An Ecumenical Ministry in the Parish of St Patrick's Catholic Church In San Diego USA

米国サンディエゴの聖パトリックカトリック教会教区におけるエキュメニカル宣教

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Faith can be effective against adolescent depression

Letter: Nationalism is anathema to Christian faith
Religion News Service: A letter signed by nearly 30 leading theologians in the liberal Catholic journal Commonweal forcefully rejects any link between nationalism and Christianity and asserts that such a connection can "threaten the integrity of Christian faith."
Commonweal: Open letter against the new nationalism*

'Christian left' is reviving in America, appalled by treatment of migrants
The Conversation: American Christianity is more often associated with right-wing politics. But there's always been progressive Christian activism in the United States.

Poll offers tentative look at how faith groups feel about Democratic candidates
HuffPost: Here's a very early snapshot of how religious (and unaffiliated) Democrats currently view the party's presidential candidates.

Who benefits from conflicts over religious freedom?
Religion & Politics: In 1993, The Religious Freedom Restoration Act garnered a unanimous vote in the House and a vote of 97-3 in the Senate. In the intervening years, however, things have gotten complicated.

The science is in: Faith can be effective against adolescent depression
America: World Health Organization lists mental health in adolescence as a top global health priority. As a social scientist, Jane Cooley Fruehwirth wants to understand why. As a Christian, she wonders whether religion can help to protect adolescents from mental illness.

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