Wednesday's News & Ideas - 3/23/2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson publicly expresses thanks to God but keeps faith history private
Religion News Service: ‘The way that we express our faith is not just through words but by actions,’ said a law school classmate of Ketanji Brown Jackson, Supreme Court justice nominee.

Hillsong’s Brian Houston resigns from megachurch
The Guardian: The resignation comes after internal investigations found Houston engaged in inappropriate conduct ‘of serious concern.’

More houses of worship are returning to normal operations, but in-person attendance is unchanged since fall
Pew Research Center: Churches and other houses of worship increasingly are holding services the way they did before the outbreak began, but there has not been a corresponding rise over the past six months in the share of Americans who are attending in-person services.

Zelensky is a Jewish hero. Some Jews worry the acclaim won’t last.
Religion & Politics: Across the usually fractious American Jewish spectrum, from the Orthodox to the most liberal, Zelensky has been embraced with a kind of familial hug as a charismatic symbol of resolve and courage.

In almost every state, over half of all women of color earn less than a living wage
19^th News: In most of the United States, the majority of women of color are still working a low-wage job — a legacy of decades of discriminatory policies that have stymied women’s economic growth.

The Spark

What to do with your twenties when your life plans fall apart
It’s a strange sort of self-reliance, thinking you can out-plan the grief, and heartbreak, and confusion of growing up, Catapult says.