Wednesday's News & Ideas - 11/17/2021
- Christian peacemaker investigated
- Minichurches in America?
- William Sterling Cary dies
- Evangelical maternity ranch
- Religion bans across the world
- Deaf football team
The Christian peacemaker who left a trail of trauma
Christianity Today: Judy Dabler built a career helping reconcile conflict within ministries including RZIM and Mars Hill. But a new investigation says she abused her authority to protect those with power.
Why the minichurch is the latest trend in American religion
Religion News Service: While megachurches often make headlines, most of the congregations in the United States are relatively small.
William Sterling Cary, pioneering Black pastor, dies at 94
Associated Press: William Sterling Cary, a pioneering minister and civil rights activist who was the first Black person in prominent church leadership roles including president of the National Council of Churches, has died, according to family members. He was 94.
A maternity ranch is born: How evangelical women in Texas are mobilizing for a future without abortion*
The Washington Post: The growing sense among evangelical Christians was that the end of Roe v. Wade was no longer a dim possibility but a near certainty.
41 countries ban religion-related groups; Jehovah’s Witnesses, Baha’is among the most commonly targeted
Pew Research Center: Government restrictions on religion take many forms around the world. Particularly restrictive governments often limit religious expression by banning certain groups.
The Spark
Underdog no more, a deaf football team takes California by storm
The California School for the Deaf, Riverside,* is steamrolling its opponents, electrifying a campus that has seen more than a few athletic defeats, The New York Times says.
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