Mary was not co-redeemer

Supreme Court soon to hear a religious freedom case that’s united both sides of the church-state divide 
The Conversation: Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections involves whether an inmate of a minority religious group, the Rastafarians, can sue for monetary damages after the warden violated his religious rights – specifically, the right to not cut his hair.

Young queer Christians are going on a new kind of pilgrimage
Thrillist: After feeling cast out of their old houses of worship, religious-leaning LGBTQ young people seek welcoming pews, even if they have to travel.

Mary was not co-redeemer, Vatican says amid spread of cult of the Madonna 
The Guardian: Pope Leo approves decree saying co-redeemer title risks eclipsing exclusive role of Jesus in saving humanity.

Who wrote this prayer? Discernment, trust and the spirit in the age of AI
Religion News Service: The question isn’t whether a machine can pray, but whether we still know how to listen for the Spirit, says priest and senior vice president at the General Theological Seminary. 

‘That girl from Andover’* 
The Christian Century: Phyllis Trible gave me two gifts: her groundbreaking biblical scholarship and an unassuming friendship, writes a Biblical scholar and Phylis Trible mentee.