ICE is devastating some Latino churches

 

The ‘God Gap’ in politics is a symptom of a deeper problem*
The Washington Post: The decline of mainline churches has left us more polarized, writes Ryan Burge.

 

ICE is devastating some Latino churches*
Christianity Today: This is not a story about declining faith or spiritual apathy. It is a story about fear. The Latino church is hemorrhaging, and the cause is increasingly clear, writes Samuel Rodriguez.

 

Hundreds of corrections being issued for Texas’ Bible-infused curriculum
AP: A Bible-infused curriculum that Texas approved for public schools over pushback will undergo corrections to fix hundreds of errors caught after the material was introduced to classrooms.

 

Baptist seminary’s Student Village acquired, set for redevelopment by local firm
Fort Worth Report: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary initiated a strategic plan in 2022 to reduce debt, cut maintenance costs and refocus on theological education rather than housing management.

 

Fenwick Lawson obituary: sculptor of devotional works*
The (London) Times: The artist, who was mentored by Jacob Epstein in the neo-brutalist tradition before cutting his own path, has died at 93.

 

Should churches respond to online outrage?*
The Presbyterian Outlook: A church quoted Bad Bunny. The comments turned combative. What followed led Trip Porch to think about Jesus and Nicodemus, and what faithful engagement looks like in the digital age.

 

How two churches forged Jasmine Crockett’s and James Talarico’s politics
The Texas Tribune: In the Senate Democratic primary, Talarico has made his church’s ethos of compassion central to his campaign, while Jasmine Crockett is tapping into the civic power of Black churches.

 

Religious ties shape how Black Americans define family, Pew study finds
Religion News Service: Black Christians are more likely than religiously unaffiliated to consider nonrelatives a part of their families.

 

Catholic clergy call for ‘human dignity’ in immigration enforcement*
The New York Times: Eighteen bishops and archbishops from border areas issued a strongly worded statement hours before President Trump’s State of the Union address.

 

Shooting incidents unsettle Muslims as Ramadan begins
Religion News Service: Muslim advocates have warned that recent Islamophobic rhetoric from national political leaders can make targets of community members and their houses of worship.