Tuesday’s News & Ideas - 9/9/2025
- Sex abuse settlement increase
- Religion on college campuses
- Clergy protesting in DC
- Seminary president terminated
- Documentary on nuns in Vatican
- Social media exhaustion
New Orleans archdiocese increases sex abuse settlement offer to $230m guaranteed
The Guardian: The increase from an initial guarantee of $180m is enough to persuade certain attorneys who were opposed to striking a deal.
When it comes to religion on college campuses, intentions matter
Forbes: If the message giver is experienced as coercive, conversations get derailed, often leaving the message receiver in awkward, if not hostile, postures. If the same message is received as authentic sharing of self, then conversations progress and often lead to the kind of learning, development, and experience educators embrace.
Clergy protest ICE and National Guard presence near DC Churches
Religion Unplugged: Some clergy argue that federal law enforcement agencies increasingly encroach upon church property and community spaces.
Seminary of the Southwest ‘immediately’ terminates Scott Bader-Saye as president and dean
Episcopal News Service: Bader-Saye’s termination comes after he admitted to developing an inappropriate relationship with an employee he had supervised.
Nuns vs the Vatican: Documentary alleges sexual abuse and misconduct in the Catholic church
The Guardian: A new film follows women who claim to have been abused by a former Jesuit priest.
The Spark
The last days of social media
Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion, Noema says.
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