America’s deep religious divide over empathy

Christianity Today, a voice of centrist evangelicalism, is in turmoil*
The New York Times: Former employees of the publication say new leadership has been pushing back on independent journalism. About half of its staff members have left or been laid off over 14 months.

 

America’s deep religious divide over empathy
Axios: White evangelical Protestants are the only major religious group in which a majority says empathy can become dangerous when it leads people away from a society guided by God’s truth, according to a new survey.

 

The long search for a new Episcopal priest: Why it can take months or years
Religion Unplugged: For small, rural churches in shrinking denominations such as the Episcopal Church, finding new clergy can take months or years. Between 2015 and 2024, the Episcopal Church lost almost a third of its regular attendees in Maine.

 

Faith leaders unite across religions to counter voter intimidation on Election Day
The Associated Press: In battleground states across the country, these faith leaders and hundreds of their colleagues will assume the role of poll chaplains for one day.

 

Is God another addiction?*
The New Yorker: A remarkable memoir recounts a writer’s struggles with alcoholism and religious faith — and the unsettling ways in which each has fed her longing for the other.