023
- TEC’s tangled Title IV protocol
- Christian Wiman’s new book
- Francis: ‘Demasculinize’ church
- Shooting rocks VT’s self-image
- ‘Dear Alana’ podcast
- The people behind chip flavors
The Episcopal Church reckons with tangled protocol on clergy abuse and accountability
Religion News Service: As the denomination evaluates its Title IV clergy misconduct policy, abuse survivors say the process needs to be trauma-informed.
How the poet Christian Wiman keeps his faith*
The New Yorker: Nearly two decades ago, Wiman was diagnosed with a rare cancer and told he probably had about five years to live. In a new book, he makes the case against despair.
Pope Francis asks theologians to ‘demasculinize’ the church
Religion News Service: “Women have a way of reflecting on theology that is different from us men,” Francis told the International Theological Commission.
A shooting of Muslims rocks Vermont’s self-image*
The New York Times: For many in Vermont, the horror of the shooting was compounded by its violation of the state’s self-image as a uniquely welcoming place.
Documenting the struggle and suicide of a young woman, ‘Dear Alana’ podcast raises questions about queer identity and the Catholic Church
Religion Dispatches: Reporter Simon Kent Fung’s podcast Dear Alana documents the life and death of Alana Chen, who committed suicide in 2019 at the age of 24 after a lifelong struggle, including conversion therapy facilitated by her local church.
The Spark
‘How do you reduce a national dish to a powder?’: The weird, secretive world of potato chip flavors
Why can you buy lasagna flavor chips in Thailand but not in Italy? Which country can cope with the hottest chili? And why do Germans like paprika so much? The Guardian asks.
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