Wednesday's News & Ideas - 8/5/2020
- Faith outside houses of worship
- Graham statue at Capitol
- LGBTQ fight divides Brethren
- Pompeo’s hierarchy of rights
- Drive-thru hajj
- Black people on Seinfeld
How families are finding God, grace and faith outside a house of worship*
The New York Times: Parents say they miss the religious communities that were a big part of their lives, but they are finding ways to practice their faith with their children.
Billy Graham statue to replace that of white supremacist in US Capitol
Religion News Service: A life-sized statue of the Rev. Billy Graham will be installed in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall collection sometime next year, replacing a statue of a white supremacist that both the state of North Carolina and the U.S. House want removed.
Brethren against brethren: LGBT fight divides peace church
Christianity Today: Departing congregations want stricter enforcement of official positions.
In Pompeo’s new hierarchy of rights, religion and property, not humans, are at the top
ACLU: Pompeo’s ideologically motivated initiative aims to quash equal protection of human rights and dignity, and we must reject it.
Unable to travel to Mecca, Muslim community holds drive-thru hajj
NPR: Mona Eldadah created a miniature version of the hajj last Sunday in Sandy Spring, Md., done by car to keep people safe from COVID-19.
The Spark
When Black people appear on Seinfeld
White sitcoms* have of late united, disavowing the misbegotten race play of television’s recent past. Lauren Michele Jackson analyzes Seinfeld for Vulture.
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