Wednesday's News & Ideas - 7/7/2021
- Liberty sued by diversity officer
- Capitol attack & Christianity
- Seminary closing
- Religious peace efforts
- Nerves about in-person work
- The life of viral products
Liberty University sued by former diversity officer, NFL player Kelvin Edwards
Religion News Service: The school said in a statement that current President Jerry Prevo had determined that hiring Edwards was “among his predecessor’s mistakes.”
A horn-wearing ‘shaman.’ A cowboy evangelist. For some, the Capitol attack was a kind of Christian revolt.*
The Washington Post: Many forces contributed to the attack on the Capitol, but part of the mix is the fact that the country is in a period when institutional religion is breaking apart, becoming more individualized and more disconnected from denominations, theological credentials and oversight.
SS Cyril & Methodius Seminary in Orchard Lake to close after 137 years*
Detroit Free Press: SS Cyril & Methodius Seminary in Orchard Lake, a training ground for Polish priests for more than a century, will close next year.
As secular peace effort stutters in Israel, religious mediators hope to step in*
The New York Times: The inclusion of an Islamist party in Israel’s government has spurred a group of imams and rabbis hoping to build a religious-based peace movement.
Help your employees who are anxious about returning to the office
Harvard Business Review: This is uncharted territory for all us, including managers.
The Spark
TikTok made me buy it
The video app is causing products to blow up — and flame out — faster than ever, Vox says.
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