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

Thursday, December 16, 2021

How should I pray for the climate?

Missing papyri professor must return $7 million to Hobby Lobby
Christianity Today: Dirk Obbink has lost a federal lawsuit over the fraudulent sale of Gospel fragments.
There are no African American saints. A lay Catholic group seeks to change that.
Religion News Service: ‘It is embarrassing to many of us that in the church where we worship, there are no United States African American saints recognized by the highest church authorities.’
A case for withdrawing the genre of “Christian fiction”
Literary Hub: Should “Christian fiction” be welcomed into the mainstream? A non-religious reader of the genre makes the case.
To tree, or not to tree? How Jewish-Christian families navigate the ‘December Dilemma’
The Conversation: Figuring out whether to celebrate holidays, and how, is tricky for lots of interfaith families – but thoughtful communication makes a difference.
What Mary didn’t know
Sojourners: Mary comes from a tradition of faithful people in the Bible who honestly question God.
Poll: America growing more secular by the year
Religion News Service: Just 63% of Americans self-identified as Christian this year, a marked drop from 75% a decade ago.
Pew Research Center:
About three-in-ten U.S. adults are now religiously unaffiliated
Associated Press:
What’s your religion? In U.S., a common reply now is “None”
Dave Ramsey fired employee for taking COVID precautions, suit says*
The New York Times: In his complaint, a former employee says the Tennessee radio broadcaster, an evangelical Christian who has built a personal finance empire, violated his religious rights.
Religion News Service: Christian finance expert Dave Ramsey sued for religious discrimination
Mourning after mass shootings isn’t enough – a sociologist argues that society’s messages about masculinity need to change
The Conversation: Years after the Sandy Hook massacre, school shootings are still frequent. Addressing the problem head-on takes more than ‘thoughts and prayers.’
‘She was stuck underneath a wall.’ Pastor describes holding trapped woman's hand at collapsed candle factory
CNN: After a tornado demolished a candle factory in western Kentucky Friday night, the Rev. Stephen Boyken climbed the rubble and heard someone beneath call out.
How should I pray for the climate?*
The Christian Century: I followed COP26 from a distance. Other Christians showed up in Glasgow and asked God to intervene.

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