20 Articles about AI & Religion

 How churches use data and AI as engines of surveillance – MIT Tech Review

Chatbot Cheating in Ethics Class – Christianity Today

Missionaries using tech to contact Amazon's Indigenous people – The Week  

A Catholic AI app promises answers for the faithful. Can it succeed? – Washington Post

A.I. Griefbots Are Just Our Latest Attempt to Talk to the Dead – New York Times

AI in Church Operations Shifts from Early-Adopter to Mainstream – Ministry Watch

When We Make Intelligence in Our Image - Christianity Today

Pope Leo calls for an ethical AI framework in a message to tech execs gathering at the Vatican - CNN

With the help of AI, Experts say Many of Dead Sea scrolls may be older than thought – The Guardian

AI poses new moral questions. Pope Leo says the Catholic Church has answers. – Washington Post  

AI predicted the next pope. Did it get it right? – Science  

What the ‘Bhagavad Gita’ can teach us about AI – Fast Company

Catholic leaders recoil from Trump’s pope post – Washington Post

AI poses new moral questions. Pope Leo says the Catholic Church has answers. – Washington Post

Is AI In The Image Of God? – Patheos

AI-generated prof that speaks 80 languages? A divinity school tests the boundaries – CBC

The Ethical Problems With AI Sermons – Patheos

Jesus chatbots are on the rise. A philosopher puts them to the test – The Conversation

Churches face a new spiritual dilemma from algorithms as Americans turn to AI for faith guidance – Milwaukee Independent

ChatGPT in the pulpit: Meet the OKC pastor using AI as a tool in preparing his sermons – The Oklahoman  

Articles of interest about religion - April 22

***COVID-19 

Moderna hopes to have Covid booster shot for its vaccine ready by the fall, CEO says

People who get Covid between vaccine shots can get second dose soon after recovery

***RELIGION & THE VIRUS

Polls find vaccine hesitancy in White Evangelical community

Are there any drugs I shouldn't mix with my COVID-19 vaccine?

Study: White evangelicals biggest group planning to skip vaccine

***RELIGION 

It’s Not Just Young White Liberals Who Are Leaving Religion 

New study links evangelical Christianity to phallic insecurity in the United States

Brazil is building a new statue of Jesus -- and it's going to be bigger than Rio's

***RELIGION AND POLITICS

Can America's 'Civil Religion' Still Unite The Country? (opinion)

***RELIGION & THE LAW 

Minnesota churches caught in standoffs between protesters and police

Sex discrimination suit against Florida church tests ‘ministerial exception’ rulings

North Dakota governor signs Ten Commandments school bill

Seattle police reverse course on dinner invitation sent by Franklin Graham's org invited Seattle police officers

Former employee sues Dave Ramsey's company for alleged religious discrimination, ‘cult-like’ atmosphere

***THE BIBLE 

Bibles Get American Pastor Tangled Up in Turkish Politics

Home Share Religion A $300 designer Bible aims to make the holy book more hip  

***DENOMINATIONS

Evangelical Christian denomination behind proposed $200 million development in Columbus suburb

America’s largest Protestant denomination considers changing direction ($) 

United Methodist Church anticipates split of denomination over gay rights, other issues

***SEMINARIES

Black Gateway Seminary board member protests ‘racial insensitivity’ of SBC’s seminary leaders

How Baptists hold differing views on the resurrection of Christ and why this matters

***CATHOLIC

Rape allegations surface for Jesuit priest accused of inappropriate conduct at Loyola, Boston College

Passionists order, Catholic dioceses didn’t reveal predator deacon in their midst 

***MEGACHURCHES

Megachurch Pastor’s son becomes famous on TikTok for his criticism of religion ($) 

***RELIGION & WOMEN'S ISSUES 

'The Making Of Biblical Womanhood' Tackles Contradictions In Religious Practice

***ISLAM

Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook 

Ramadan 2021 brings decisions for Muslims

***SIKHS

U.S. Sikh group demands probe of possible hate bias in deadly Indianapolis FedEx rampage

***PASSING 

Ole Anthony, Dallas pastor known for relentless investigations into TV preachers, dies at age 82

The American nones

Reconciling the overwhelming sense of life’s importance with the universe’s ostensible indifference to human suffering is hard.

