Wednesday's News & Ideas - 6/3/2020

The last temptation of Trump*
New York Times: The president brandishes a Bible in front of a church, in search of a divine mandate that isn’t coming.

Trump's religious photo-ops aren't about piety. They're about power
CNN: Where other presidents came to pray, Donald Trump came to pose.

Washington Archbishop condemns Trump’s visit to Catholic shrine
HuffPost: Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said he finds it “baffling and reprehensible” that a Catholic facility would allow itself to be “manipulated” in this way.

‘He wears the armor of God’: evangelicals hail Trump's church photo op
The Guardian: The president’s appeal to his base amid protests was derided by some Christians. Others saw a victory in a world of evil.

For most churchgoers, controversy between religious freedom and public health is not real
USA Today: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, partisans and our political process may be turning the freedom of religion into a threat to public health.

The Spark

‘He shook the world’: George Floyd’s legendary Houston legacy
Before a police officer killed him, Big Floyd was a rapper in Texas, The Rolling Stone says. Now, the musicians that knew him are left to reflect on his life in Houston -- and what comes next.

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