Tuesday's News & Ideas - 6/22/2021
- Weaponization of communion
- Republicans on religious voters
- Tension of serving homeless
- Sporting hijab ban
- Empty Armenian church
- The postracial myth
AOC, other Catholic Democrats urge bishops against ‘weaponization’ of Communion
Religion News Service: ‘We have a claim on the Church’s bearing as it does on ours,’ the lawmakers wrote in a statement signed by 60 Catholic Democrats in the House of Representatives.
Top Republicans worry ‘the church is asleep.’ Here’s their plan to reengage religious voters
Deseret News: Top Republicans like former Vice President Mike Pence and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio spoke at a Faith and Freedom Coalition event in Florida last week.
Oregon church navigates the tension of serving the homeless amid community’s opposition
Episcopal News Service: In a situation playing out all over the United States, the town is grappling with the dilemma of how to treat homeless people with compassion while managing residents’ concerns about safety and cleanliness.
Les Hijabeuses: The female footballers tackling France’s on-pitch hijab ban.
The Guardian: Young players excluded from matches because of their religious dress find a way to play on and encourage other hijab-wearing women into the sport
In Bangladesh’s empty Armenian church, a lone Hindu worshipper
Al Jazeera: With no priest to minister and no faithful to pray, Dhaka’s Armenian church has one last parishioner: a Hindu caretaker.
The Spark
Our new postracial myth
The postracial idea* is the most sophisticated racist idea ever produced, Ibram Kendi writes at The Atlantic.
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