Although belief in God is no panacea for these problems, religion is more than a theism. It is a bundle: a theory of the world, a community, a social identity, a means of finding peace and purpose, and a weekly routine. Those, like me, who have largely rejected this package deal, often find themselves shopping à la carte for meaning, community, and routine to fill a faith-shaped void. Their politics is a religion. Their work is a religion. Their spin class is a church. And not looking at their phone for several consecutive hours is a Sabbath.

American nones may well build successful secular systems of belief, purpose, and community. But imagine what a devout believer might think: Millions of Americans have abandoned religion, only to re-create it everywhere they look.

Derek Thompson writing in The Atlantic 

so that I may participate in it fully

I do not serve God only in the brief moments during which I am taking part in a religious service, or reading the Bible, or saying my prayers, or talking about him in some book I am writing, or discussing the meaning of life with a patient or a friend. 

I serve him quite as much when I am giving a patient an injection, or lancing an abscess, or writing a prescription, or giving a piece of good advice. Or again, I serve him quite as much when I am reading the newspaper, traveling, laughing at a joke, or soldering a joint in an electric wire. I serve him by taking an interest in everything, because he is interested in everything, because he has created everything and has put me in his creation so that I may participate in it fully. 

“It is a great mistake,” wrote Archbishop William Temple, “to suppose that God is interested only, or even primarily in religion.”

Paul Tournier, The Adventure of Living

Articles of Interest about the virus, zoom, & religion

***THE VIRUS 

Covid-19 Symptoms: What to Do If You Might Have It  

These are the two COVID-19 data sites I incessantly check 

The UK plans to issue coronavirus 'immunity passports' so people can leave the lockdown early

Looking at the COVID-19 myths causing confusion 

The coronavirus is creating a renaissance of the American family

College made them feel like equals: The virus changed that 

It’s Hardly Shocking the Navy Fired a Commander for Warning of Coronavirus Threat: It’s Part of a Pattern 

***THE VIRUS & MINORITIES 

U.S. Latinos among hardest hit by pay cuts, job losses due to coronavirus

Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate

***TRACKING THE VIRUS

Experts warn of privacy risk as US uses GPS to fight coronavirus spread 

Google is now publishing coronavirus mobility reports, feeding off users’ location history 

***DOCTORS & THE VIRUS 

“I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This”: Doctors Without Enough Ventilators Are Being Told Whom To Save During The Coronavirus Pandemic

Doctors Say Hospitals Are Stopping Them From Wearing Masks

 California nursing students get path to degree amid pandemic 

***USING ZOOM

Zoom Meetings Just Got Safer. Here's Why That Also Means It'll Be Harder to Use

19 Students And Professors Who Were 100% Hilarious During Online Classes

How to allow Zoom meeting attendees to join without installing the app

Zoom will enable waiting rooms by default to stop Zoombombing

We’re all video chatting now but some of us hate it

***ZOOM WARNINGS

A 20 Foot Cable And The Explosion Of Online Cheating 

NYC forbids schools from using Zoom for remote learning due to privacy and security concerns

Maybe we shouldn’t use Zoom after all 

Why Most Should Avoid The ‘Out Of Control’ Zoom Right Now

Zoom says engineers will focus on security and safety issues

‘Zoombombing’ Becomes a Dangerous Organized Effort 

Thousands of private Zoom videos are online for anyone to watch

A Must For Millions, Zoom Has A Dark Side — And An FBI Warning

How to stop hackers from ‘zoom bombing’ your Zoom video chats

Zoom Sued for Allegedly Illegally Disclosing Personal Data 

Zoom Tightens Privacy Policy, Says No User Videos Are Analyzed for Ads

***WORKING FROM HOME

Why Working From Home Is So Exhausting 

***RELIGION & THE VIRUS

Can Technology Hold Religious Communities Together?

