Tuesday's News & Ideas - 5/7/2024
- Many UMC clergy fully come out
- Diversity of religious ‘nones’
- Abortion views across US
- Neurodivergent children
- Vatican Swiss Guards
- Olympic medals for art
After vote to repeal LGBTQ bans, many gay Methodists are now fully out
Religion News Service: On the first Sunday after the conclusion of the denomination’s General Conference, many queer United Methodists celebrated their release from the tight and narrow spaces that had confined them.
The number of religious ‘nones’ has soared, but not the number of atheists
The Conversation: There is diversity in how religiously unaffiliated individuals identify themselves. When asked their religion on surveys, unaffiliated responses include “agnostic,” “no religion,” “nothing in particular,” “none” and so on.
Abortion views in all 50 states
PRRI: Republicans and Democrats are deeply divided on abortion, with a 50-point gap between them.
Let the neurodivergent children come to me*
Christianity Today: Gentle parenting is one tool to train up children who have disabilities with love and wisdom.
Meet the Vatican Swiss Guards ready to sacrifice their lives for the pope
The Guardian: The world’s smallest army, which is preparing to swear in its latest recruits, has in the past engaged in ferocious battles.
The Spark
They used to award Olympic medals for art?
The founder of the modern Games* thought they should honor both body and mind, The New York Times says. But the tradition died years ago, and the winning artworks are largely forgotten.
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