Wednesday's News & Ideas - 10/12/2022
- Ukrainian church leaders
- Proposed Tennessee amendment
- Christianity and nationalism ties
- Ad campaign about Jesus
- SCOTUS rejects Roof appeal
- Reparations experiment
Church leaders double down on resolve, calls for peace after Russian attacks
Crux: After the spate of Russian bombings in various cities across Ukraine Monday, church leaders in the country have called for peace and international support, but said the people are more determined than ever.
Tennessee faith leaders voice support for proposed Constitutional Amendment 3
Memphis Flyer: “We’re not just going to make history on November 8th. We’re going to change lives.”
Concerns grow over the increasing ties between Christianity and right-wing nationalism
PBS: On the ballot this November are several high-profile Republican candidates who are embracing Christian nationalist ideals.
A $100 million ad campaign wants to fix Jesus’ image. His followers remain a problem.
Religion News Service: A major ad campaign for Jesus will expand in the months leading up to the Super Bowl. The He Gets Us campaign hopes to rescue the message of Jesus from the misdeeds of Christians.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Dylann Roof, who killed 9 members of a Black church
NPR: The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Dylann Roof, who challenged his death sentence and conviction in the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation.
The Spark
Reparations: The US town paying its black residents
Evanston, Illinois is a quiet place in the middle of an unusual experiment, the BBC says. The city has started paying money to Black residents who faced barriers to buying the home they wanted due to mid-20th Century policies.