Asian American Christians denounce anti-Asian racism amid coronavirus 

Florida, other states allowing church services during coronavirus pandemic draw criticism 

Here's a look at what states are exempting religious gatherings from stay at home orders 

Five days of worship that set a virus time bomb in France 

Mormons start crowd-less conference due to pandemic

***RELIGION & THE LAW 

Caught between gender equality and religious liberty (opinion) 

Radio host ‘Doc’ Gallagher gets 25 years for bilking Christian investors out of millions  

 ***MEGACHURCHES

Thomas Road Baptist Church's Charles Billingsley tests positive for coronavirus  

At least 70 people infected with coronavirus linked to a single church in California, health officials say 

Florida megachurch pastor says he's closing church due to 'tyrannical government'   

Ill. megachurch pastor, grandfather of 10 dies of coronavirus 

***DENOMINATIONS

Arkansas Baptists seek dismissal of sexual abuse lawsuit

Three-quarters of U.S. Catholics view Pope Francis favorably, though partisan differences persist 

***RELIGION

Record low number of Americans hold biblical worldview, survey says 

Kenneth Copeland Defends Lavish Lifestyle (video)

Articles of Interest about Religion - Feb 14

***RELIGION

Mormons (and everyone else) will soon have access to the Church's Handbook https://religionnews.com/2020/01/31/mormons-and-everyone-else-will-soon-have-access-to-the-churchs-handbook/

What is the future of the Intelligent Design movement? https://www.christianpost.com/news/what-is-the-future-of-the-intelligent-design-movement.html

 American Atheists’ president on how the media mishandles the nonreligious https://www.cjr.org/special_report/american-atheists-nick-fish.php

Franklin Graham has been dropped by every single venue on his upcoming UK tour  https://www.businessinsider.com/evangelical-pastor-franklin-graham-uk-tour-venue-dropped-2020-2

How Kanye West's Controversial "Jesus Is King" Is Dividing the Christian Community https://time.com/5716576/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-gospel-reaction/

 

***RELIGION AND POLITICS 

Sekulow-run Christian charities steered $65M to the Trump lawyer and his family https://religionnews.com/2020/01/31/sekulow-run-christian-charities-steered-65m-to-the-trump-lawyer-and-his-family/

Trump Jr. dismisses 'likelihood' of Pelosi praying for Trump with Satan comparison https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/481925-trump-jr-dismisses-likelihood-of-pelosi-praying-for-trump-with

Socialism and Atheism Still U.S. Political Liabilities https://news.gallup.com/poll/285563/socialism-atheism-political-liabilities.aspx

Even for Christians, Trump Has Become a Dating Deal-Breaker https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/february/evangelical-political-dating-dealbreakers-trump-aei-survey.html

How Political Campaigns Are Using 'Geofencing' Technology To Target Catholics At Mass https://www.npr.org/2020/02/06/803508851/how-political-campaigns-are-using-geofencing-technology-to-target-catholics-at-m

 

***RELIGION & THE LAW 

Caught between gender equality and religious liberty (opinion) https://religionnews.com/2020/01/13/caught-between-gender-equality-and-religious-liberty/

Vimeo Defeats Lawsuit for Terminating Account That Posted Conversion Therapy Videos  https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2020/01/vimeo-defeats-lawsuit-for-terminating-account-that-posted-conversion-therapy-videos-domen-v-vimeo.htm

 

***BAPTISTS

Church expelled from Baptist group for LGBTQ views https://www.cbs46.com/news/church-expelled-from-baptist-group-for-lgbtq-views-pastor-says/article_b24f9b52-4de5-11ea-afc5-b7e53b4c3acd.html

Top Southern Baptist leader resigns over inappropriate relationship, now leads S.C. church https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/religion/2020/02/14/frank-page-southern-baptist-leader-resigned-inappropriate-relationship-leading-south-carolina-church/4753620002/

SBC pastors threaten boycott over inclusion of San Diego female teaching pastor at conference https://www.christianpost.com/news/sbc-pastors-threaten-boycott-over-inclusion-of-female-teaching-pastor-hosanna-wong-at-conference.html

 

***MEGACHURCHES 

Willow Creek and Harvest Struggle to Move On https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/february-web-only/willow-creek-harvest-after-hybels-macdonald-moving-on.html

