Articles of Interest about Religion - Oct 27
/***RELIGION
How Westboro Church Founder’s Granddaughter Is Working to ‘Dismantle’ Family’s Legacy of Hate https://people.com/human-interest/westboro-church-founder-granddaughter-dismantle-legacy-of-hate/
Religion is fueling a new wave of immigration activism https://www.axios.com/religion-is-fueling-a-new-wave-of-immigration-activism-6443e1a9-9c2d-4670-a3c4-4b0d219e766e.html
The making of world's first 'Scientology city' in Clearwater https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/2019/investigations/scientology-clearwater-real-estate/
Tennessee pastor, Freedom From Religion Foundation spar over ad, book https://fox17.com/news/local/tennessee-pastor-freedom-from-religion-foundation-spar-over-ad-book
Founding principal of Christian colleges in Australia charged with historic sex abuse https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/founding-principal-of-christian-colleges-charged-with-historic-sex-abuse-20191025-p5348z.html
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
Teaching Democrats to Speak Evangelical https://www.newyorker.com/news/on-religion/teaching-democrats-to-speak-evangelical
New polling suggests that Trump’s base is totally unified behind the president, no matter what investigations might reveal https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/10/trump-white-evangelical-impeachment/600376/
ICE drops $300,000 fine for an immigrant in church sanctuary https://religionnews.com/2019/10/25/ice-drops-300000-fine-for-an-immigrant-in-church-sanctuary/
***RELIGION & MONEY
Chicago Churches Help To Pay Off Cook County Residents' Medical Debt https://n.pr/367iTZ2
Here's how much money these megachurches bring in across the US https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apos-much-money-megachurches-bring-145031393.html
***MEGACHURCHES
Megachurch pastor tells Beth Moore to get out of the Pulpit and Go Home https://religionnews.com/2019/10/19/accusing-sbc-of-caving-john-macarthur-says-beth-moore-should-go-home/
One of the first of many sexual abuse lawsuits expected under a new California law targets Modesto megachurch https://baptistnews.com/article/one-of-the-first-of-many-sexual-abuse-lawsuits-expected-under-a-new-california-law-targets-modesto-megachurch/#.Xa-q7y2ZPNI
Joel Osteen reportedly invites Kanye West to megachurch service https://www.wthr.com/article/joel-osteen-reportedly-invites-kanye-west-megachurch-service
***CONVERSION THERAPY
My own bouts with ‘conversion therapy’ https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/kirby/2019/10/21/robert-kirby-my-own-bouts/
Conversion Therapy leads to LGBT scholarship https://www.king5.com/article/syndication/heartthreads/seth-owen-georgetown-gofundme-gay-student/507-6f7dca7e-5507-41a9-9104-7a5da75afd60
***CHRISTIAN MUSIC
TobyMac's oldest child, 21-year-old aspiring rapper Truett Foster McKeehan, dies https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/10/24/truett-foster-mckeehan-tobymacs-son-rapper-dies-suddenly/4080913002/
We Asked Religious Experts About Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King' https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/j5ynv3/we-asked-religious-experts-about-kanye-wests-new-church-album-jesus-is-king
***RELIGION AND THE ARTS
A visual history of Soviet anti-religious artwork https://boingboing.net/2019/10/23/antitheology.html
Author and ex-nun Karen Armstrong on scripture: 'Religion ... is an art form' www.startribune.com/scripture-should-be-viewed-as-art-not-the-final-word-says-british-author-karen-armstrong/563842812/