Wednesday's News & Ideas - 7/6/2022
- Devout Catholic OB-GYN
- Activists glue themselves to ‘Last Supper’
- Conspiracy theories appeal to emotion
- Resignation in higher ed
- Preaching at funerals
- Meta restricts abortion posts
A devout Catholic, she opposed abortion. Now she performs them.
Religion News Service: Like many Catholics, Dr. Jennifer Villavicencio prioritized the needs of the fetus. A trip to an abortion clinic forced her to consider the needs of the woman.
Activists glue themselves to copy of Leonardo’s ‘The Last Supper,’ adding to string of similar protests
CNN: A group of climate activists who have disrupted major galleries this week to send a message to the UK government have struck again, this time at the Royal Academy of Art in London.
Buying into conspiracy theories can be exciting – that’s what makes them dangerous
The Conversation: Much of the commentary on conspiracy theories presumes that followers simply have bad information, or not enough, and that they can be helped along with a better diet of facts.
Calling it quits*
Inside Higher Ed: It remains unclear just how many professors are leaving their jobs during the Great Resignation, but stories about who is leaving, and why, abound. Will institutions be forced to respond with real change?
Preaching in the valley of actual death*
Christian Century: My task at funerals is to share the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
The Spark
Meta was restricting abortion content all along
Abortion access groups and activists say they were dealing with algorithmic suppression* long before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Wired says.
*access is limited for nonsubscribers