More Abuse Allegations Turn Up At Chicago Megachurch https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/01/30/more-abuse-allegations-turn-up-at-willow-creek-church/

Megachurch Pastor allowed volunteer who was attracted to minors to work with children  https://religionnews.com/2020/02/03/pastor-john-ortberg-allowed-volunteer-who-was-attracted-to-minors-to-work-with-children/

Megachurch pastor: Christian celebrity life left him ‘empty’ as he seeks to expand new church https://www.christianpost.com/news/perry-noble-says-christian-celebrity-life-left-him-empty-as-he-seeks-to-expand-new-church.html   

Singapore mega-church takes services online after virus cases jump https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-singapore-church/singapore-mega-church-takes-services-online-after-virus-cases-jump-idUSKBN2080HN

***RELIGION & SEXUAL ABUSE

What Does A Secret Database Kept By Jehovah’s Witnesses Reveal About Potential Sexual Abusers? https://www.oxygen.com/the-witnesses/crime-news/jehovahs-witnesses-keep-secret-database-of-potential-sexual-predators

Lawsuit: Mexican megachurch leaders abused woman for years https://www.yourvalley.net/stories/lawsuit-mexican-megachurch-leaders-abused-woman-for-years,139291

 

***RELIGION & CRIME

Former Texas Pastor shows up at his daughter's college and tries to choke her to death after he killed his wife and son https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/richard-logan-attacked-his-daughter-in-san-marcos-after-killing-wife-and-son-sugar-land-police-say/285-a7595276-197a-4345-a6ca-3480ed996bf6

Catholic seminary teacher charged with stalking WKBW news reporter https://buffalonews.com/2020/02/12/catholic-seminary-teacher-charged-with-stalking-news-reporter/

Articles of Interest about Religion - Nov 21

***RELIGION

A tale of mistake and retraction: Kids from religious homes are not less generous than secular children https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2019/10/31/a-tale-of-mistake-and-retraction-shows-that-science-works-eventually

Exorcisms make a 21st century comeback in Minnesota www.startribune.com/exorcisms-make-a-21st-century-comeback/564708901/ 

Scholars of religion and biblical literature object to having conference badges coded and scanned https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/11/11/scholars-religion-and-biblical-literature-object-having-conference-badges-coded-and

Long journey' ahead for evangelical women seeking greater equality in the Church https://christiantoday.com/article/long-journey-ahead-for-evangelical-women-seeking-greater-equality-in-the-church/133602.htm

Bible museum replaces chief executive after one year https://wapo.st/2rYFDLc  

   

***RELIGION BY THE NUMBERS 

Americans' Views on Religion in Society, Politics https://www.pewforum.org/2019/11/15/americans-have-positive-views-about-religions-role-in-society-but-want-it-out-of-politics/ 

Christianity’s Uncertain future in the U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/10/opinion/letters/christianity-us.html

 

***RELIGION AND POLITICS 

Evangelical Christians On Faith And Politics https://www.npr.org/2019/11/11/778343677/evangelical-christians-on-faith-and-politics

Who Is An Evangelical?' Looks At History Of Evangelical Christians And The GOP https://www.npr.org/2019/11/14/779465137/who-is-an-evangelical-looks-at-history-of-evangelical-christians-and-the-gop

Ohio Lawmakers pass bill prohibiting students from being penalized when their work is scientifically incorrect (if they attribute it to their religious beliefs) https://gizmodo.com/this-ohio-bill-gives-students-religious-exemptions-for-1839878738 

 

***RELIGION & THE LAW

Christian financial adviser Dave Ramsey goes after YouTuber https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191118/23400843407/evangelical-financial-whiz-who-apparently-hates-gossip-sues-youtuber-criticism.shtml

CompassCare, First Bible Baptist sue state over reproductive health law https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2019/11/20/rochester-compasscare-sues-state-reproductive-health-laws-abortion/4247474002/

Kentucky Judge: If you're going to allow pro-Christian vanity license plates, you cannot deny the same of other religions, or atheists https://apnews.com/b508ac7343734476ab6d67344eabdc8d

