Wednesday's News & Ideas - 8/25/2021
- ELCA’s pastor of public witness
- How will the Taliban rule?
- Refugees vulnerable to abuse
- Spanish ‘witch’ village
- Burned-out moms
- Everything is fragile
Nadia Bolz-Weber installed as ELCA’s first pastor of public witness
Religion News Service: ‘We are acknowledging that Nadia has a ministry that goes far beyond the walls of any one church,’ the installing bishop told RNS.
Will the Taliban actually remain somewhat moderate this time?
Religion Dispatches: Some ten days after the fall of Kabul it’s still not clear how the Taliban will rule.
Safeguard gaps leave refugees vulnerable to sexual abuse, exploitation
Christianity Today: A Jordanian church got hundreds of thousands of dollars in international Christian aid, but little to no oversight.
Excommunicated Spanish ‘witch’ village turns curse into tourist cash
The Guardian: Embracing its strange past is a blessing for Trasmoz as thousands flock to its witchcraft attractions.
Does anyone want to hear about burned-out moms anymore?*
The Cut: Here we are, deep in a fourth wave, with schools about to reopen, and many of us are stuck in the same precarious, exhausting schedules of work and care.
The Spark
When everything feels fragile
“We are living through way too much human pain, suffering, and confusion. This is not normal. Don’t ever get used to this,” Danté Stewart writes at Sojourners.
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