Wednesday's News & Ideas - 4/15/2020

Liberty University sued for refusing to refund student dorm fees during pandemic
Associated Press: The lawsuit also accuses the evangelical university’s president, Jerry Falwell Jr., of putting students at risk by welcoming them back to campus as COVID-19 spread.

When the coronavirus came to Ebenezer Baptist
Slate: A small New Orleans church that was destroyed in Katrina now finds itself grappling with unimaginable loss.

One church’s tale of two pandemics, 100 years apart
Religion News Service: Historical records unearthed by the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles show scenes of quarantine in the winter of 1918 and 1919 similar to the ones unfolding today.

Ancient texts encouraged hope and endurance when they spoke of end times
The Conversation: Ancient apocalypticism suggests that cultivating hope during times of chaos was essential.

Christians were fined $500 for attending a drive-in church -- the Trump administration is supporting them in court
BuzzFeed News: Federal lawyers filed a statement of interest in federal court on Tuesday to support the parishioners.

The Spark

Little League, revisited
Adam Kuhlmann was outmatched at the 1993 Little League World Series, he says at Longreads. His 11-year-old nephew helps him to learn from his errors.

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