In associated information, almost two-thirds of People say native governments shouldn’t be capable of bar anti-abortion sidewalk counselors, the Washington Occasions’ Mark A. Kellner experiences, citing a Becket Fund for Spiritual Liberty survey.
Energy Up: The Week’s Greatest Reads
1. ‘It’s a divorce, and a messy one’: “For a lot of, the schism that has wracked the United Methodist Church appeared inevitable, although it was an end result few needed,” USA As we speak’s Marc Ramirez writes.
“The departure of 1 / 4 of the church’s roughly 30,000 congregations illustrates the fallout of a chronic and messy divorce, sparked by disagreements over problems with sexuality and gender id.”
In the meantime, The Tennessean’s Liam Adams explains “what a current resolution by United Methodists in Africa may imply for the worldwide church.”
2. Farewell of GetReligion: Faith reporting nonetheless issues, however the Web’s “preaching to the choir” algorithms have gained out, longtime Godbeat professional Terry “tmatt” Mattingly tells Faith Information Service’s Bob Smietana.
Smietana interviewed Mattingly concerning the resolution to close down the distinguished weblog he and Doug LeBlanc launched 20 years in the past. Spoiler alert: I make a cameo look within the story (to which tmatt provides, in the event you can name almost a decade a “cameo”).
3. Megachuch pastor’s tears: Almost 20 years in the past, I interviewed Joel Osteen and his spouse, Victoria, concerning the transformation of the Houston Rockets’ former enviornment into Lakewood Church’s new religious house.
This previous weekend, the pastor broke down on stage as he introduced Lakewood has paid off its $100 million mortgage for the world, the Houston Chronicle’s Eric Killelea experiences.
Additionally fascinating: Killelea’s current characteristic on Alexandra Osteen, Joel and Victoria’s 25-year-old daughter — “the heiress of certainly one of America’s largest congregations.”
CONTINUE READING: “Amid New Challenges For Professional-Lifers, March For Life Anticipated To Draw 100,000” by Bobby Ross, Jr., at Faith Unplugged.
