Wednesday’s News & Ideas - 2/12/2025
- Lawsuit over ICE’s church arrests
- C of E abuse investigation
- Young evangelicals & Israel
- SBC pastor added to cabinet
- Samaritan’s Purse dodges aid freeze
- Surgeons promised to make me whole. No one asked what I wanted
Trump won’t block immigration arrests in houses of worship. Now these 27 religious groups are suing
The Associated Press: More than two dozen religious groups are suing the federal government in response to the Trump administration’s policy giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at “sensitive locations,” including houses of worship.
Church of England votes against full independence for safeguarding against expert advice
The Guardian: Abuse survivors are likely to be dismayed by the decision to transfer only national safeguarding staff to independent body.
Why younger evangelical Christians are losing their faith in Israel
Religion News Service: A significant generational shift is underway away from a false gospel of empire toward a faith that upholds justice, mercy and truth. Many young Christians recognize that true faithfulness to Christ cannot be reconciled with the destruction of Palestinian lives.
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Chron: Scott Turner, a former NFL football player, Texas state representative, Trump White House senior aide and Southern Baptist pastor, has been confirmed as the new leader of the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD).
Samaritan’s Purse dodges Trump’s foreign aid freeze
MinistryWatch: As Christian ministries scramble to discern and communicate the impact of President Trump’s 90-day pause on foreign aid, Samaritan’s Purse is shielded by a waiver ensuring their global poverty-relief and disaster response efforts are secure.
The Spark
I was born missing an ear. To the world, it was a problem to fix
Surgeons promised to make me whole. No one asked what I wanted, writes Kate Gies in The Walrus.
