Tuesday's News & Ideas - 3/12/2024
- Texas migrant center remains open
- Courts favor Christianity
- Anti-Zionist Jews growing in number
- Abuse victims of Catholic nuns
- Pastor launches armed patrols
- Do you know the history of The Simpsons?
El Paso judge blocks Texas AG Ken Paxton’s effort to close Annunciation House
El Paso Matters: Attorney General Ken Paxton “acted without regard to due process and fair play” in seeking to shut down a leading migrant service provider, an El Paso judge said Monday in a ruling that blocks the state’s efforts for now.
It sure seems like the courts have placed Christianity above other faiths
Salon: As the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit demonstrated in Apache Stronghold v. United States, for religious practitioners outside of the “Judeo-Christian” tradition, religious freedoms may actually be more restricted than they were under previous legal regimes.
The anti-Zionist Jews countering mainstream support for Israel
Religion News Service: Pro-Israel Jews have denounced anti-Zionists as antisemitic and not really Jewish. But the ranks of this group are growing, and their criticism of Israel is catching on among younger U.S. Jews.
Victims of Catholic nuns rely on each other after being overlooked in the clergy sex abuse crisis
ABC News: The sexual abuse of children by Catholic sisters and nuns has been overshadowed by far more common reports of male clergy abuse. Women in religious orders have also been abuse victims — but they have been perpetrators too.
Connecticut pastor launches armed patrols 'to keep the streets clean' after deadly shootout near his church - despite condemnation from Democrat mayor
Daily Mail: The patrol mounted its inaugural watch in Hartford's North End. They picked up trash and appeared to comply with the state's firearm's laws, which forbid open carry.
The Spark
‘We wanted to invade media’: the hippies, nerds and Hollywood pros who brought The Simpsons to life*
The Simpsons’ roots run deep. And as Matt Groening’s early collaborators explain, it owes its global success to a perfect storm of punk zine attitude and TV professionalism, says The Guardian.
