Tuesday's News & Ideas - 8/25/2020
- Falwell leaves Liberty in controversy
- Jacob Blake shooting
- Congregational conflict in pandemic
- The parents are not all right
- Sacristy uncovered at Westminster
- American racial mythology
Jerry Falwell Jr. agrees to leave as Liberty University president
HuffPost: The move by the evangelical leader and Trump loyalist comes after reports about his sex life led him to take a leave of absence.
Reuters: Business partner of Falwells says affair with evangelical power couple spanned seven years
Police shooting of Jacob Blake prompts calls by faith leaders, governor for reform
Religion News Service: Muslim and Christian leaders are decrying the police shooting of a Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as authorities begin an investigation into the incident and the governor calls for a special session of the legislature to address police accountability.
Some congregations are in conflict about the coronavirus pandemic
Deseret News: Pastors are used to dealing with conflict. But pandemic-fueled battles are harder to solve.
Report from home: The parents are not all right
Baptist News Global: We’ve been at this unprecedented pandemic-parenting for more than five months, and there is no visible nightlight at the end of this dark and uncertain tunnel.
Lost medieval sacristy uncovered at Westminster Abbey
The Guardian: Remains of hundreds of bodies also discovered at site used as burial ground for monks.
The Spark
Americans are determined to believe in Black progress
Sentimental and simplistic portrayal of racism -- and redemption* -- is a uniquely American mythology, The Atlantic says.
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