Tuesday's News & Ideas - 2/4/2025
- Myers Park pushed pastor out
- Proud Boys lose control of name
- Apocalypse for UK theology schools
- NOLA bishop criticized
- Retreats for LGBTQ Jews
- Florida’s corals struggling
Pastor pushed out after parishioners complain about focus on racial justice
NPR: The events provide a rare window into the debate within an organization when the tone of its social or political messaging clashes with its business model.
Proud Boys lose control of their name to a Black church they vandalized*
The New York Times: A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
Outlook apocalyptic for UK theology schools*
Christianity Today: Administrators are looking for more students and experimenting with alternative models for seminary education.
‘Disgusting’: New Orleans archbishop condemned over food bank firings
The Guardian: Ousted leaders say Gregory Aymond removed them after they refused to fund sexual abuse lawsuit settlements.
Rejected elsewhere, these LGBTQ+ Jews find love and acceptance in the Connecticut woods
Religion News Service: In many Orthodox Jewish settings, including the vast Haredi world, strict adherence to Torah and Jewish law has kept many closeted or unable to live openly in synagogue settings. At Eshel retreats they are embraced.
The Spark
Florida’s iconic corals aren’t having babies anymore. Scientists are alarmed.
A baby bust threatens the future of an already struggling reef, Vox says.
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