San Diego Religious Charity sues California over licensing shelter https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/20/children-of-the-immaculate-heart-sues-california-o/

 

***DENOMINATIONS 

Tennessee Baptist Convention Resolution denounces Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality https://capstonereport.com/2019/11/20/tennessee-baptists-reject-critical-race-theory-in-rebuke-to-southern-baptist-convention/33326/

 

***CATHOLIC 

Catholic sexual abuse: Accused priests aren't on sex offender registry https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2019/11/11/catholic-sexual-abuse-accused-priests-arent-sex-offender-registry/4012206002/

U.S. Catholic Bishops Elect Hispanic Immigrant as Leader https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/us/archbishop-jose-gomez-president.html

Vatican youth seminary scandal grows with new abuse claims https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-11-16/vatican-youth-seminary-scandal-grows-with-new-abuse-claims

Three more altar boys say they were abused by priests in Vatican https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/16/three-more-altar-boys-claim-they-were-abused-by-priests-in-vatican

 

***RELIGION & LGBTQ ISSUES

Chick-fil-A no longer donates to controversial Christian charities after LGBTQ protests
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/18/chick-fil-a-drops-donations-to-christian-charities-after-lgbt-protests.html

What happened when a gay choir toured America's Bible belt https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/nov/21/gay-chorus-deep-south-lgbtq-mtv
 

***RELIGION & KANYA 

Kanye West tells crowd at megachurch he’s no longer in the service of money or fame https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/11/kanye-west-tells-crowd-at-megachurch-hes-no-longer-in-the-service-of-money-or-fame.html 

Kanye West's 5 most outrageous claims at Joel Osteen's church https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-11-18/kanye-west-joel-osteen-service-lakewood-church

Articles of Interest about Religion - Oct 18

***RELIGION 

Company sells out of $1,425 'Jesus shoes' that feature holy water so you can 'walk on water' 

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/465450-company-sells-out-of-1425-jesus-shoes-that-feature-holy-water

 

Religious Walking Tour Maps Out The History Of Muslims In New York City  

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/12/769046586/religious-walking-tour-maps-out-the-history-of-muslims-in-new-york-city

 

The Perilous Power of the Preacher’s Wife

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/opinion/sunday/evangelical-preachers-pastors.html

 

As Christianity's popularity declines, more Americans identify as religiously unaffiliated, study finds 

https://www.newsweek.com/christianity-decline-americans-religion-unaffiliated-pew-study-1466035

 

Share of Christians in America dropping sharply 

https://thehill.com/homenews/news/466287-share-of-christians-in-america-dropping-sharply

 

Kenyans see ‘hand of God’ in under two-hour record-breaking marathon run 

https://religionnews.com/2019/10/17/kenyans-see-hand-of-god-in-kipchoges-record-breaking-marathon-run/

 

***RELIGION AND POLITICS

Generational Split Among Evangelicals Threatens Support For Trump  

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/15/770224572/generational-split-among-evangelicals-threatens-support-for-trump

 

Religious Groups Condemn Governor's 'Infuriating' Decision to Sign Bill Forcing Universities to Offer Abortion Pill 

https://www.newsweek.com/religious-groups-condemn-gavin-newsom-signing-california-university-abortion-pill-1465045

 

Why Christian music's biggest stars refuse to change their tune for the Trump era 

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/15/us/christian-music-ccm-trump-blake/index.html

 

Mike Pompeo Lauds the Trump Administration’s Foreign Policies To Christian Counselors

https://www.wthrockmorton.com/2019/10/11/to-christian-counselors-mike-pompeo-lauds-the-trump-administrations-foreign-policies-while-kurds-die/

 

***RELIGION & THE LAW 

Oxford professor accused of selling ancient Bible fragments to Hobby Lobby

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/oct/16/oxford-professor-dirk-obbink-ancient-bible-fragments-hobby-lobby

 

Judge Rules Doctors Can Decline To Perform Transgender Surgery On Religious Grounds

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/obamacare-transgender-bias-rule-violates-religious-freedom-law

 

