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FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Grace notes - mailchi.mp/baptistnews.co…
Tennessee governor urged to commute death sentence of intellectually disabled man bit.ly/4o73nV2
In 2024, the Survey Center on American Life revealed a significant shift: More Gen Z women are disengaging from the formative religion of their youth than are Gen Z men. This marks a notable reversal from the three previous generations. bit.ly/4l0czId
“In order to live peaceably and with fairness, we would do well to borrow from our younger selves whatever allowed us to play well with others.” bit.ly/3IMSx6q
Yellowstone has been a ‘sacred wonderland’ of spiritual power and religious activity for centuries – and for different faith groups bit.ly/450Rebt
Republicans are significantly more likely to identify as Christians than Democrats, and they have a distinct preference for evangelical Protestant denominations. bit.ly/44MBbPP
"I viscerally understood Christian spaces were not safe places to ask pesky questions or voice nagging doubts, so I spent most of my teenage years searching for answers and meaning elsewhere." bit.ly/471fZXD
Republicans are more likely to identify as evangelical Protestants than are Democrats bit.ly/44MBbPP
There are better ways to read the Bible bit.ly/471fZXD
Remembering Hulk Hogan: The man, the myth, the mixed legacy bit.ly/4m6TyVf
"That night, during the concert, Texas thunderstorms swept through the area. And the rains came — despite the pleas and prayers of the attendees — who continued to sing and worship God." bit.ly/3UqDTEv
More than 2,100 participants logged in July 17 to a United Methodist-sponsored webinar that gave 90 minutes of spiritual encouragement, prayer and information — but not legal counsel — on birthright citizenship and immigration enforcement. baptistnews.com/article/umc-im…
Red state legislatures are spending more tax dollars on faith-based anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers, and federal funding may soon follow. bit.ly/45j8OsG
Stolen childhoods: These sisters are rescuing Kenya’s girls from child sex tourism bit.ly/4m8LC5Q
Tensions are boiling over in Ohio as immigration authorities continue to detain Imam Ayman Soliman, a former Cincinnati Children’s Hospital chaplain whose asylum status was revoked last month. bit.ly/3TWjFlW
UMC immigration webinar gives facts, cautions and hope bit.ly/414t3Yy
"But given the onslaught of attacks on freedoms of every kind from the Trump regime, the day felt heavy and lonely, even while sitting beside neighbors who shared my dismay and grief." bit.ly/456f1H7
"I find it ironic that the Department of Justice now declares that sex, or sex and nationality, are insufficient to define a particular social group. 'Women,' apparently, is too broad a category to warrant protection." bit.ly/44XGeLZ
DAILY ENEWS: Mark Driscoll, Chip Gaines and toxic Christian masculinity - mailchi.mp/baptistnews.co…
