Tuesday’s News & Ideas - 7/22/2024

Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition
The Associated Press: The Trump administration on Monday released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination.

For the young and Buddhist-curious, a moment of modern mindfulness
Religion News Service: The Young Buddhist Initiative describes itself as bringing Buddhist traditions into the modern world in a way that it hopes will suit contemporary — particularly younger — lives.

Disputed vote for Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church pastor is tested in court
Religion News Service: The hearing marked the first step in a second lawsuit filed against the Abyssinian Baptist Church over the election of the Rev. Kevin R. Johnson.

Lawyers for Harvard and Trump square off in court in Boston
NPR: Lawyers for Harvard University argued in federal court that the federal government’s freeze of more than $2 billion in grants and contracts is illegal and should be reversed.

I don’t know if I believe in God, but I believe in Gospel music*
The New York Times: How music convinced a religious skeptic to rethink faith.

The Spark

Eleven-minute race for food: How aid points in Gaza became ‘death traps’
Since May, more than 1,000 people have died while seeking food from the centers and other humanitarian convoys, says The Guardian.

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