Tuesday's News & Ideas - 7/6/2021
- Hannah-Jones to Howard
- PCA on gay leaders
- Amish novelist
- Tik-Tok preacher
- COVID outbreak at camp
- America & self-help
Nikole Hannah-Jones declines UNC tenure offer, heads to Howard University
NC Policy Watch: She and fellow award-winning journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates will launch a new Center for Democracy and Journalism at the historically Black university.
Presbyterian Church in America leaders say those who identify as gay are not qualified for ordination
Religion News Service: A leader said that the intent of the overture is not to exclude Christians who are gay but remain celibate. Still, that’s not the way many opponents of the overture received its approval.
This humble Amish novelist has quietly sold more than 350,000 books and just dropped another title
Religion Unplugged: While writing is Linda Byler’s vocation, she is hard pressed to recall exactly how many novels she has written.
How Brandan Robertson, a.k.a. the ‘Tik-Tok Preacher,’ is taking on the anti-LGBTQ teachings of his faith
RollingStone: Amid the pandemic, the progressive minister found a new way to spread a more inclusive, modern gospel.
More than 125 Covid-19 cases tied to South Texas church camp, pastor says
CNN: The outbreak stems from a late June student ministry camp for sixth through 12th graders that was attended by over 400 people.
The Spark
America’s obsession with self-help
From “The Old Farmer’s Almanac” to “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” what do bestselling guides* to self-improvement reveal about the United States? The New Republic asks.
*access is limited for nonsubscribers
