Wednesday's News & Ideas - 8/11/2021
- Immigration activist nun
- Willow Creek pastor has COVID-19
- American Muslims & suicide
- Mormon nationalists
- Writers of Color group
- Grieving 9/11
How this Catholic nun and immigration activist became one of the world’s most influential people
Deseret News: Sister Norma Pimentel, known for her work at the U.S.-Mexico border, believes we must challenge the borders inside ourselves.
Willow Creek pastor Dave Dummitt tests positive for COVID-19 on heels of Global Leadership Summit
Religion News Service: The megachurch pastor is isolating at home while the church does contact tracing.
American Muslims are 2 times more likely to have attempted suicide than other groups
NPR: Nearly 8% of Muslims in the survey reported a suicide attempt in their lifetime compared with 6% of Catholics, 5% of Protestants and 3.6% of Jewish respondents.
New movement of religious extremists push ultra-conservative vision in US
The Guardian: Members of the ‘Deseret nationalist’ movement have been accused of harassing other Mormons and posting racist material on social media.
“How much does it pay?” Writers of Color polite-shames publications to get to the point
Nieman Lab: An online group of journalists is pushing the industry beyond surface-level representation — one tweet at a time.
The Spark
What Bobby McIlvaine left behind
The Atlantic tells a story of grief, conspiracy theories and one family’s search for meaning* in the two decades since 9/11.
*access is limited for nonsubscribers
