1. How Clergy Abuse Survivors Are Challenging the Church’s Cover Up
“What happened to me as a survivor should not happen to another child. But that takes us into conflict with those who see their power and prestige as more important than the safety of their children and their community. And in that respect, we’ve taken bishops, cardinals, and the pope to task for their cover-ups.” — A Q&A with Tim Lennon, survivor and SNAP president
2. Catholic Curricula and the Invisibility of Native Americans
“I am a Catholic educator. I am feeling deeply this week the failure of American education—public, private and religious—to teach young citizens-in-the-making the full, problematic history of their own nation.”
3. Jeremiah Wright Is Still Being Mischaracterized
The former Trinity United Church of Christ pastor, whose cherry-picked recorded sermons were used to malign then-presidential candidate Barack Obama during his first campaign, is briefly mentioned in Michelle Obama’s book Becoming. But people still are not getting the full story.
Aparacio was nominated for her first-ever acting role in Roma.
5. New Technology Is Outpacing the Church’s Ethical Frameworks
Can the church adapt quickly enough to offer an ethical roadmap for relational and sexual technology of which few understand the implications yet.
6. Concern About Global Warming Among Americans Spikes, Report Says
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7. Black Children Don’t Have Nick Sandmann’s Rights
“And they definitely don’t get the chance to redeem themselves on national TV with the help of Savannah Guthrie.”
8. A Tale of Two Sanctuary Churches: Congregants in Ohio and the Netherlands Find ‘Instant Connection’
A Dutch church has been holding 24/7 church services to prevent authorities from entering and removing an Armenian family who have been living in sanctuary in the church. A sanctuary church in Columbus, Ohio, sent its pastor to participate in the service and learn from the church.
9. Will the Church Honor Native American Kinship?
The rise of DNA testing, along with Elizabeth Warren’s release in an attempt to prove something to Donald Trump, again leaves out the voices of Indigenous people. For many, their kinship and belonging have little to do with questionable mail-in testing.
10. Ten Places Churches Are Helping Unpaid and Furloughed Federal Workers
How the church is standing in the gap.
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