Religious influencers repackage Christianity for an always-online generation

Deportations surge, aid collapses and faith groups in Latin America struggle to respond
Religion News Service: “There simply isn’t enough capacity even for the local community. It’s much harder with a population that has been abandoned in places that are extremely difficult,” said Karen Perez, the country director for Jesuit Refugee Service in Mexico.

 

Religious influencers repackage Christianity for an always-online generation*
The Washington Post: At a time when Americans are fleeing institutional religion, people seem to want deeper, specific reasons why they could practice one way or another — if at all.

 

How the sanctuary movement offers lessons for fighting ICE: ‘An impact that spans decades’
The Guardian: With its roots in religious doctrine, the modern move to house, clothe and protect immigrants started in the 1980s.

 

My teenager is exploring her spirituality. I support her leap of faith, even as a non-religious parent
The Guardian: My daughter is dipping her toes into sacred waters, seeing what it feels like to surrender and finding a sense of meaning to life that is bigger than herself, Jackie Bailey writes.

 

The Deepak Chopra-Jeffrey Epstein friendship tells of a spirituality industry in crisis
Religion News Service: Chopra’s friendship with Epstein is dismaying, in part for what it says about the spiritual and wellness culture he exemplifies.