Wednesday's News & Ideas - 4/27/2022
- Religious freedom in Russia, India
- Calvin University & LGBTQ+ rights
- Marjorie Taylor Greene & far-right Catholics
- ‘Truth’s Table’ & the Black church
- ‘Catholic, socialist, family-focused’
- Harvard confronts ties to slavery
U.S. panel recommends State Department classify India, Russia as ‘country of particular concern’ over religious freedoms
The Hill: A U.S. panel has recommended that the State Department designate 15 nations, including India and Russia, as “countries of particular concern” for violating religious freedoms.
Denied a faculty job for marrying a gay couple*
Inside Higher Ed: A researcher left Calvin University after officials questioned her same-sex marriage. Now the professor who officiated the ceremony has been denied reappointment for doing so.
Marjorie Taylor Greene to right-wing Catholic site: How come ‘God hasn’t destroyed’ America?*
Salon: Marjorie Taylor Greene tells far-right Catholics their church is ruled by Satan — and they love her for it.
In ‘Truth’s Table’ book, women podcasters cast vision for future of Black church
Religion News Service: Co-author Christina Edmondson said “there is a benefit and a gift to people who don’t identify as Black Christian women to listen respectfully to these stories and narratives.”
Meet the woman who confounds the left and right
Deseret News: Elizabeth Bruenig, a staff writer for The Atlantic, makes no apologies for being a Catholic, socialist, family-focused thinker.
The Spark
‘This report is unflinching’: Harvard University confronts its ties to slavery
Harvard published the first full accounting* of the institution’s historical ties to slavery, says The Boston Globe.
*access is limited for nonsubscribers
