Articles of Interest about Religion - Sept 12
/***RELIGION
I Escaped the Cult But I Couldn’t Escape the Cult Mentality
https://narratively.com/i-escaped-the-cult-but-i-couldnt-escape-the-cult-mentality/?utm_source=digg
First Woman To Accuse Larry Nassar Reveals She Was Sexually Abused At Church https://www.huffpost.com/entry/first-woman-to-accuse-larry-nassar-sexually-abused-at-church-rachael-denhollander_n_5d765d1be4b0752102304a77
Sexual orientation, psychotherapy and Christian ‘change therapy’ (opinion)
https://www.wthrockmorton.com/2019/09/09/is-there-a-war-on-psychotherapy/
Benny Hinn Renounces His Selling of God’s Blessings: Critics Want More
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2019/september/benny-hinn-renounces-prosperity-gospel.html
Robot priests can bless you, advise you, and even perform your funeral AI religion is upon us https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/9/9/20851753/ai-religion-robot-priest-mindar-buddhism-christianity
Jury: City Director Forced Religious Views on Employees, Taxpayers Stuck With $300K Verdict
Pastor and ‘former homosexual’ sues Vimeo for censoring conversion therapy videos
Odessa, Texas mass shooting responses tie together evangelical Christians and guns
Church fights to keep its music venue and homeless shelter open
https://fox5sandiego.com/2019/09/05/church-fights-to-keep-its-music-venue-and-homeless-shelter-open/
***RELIGIOUS HISTORY
Medieval Monks Complained About Constant Distractions: Learn How They Worked to Overcome Them www.openculture.com/2019/09/medieval-monks-complained-about-constant-distractions-learn-how-they-worked-to-overcome-them.html
The Current Rewind: The Peters Brothers' anti-rock crusade
https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2019/09/04/the-current-rewind-peters-brothers-impaler-pmrc
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
Piety & Power: Mike Pence and the Taking of the White House
Buttigieg says 'reckoning' coming over GOP and Christianity
https://apnews.com/944b897b2cde4211a21971abeda13a09
***ISLAM
Evangelicals Who Distrust Muslims Likely Don’t Know Muslims
***DENOMINATION
The Presbyterian Church Where Believing in God Isn’t Strictly Necessary
Southern Baptist Convention claims no control over local churches. But new rules, lawsuit may test that argument
Baptist church cancels 9/11 anti-Islam event after backlash from legislators, Christian scholars
***MEGACHURCHES
How a Drive-In Megachurch Became a Catholic Cathedral
Southern Baptist megachurch to downsize its campus by 90 percent
https://baptistnews.com/article/southern-baptist-megachurch-to-downsize-its-campus-by-90-percent/