Tuesday's News & Ideas - 2/14/2023
- Catholic abuse in Portugal
- Bart Ehrman’s blog
- The Bible’s love poem
- Asbury revival
- College Board’s Black studies
- Ohio train derailment
Thousands of children abused by members of Portugal’s Catholic Church over 70 years, report finds
Reuters: At least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church over the past 70 years, a report by the commission investigating the issue said on Monday, adding the findings are the tip of the iceberg.
His popular blog debunks Christian myths. With the profits, he does the Christian thing.
Religion News Service: Bart Ehrman is known for challenging established Christian teachings. But there’s a part of him that still honors his abandoned Christian faith and what he sees as its moral obligations, such as giving to charity.
Why is a love poem full of sex in the Bible? Readers have been struggling with the Song of Songs for 2,000 years
The Conversation: Also known as the Song of Solomon or Canticle of Canticles, the Song of Songs stands out in the Bible because of its extensive and candid sexual content.
Asbury professor: We’re witnessing a ‘surprising work of God’*
Christianity Today: I’m hopeful about the revival breaking out in our chapel and its implications for the campus and beyond, Tom McCall says.
The College Board’s rocky path, through Florida, to the A.P. Black studies course*
The New York Times: The nonprofit met with Governor DeSantis’s state officials, who asked whether the course was “trying to advance Black Panther thinking.”
The Spark
Life after the Ohio train derailment: Trouble breathing, dying animals, and saying goodbye
After a train derailment* in East Palestine, Ohio, leaked noxious chemicals, residents in the area are still trying to recover, The New Republic says.
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