Wednesday's News & Ideas - 2/15/2023
- Pauli Murray to be on U.S. quarters
- Survey on Christian nationalism
- ChatGPT sermons
- Drive-in church services
- Dangers of protecting faith leaders
- LeVar Burton fights for literacy
Trailblazing Episcopal priest Pauli Murray to be featured on U.S. quarters
Religion News Service: The civil rights lawyer, activist, writer and priest was also gender nonconforming.
More than half of Republicans support Christian nationalism, according to a new survey
NPR: Researchers found that more than half of Republicans believe the country should be a strictly Christian nation, either adhering to the ideals of Christian nationalism (21%) or sympathizing with those views (33%).
Pastors’ view: Sermons written by ChatGPT will have no soul
Associated Press: Among sermon writers, there is fascination — and unease — over the fast-expanding abilities of artificial-intelligence chatbots.
These Black and white churches began worshiping together during the pandemic and haven’t stopped*
The Washington Post: A spur-of-the-moment idea to bring the faithful together during the pandemic has become a once-a-month gathering where hundreds of worshipers honk along to a boisterous service that offers a mix of polemics, politics and preaching.
It’s tempting — but dangerous — to protect faith leaders we admire
Sojourners: L’Arche has never been a story of one heroic individual, but a story of how people discover something new about themselves and their companions, and mutually transform each other.
The Spark
40 years after ‘Reading Rainbow,’ LeVar Burton is still fighting for literacy
Sitting in a booth at a Hollywood coffee shop across from LeVar Burton, there’s no denying the passion in his eyes when he talks about literacy and how reading is not only a tool that unlocks doors to success but also a civil right,* says The Los Angeles Times.
*access is limited for nonsubscribers
