Wednesday's News & Ideas - 8/21/2024
- Faith signs at DNC
- Gaza remains challenge at DNC
- Gateway Houston changes name
- ‘Evangelicals for Harris’ ad
- God loves fat people
- Canine philosophy
Faith abounds at the Democratic National Convention, but don’t be surprised
Religion News Service: Trump staffers have called the left “godless,” but this year’s DNC painted a very different picture.
Why Gaza remains a big challenge for Democrats this election season
Religion Unplugged: As millions prepare to watch the Democratic National Convention this week, tens of thousands of protesters are converging on Chicago to rally against the ongoing war in Gaza.
Religion News Service: I’m an evangelical against Trump … and genocide
Gateway Houston changes name as sex abuse scandal rocks church*
The Dallas Morning News: The Houston-area churches are led by the daughter and son-in-law of Gateway’s founding pastor, Robert Morris.
‘Evangelicals For Harris’ ad denounces Trump as false prophet
HuffPost: The group’s new ad makes the point that Trump fits the definition of a “false prophet.”
God loves fat people as they are. Can we?
Sojourners: The Rev. Anastasia E. B. Kidd is director of contextual education at the Boston University School of Theology, pastor in the United Church of Christ and author of “Fat Church: Claiming a Gospel of Fat Liberation.”
The Spark
I wag, therefore I am: The philosophy of dogs
In an excerpt from his new book at The Guardian, philosopher Mark Rowlands seeks canine counsel in answer to eternal questions.
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