Wednesday's News & Ideas - 4/19/2023
- Charles Stanley dies
- TN evangelicals call for gun reform
- Teen mental health crisis
- SCOTUS divided on religion case
- Four day work week
- Pursuing viral traffic
Charles Stanley shaped Christian broadcasting and the Southern Baptist Convention
Baptist News Global: Charles Frazier Stanley, one of the best-known Southern Baptist preachers of the 20th century, died April 18 at age 90.
ERLC president, Covenant parent urges Tennessee to pass proposed gun reform*
Christianity Today: Southern Baptist leader Brent Leatherwood calls on the state to “restrain evil” through Governor Lee’s plan to keep weapons from those deemed a threat to themselves or others.
How the teen mental health crisis is turning some youth pastors into first responders
Religion News Service: Young people, youth pastors say, are pushing the church to be more willing to talk about mental health.
Supreme Court conservatives seem divided in major religion case
NPR: The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case testing how far employers must go to accommodate the religious views of their employees.
A four-day work week could help communities of faith – and us all
The Guardian: For Muslims, being able to attend congregational Friday prayers stress-free would be a great boon and help counter stereotypes and prejudice.
The Spark
They did it for the clicks
Digital media pursued viral traffic* at all costs and unleashed chaos, The New Republic says.
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