Wednesday's News & Ideas - 8/14/2024

N.T. Wright: What Jesus would say to the ‘empire’ today*
Christianity Today: How “Jesus and the Powers,” cowritten with Michael F. Bird, calls Christians into the political sphere.

Will Tim Walz help Democrats win back Muslims? Unlikely, these leaders say.
Religion News Service: The majority of American Muslims see America’s role in the war in Gaza as their top concern in the US presidential election.

DC church wrestles with FBI connection*
The Christian Century: The association between Jesus and longtime FBI chief J. Edgar Hoovers comes up frequently at Capitol Hill United Methodist Church in Washington, DC.

Americans are becoming less religious. None more than this group
USA Today: According to a forthcoming study, Generation Z women, especially those aged 18 to 24, are less likely than young men to identify with a faith or to believe in a higher power.

Would Jesus park in a bike lane? For Philadelphia churches, it’s a real question
Religion News Service: A dispute over weekend parking in bike lanes has left a group of inner-city congregations in Philadelphia dealing with a tricky urban dilemma.

The Spark

The veterinarians preventing the next pandemic
Most new diseases have their origins in animals,* The New Yorker says. So why aren’t we paying more attention to their health?

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