Wednesday's News & Ideas - 10/16/2024
- Hays repenting for non-affirming theology
- Pastoral visit from outer space
- Trump’s rhetoric inspires hate
- UK’s debate on assisted suicide
- Passing along religious traditions
- A beloved tree died
A leading Bible scholar on repenting for his non-affirming theology
Sojourners: For Richard Hays, this book is an act of repentance. He said in our interview it is a chance to take responsibility for his failures and mistakes and to live into the “renewing of the mind,” as Paul writes in Romans 12.
When the elder calls — from outer space*
Christianity Today: Two sick church members in their 90s got a pastoral “visit” from a friend — an astronaut stuck on the International Space Station.
‘He gives them the green light’: Trump’s rhetoric revives hate groups across US
The Guardian: The lies about immigrants eating cats in Ohio has led to a swell of far-right extremism in Springfield and beyond.
UK begins emotive debate on assisted dying as law change proposed
Reuters: A proposal to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to end their lives was introduced to parliament on Wednesday, setting off an emotional debate on an issue that polarizes opinion.
How to pass along religious traditions (without embarrassing your teenagers)
NPR: As many parents know, the line between passing along cultural traditions and mortifying your children in public can be perilously thin.
The Spark
A fading tree, once majestic, had to come down. But it wasn’t the end.
A beloved sugar maple* slowly succumbed to disease, The New York Times says. Today, it lives on in a new form.
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