Wednesday's News & Ideas - 11/2/2022
- Warnock’s Sunday
- Politically homogenous churches
- Security for houses of worship
- Baldwin the exorcist
- Legacy of Jackie Robinson
- Home is where your best friend is
The senator-pastor from Georgia mixes politics and preaching on the trail*
The New York Times: Senator Raphael Warnock’s Sunday included a morning in the pulpit then a Souls to the Polls event.
Do Republicans and Democrats still want to worship together?
Deseret News: A new survey from Lifeway Research explores churchgoers’ interest in politically homogenous congregations
DHS panel on security for houses of worship begins its work
Religion News Service: The Faith-Based Security Advisory Council, which will make recommendations to the secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, convened for the first time in early October.
Baldwin the exorcist*
Christian Century: He wrote to free the heart from hatred and despair.
Revisiting the legacy of Jackie Robinson: the Christian, the athlete, and the activist
Religion & Politics: Anyone who has closely studied his life quickly realizes that Robinson is not easy to pin down, that he tends to defy broad generalizations.
The Spark
Home is where your best friend is
For Harpers Bazaar, author Mira Jacob explores the grief that overtook her when her best friend moved away* after living in the same city for 22 years.
*access is limited for nonsubscribers
