Wednesday's News & Ideas - 12/8/2021
- Pastor in drag leaves church
- Tree of Life receives $6.6M
- SCOTUS & tuition programs
- Indigenous Christian art
- Haitian gang releases 3 hostages
- Ocean’s rarest mammal
Pastor who appeared in drag on HBO’s ‘We’re Here’ forced to leave his church
Religion News Service: Pastor Craig Duke was relieved from his pastoral duties last week at Newburgh United Methodist Church near Evansville, Indiana, after receiving pushback from congregants over his appearance on the show.
$6.6M awarded to Tree of Life synagogue, site of massacre
Associated Press: The state funding will help “transform this site that has been marked by horror ... into one full of hope, remembrance and education,” Tree of Life Rabbi Jeffrey Myers said.
Supreme Court hears appeal of Maine parents seeking to have state pay for religious schools
CNN: The Supreme Court will return to the issue of religious liberty Wednesday and consider a Maine school tuition assistance program that parents say violates their religious rights under the First Amendment.
The creative resistance of Native American Christian art*
Christian Century: The Christian Thunderbird is once more taking flight.
US religious group says Haitian gang releases 3 hostages
Associated Press: A religious group based in Ohio announced Monday that a violent gang in Haiti has released three more hostages, while another 12 remain abducted.
The Spark
The ocean’s rarest mammal has a few final lessons to teach us
A tiny porpoise called the vaquita has polarized a Mexican fishing town. The species is fighting for its life, Vox says.
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