***RELIGION & FILM

Faith-Based Show ‘Vindication’ Displays Realities of Sexual Abuse 

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/october-web-only/vindication-amazon-prime-show-abuse-human-trafficking.html

 

 

 

Articles of Interest about Religion - Oct 11

***RELIGION 

For a Lot of American Teens, Religion Is a Regular Part of the Public School Day 

https://www.pewforum.org/2019/10/03/for-a-lot-of-american-teens-religion-is-a-regular-part-of-the-public-school-day/

 

The strictures—and allure—of the Hasidic Jewish life: a novels explore a closed world from the inside 

https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2019/09/26/the-strictures-and-allure-of-ultra-orthodox-life

 

Christians debate damnation in the play ‘The Christians,’ performed in Seattle churches

https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/theater/what-the-hell-christians-debate-damnation-in-the-play-the-christians-performed-in-seattle-churches/

 

***RELIGION AND POLITICS 

Ethiopia’s Evangelical Prime Minister Wins Nobel Peace Prize 

https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2019/october/nobel-peace-prize-abiy-ahmed-ethiopia-evangelical.html

 

Trump is claiming that his fight with the Democrats and the media has inspired a revival in Christianity 

https://www.indy100.com/article/trump-christianity-revival-democrats-media-watch-video-9143991

 

***RELIGION & THE LAW 

Actor fired over ‘homophobic’ comments plans to sue for religious discrimination 

https://www.newsweek.com/actress-suing-fired-homophobic-facebook-1462142

 

Woman claims Nazarene church defamed her over breastfeeding  

https://www.livingstondaily.com/story/news/local/2019/10/08/brighton-woman-files-lawsuit-against-brighton-church-nazarene/3834054002/

 

Citing his devout Christian faith a Virginia teacher is suing after he was fired for refusing to use a student's preferred pronouns 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/richmond-teacher-suing-peter-vlaming-fired-refusing-transgender-students-preferred-pronouns-sues-virginia-school/

 

***CATHOLIC 

73 Catholic schools in Washington end religious vaccine exemptions

https://abcnews.go.com/US/73-catholic-schools-washington-end-religious-vaccine-exemptions/story

 

Why ending the secrecy of ‘confession’ is so controversial for the Catholic Church 

https://theconversation.com/why-ending-the-secrecy-of-confession-is-so-controversial-for-the-catholic-church-112391

Articles of Interest about Religion - Oct 5

***RELIGION

CEO of Christian Social Justice Magazine Steps Down Amid Accusations of Racism, Sexism

https://www.newsweek.com/christian-magazine-ceo-racism-sexism-1461847

 

Pastor's Widow on How Son Is Coping After Father's Suicide

https://people.com/human-interest/jarrid-wilson-widow-post-how-son-coping/

 

Why Many Evangelicals Believe Climate Change Is A Hoax

https://religionunplugged.com/news/2019/9/27/climate-change-and-evangelicals-why-do-so-many-of-them-believe-its-a-hoax

 

What are America’s largest seminaries in 2019?

https://www.christianpost.com/voice/what-are-americas-largest-seminaries-in-2019.html

 

***RELIGION & THE LAW 

Three female teachers launch a lawsuit against Quebec’s religious symbols ban

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-three-teachers-file-another-lawsuit-against-quebecs-bill-21/

 

New chapter opens in Pennsylvania in fight over suing church

https://apnews.com/818f44394d514bf89e3e988e6208a492

 

***RELIGION & FILM

Film highlighting interfaith prayer at the U.S.-Mexico border set for release 

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/immigration/story/2019-10-03/borderprayer

 

Kanye West, in which they will release the film Jesus Is King

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kanye-west-imax-reveal-movie-collaboration-1244115

 

***DENOMINATIONS

Durham megachurch pastor and Southern Baptist president to confront sex abuse crisis at major conference

https://abc11.com/religion/durham-megachurch-pastor-to-confront-sex-abuse-crisis-at-major-conference/5580395/

 

LGBT group proposes dissolving UMC into 4 new denominations

https://www.christianpost.com/news/lgbt-group-proposes-dissolving-umc-into-4-new-denominations.html