Tuesday's News & Ideas - 3/18/2025
- Morris surrenders to authorities
- US antidemocratic movement
- ‘Migrant God’ book
- Mormon podcasters resign
- Comics & Jewish America
- March Madness bracket
Former Texas megachurch pastor accused of child sex abuse surrenders in Oklahoma
The Associated Press: Robert Preston Morris, 63, turned himself in to officials in Osage County, where he was charged last week with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child
A movement to destroy U.S. democracy controls the presidency, congress, and the Supreme Court — but what’s behind it?
Religion Dispatches: The antidemocratic political movement in the United States, though diverse and complicated, is united in its rejection of the Enlightenment ideals on which the republic was founded and represents the most serious threat to American democracy since the Civil War.
In Mennonite pastor Isaac Villegas’ new book, God is a migrant, too
Religion News Service: “Migrant God,” offers a theological vision for the ways Christian faith transcends national borders and is rooted in solidarity with migrants.
Popular Mormon podcasters resign from LDS church, a step ahead of excommunication
Religion News Service: Valerie and Nathan Hamaker, co-hosts of “Latter Day Struggles,” have resigned their LDS church membership rather than attend a church disciplinary council that was likely to result in their excommunication.
See you in the funny papers: How superhero comics tell the story of Jewish America
The Conversation: Jewish American artists were at the heart of the comics industry — and a closer read of beloved characters reflects fears about assimilation and acceptance.
The Spark
Who invented the March Madness bracket? Staten Island bar and Kentucky postal worker stake claims
Before all those office pools truly defined March, betting the bracket was the supposed brainchild of an Irish pub owner in Staten Island, The Associated Press says.
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