Wednesday's News & Ideas - 4/13/2022

Leaked Hillsong NYC report says sexual misconduct, abuse went beyond Carl Lentz
Religion News Service: Details from the leaked report paint a picture of a church leadership rife with abuse, sexual misconduct and secrecy.

Why is this year different from all other years?*
The Atlantic: I’m struggling this year to reconcile the lessons I’ve taken from Passover: to help the world, but also to remember how often the world has turned on us.

Sunday politics in Georgia: Punting on historical reckoning
Sightings: As Sen. Raphael Warnock seeks reelection this year in Georgia, the Baptist minister might find a key group working against him — fellow pastors.

The book of Job offers an alternative to censorship
Sojourners: There is perhaps not a more poignant example of this storytelling-as-resistance than the book of Job.

The Supreme Court and the strange politics of the ‘sincere believer’
Religion & Politics: The Ramirez case raises a host of complex and crucial issues, from the theological to the mundane and procedural.

The Spark

Giants’ Alyssa Nakken becomes first woman to make on-field MLB appearance
Alyssa Nakken coached first base for the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night, making her the first woman to ever make an on-field appearance in a regular season major-league baseball game, says NBC News.

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