Tuesday’s News & Ideas - 5/19/2026
- Mosque attack leaves 5 dead
- Pentecost baptism planned
- Fire destroys historic church
- Terrence L. Johnson to lead Candler
- James Robison dies
- Reviving the dodo
Shooting suspect’s mother reported her son, car and weapons missing hours before mosque attack
CNN: Three people were killed in the shooting at San Diego’s largest mosque and two teen suspects were found dead with self-inflicted gunshot wounds nearby. Police are investigating the attack as a hate crime.
Religion Unplugged: 3 killed at San Diego mosque as anti-Muslim hate surges nationwide
On Pentecost, one California pastor is aiming for the world's largest synchronized baptism
Religion News Service: Churches from Africa to Europe to Asia are registered to participate in Baptize the World, while the Museum of the Bible is set to host a hybrid broadcast event, airing footage of baptisms held that day across the globe.
Fire destroys historic church in Wilmington just hours before worship services
Fox29: Mother African Union Church in Wilmington, Delaware, was destroyed by a massive two-alarm fire. It was home to the first incorporated African American congregation in the country.
Terrence L. Johnson to lead Emory University’s Candler School of Theology
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education: Terrence L. Johnson has been named the next Mary Lee Hardin Willard Dean of the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He will begin his five-year appointment on Aug. 1.
James Robison, Southern Baptist turned Pentecostal influencer
Baptist News Global: James Robison — a fiery Southern Baptist evangelist who became a Pentecostal TV personality — died May 17 at age 82.
The Spark
To revive an extinct bird, you first need an artificial egg
Scientists are developing 3D-printed plastic eggs to resurrect the dodo and another extinct flightless bird called the giant moa, NPR says.
