Wednesday's News & Ideas - 10/26/2022

Yeshiva University announces ‘traditional’ alternative LGBTQ group amid legal battles
HuffPost: A separate LGBTQ student group has been locked in dispute with the Orthodox Jewish university for the past year.

Vatican extends secret deal with China on making bishops, then defends it
Religion News Service: Church officials say the life of the church in China takes precedence over diplomatic strategizing against the leadership in Beijing.

Catholic diocese of Buffalo will submit to government oversight*
The New York Times: The church reached a settlement with the New York attorney general after a lawsuit accusing officials of a yearslong cover-up of sexual abuse.

California bakery wins case over refusal to make cake for same-sex wedding
Associated Press: Owner of Tastries Bakery in Bakersfield argued right to free speech and expression of religion trumps anti-discrimination law

Diane Glancy’s search for home*
Christian Century: Glancy’s spirit is shaped as much by her exile from her tribe as by her ties to it.

The Spark

How the U.K. became one of the poorest countries in Western Europe
Britain* chose finance over industry, austerity over investment, and a closed economy over openness to the world, The Atlantic says.

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