Tuesday's News & Ideas - 6/23/2026
- World Cup and evangelism
- Historic SC church purchased
- Baltimore pastor and news error
- Immigration fears empty pews
- Birthplace of religious liberty
- Crossword puzzle’s popularity
This year’s World Cup is supersizing evangelism efforts*
Christianity Today: Organizers from around the US see soccer as an “unfathomable” opening for ministry.
South Carolina’s AME church bails out Charleston’s historic Mt. Zion, which faced foreclosure
The Post and Courier: The statewide African Methodist Episcopal diocese has purchased beleaguered Mt. Zion AME Church on Glebe Street, bailing out the historic downtown house of worship that faced a foreclosure lawsuit.
How one news error shook Baltimore’s faith community
The AFRO: Faith leaders say The Baltimore Sun’s mistaken identification of a respected pastor raises larger questions about accountability, trust, and how Black Baltimoreans are portrayed.
Haitian immigrants revived a church. Now the pews are empty.
Religion News Service: With the Supreme Court set to rule on whether Haitians will lose Temporary Protected Status, fear is emptying church pews. At St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the Haitian immigrants who brought life to the congregation are gone.
‘Soaked into the wood’: A visit to the birthplace of religious liberty
NPR: Religious liberty was one of the founding pursuits of America. Rhode Island was founded on the idea that the intermingling of religion and government damages both church and state.
The Spark
How the crossword conquered America
Even in a boom time for games, the decidedly old-fashioned puzzles are more popular than ever. Slate went to the best place on Earth to understand why.
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