Wednesday's News & Ideas - 8/7/2024
- What it means to belong
- Alabama is most religious state
- Gordon College loses loan case
- Bibles in classrooms
- Ultra-Orthodox break into army base
- Oklahoma’s tribal land
In an age of isolation, what does it mean to belong?*
The Christian Century: Educator and activist Kim Samuel calls readers to recognize the gift (and necessity) of one another.
Alabama is the most religious state? Why that might be changing
AL.com: Baptists and Methodists helped build Alabama into a religious state. Both started their first Alabama churches in 1808, then became fixtures in every town of any size in the state.
Gordon College loses religious liberty case for loan forgiveness*
Christianity Today: Evangelical school sees discrimination in COVID-19 relief fund’s employee-counting rules.
Bibles for everyone*
Slate: Why Oklahoma’s plan to put a copy of the Good Book in every classroom matters.
Ultra Orthodox protesters break into Israeli army base
Reuters: Dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters broke into an Israeli army base near Tel Aviv on Tuesday, the military said, as demonstrations against call up orders for religious Jews previously exempt from conscription continued to flare.
The Spark
How tribal nations are reclaiming Oklahoma
After the Supreme Court ruled in favor of tribal interests, suddenly nearly half of the state was Native territory,* The New Yorker says. What exactly does that mean?
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