Tuesday's News & Ideas - 3/9/2021

Cornel West returns to Union Theological Seminary after Harvard tenure dispute
Religion News Service: The move comes after West had threatened to leave Harvard University, which he said denied his request to be considered for tenure.

Dismantling ‘the last plantation’
Sojourners: The USDA’s combination of racism, intentional neglect, and mistreatment led to a 98 percent decrease of Black farmers between 1920 and 1997.

The empty religions of Instagram*
The New York Times: How did influencers become our moral authorities?

Scientist urges fellow Christians: Love your neighbor by getting a COVID-19 vaccine
HuffPost: Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, is trying to get a pro-vaccine message out that centers on selflessness.

Trump prophet enraged his followers by apologizing. Now he’s shutting down his ministry.
Christianity Today: In an announcement Monday, Jeremiah Johnson said, “We are choosing to radically obey Jesus over any other voices in this season.”

The Spark

Parenting in prison: A love story
Fatherhood can be hard. But when father and son are both in prison, the challenges are immense, The Nation says.

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