Southern Baptists pass a ban on women pastors again

Pilgrims and holy wars at the World Cup
ARC: Soccer’s corrupt governing body may discover that the faithful still believe in the game — but not in its priests

 

What Pope Leo’s AI encyclical means for Catholic colleges and universities
Religion News Service: Our institutions are at risk of becoming transactional degree factories where students become dehumanized.

 

Southern Baptists pass a ban on women pastors again. This time, they hope it sticks.
Religion News Service: The proposed ban on churches with women pastors or those that allow women to preach was approved by three-quarters of church messengers gathered in Orlando.

 

Survey: Gen Z prefers a generic ‘Christian’ label over ‘Protestant’*
Christianity Today: Younger Americans, even evangelicals, now favor the broader term — but self-identified Protestants have more stable, engaged lives of faith.

 

Americans are more dissatisfied with how their democracy is working than people in other high-income countries
Pew Research Center: Around seven-in-ten U.S. adults (69%) say they are dissatisfied with the way democracy is working in their country.