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by Robert P. Jones https://religionnews.com/2023/03/14/five-charts-that-explain-the-desperate-turn-to-maga-among-conservative-white-christians/

by Angela Denker https://open.substack.com/pub/angeladenker/p/how-can-a-poor-man-stand-such-times?r=1ewbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

In his new book, the scholar examines how religion shaped the history of major sports in North America https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/mar/13/author-and-priest-randall-balmer-sport-has-eclipsed-religion-as-the-us-pastime

If you ask young people to leave race at home, you might as well tell them to stay home, too. By Nabil Tueme https://religionnews.com/2023/03/13/young-people-flourish-where-faith-leaders-see-color/

The biological ‘brainwashing’ that happens while you are sleeping is crucial for filtering out toxins. Here’s how to optimise your overnight cycle. “The key thing to focus on is sleep quality, which means avoiding coffee, alcohol, exercise and electronic devices in the run-up to bed, and maintaining a dark bedroom overnight.” https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/mar/13/the-battle-to-boost-our-deep-sleep-and-help-stop-dementia?utm_term=640f1e5608adec74a91bb61f3b2bac5d&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_email

The city’s board of supervisors showed support for a plan to compensate eligible residents for slavery and systemic racism. https://qz.com/reparations-san-francisco-slavery-racism-1850227344

France’s Catholic bishops’ conference agreed to provide reparations after a 2021 report estimated some 330,000 children were sexually abused over 70 years by priests or other church-related figures in France. https://religionnews.com/2023/03/10/french-church-abuse-victims-get-reparations-and-recognition/

After funding from the United Methodist Church General Conference ended and in-person events were put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, the AAMHC is looking for donations in order to continue its work. https://religionnews.com/2023/03/01/meet-the-organization-preserving-and-promoting-the-stories-of-black-methodists/

They urged Biden to base an order on the structure of H.R. 40, legislation proposed for decades that has yet to pass on Capitol Hill. https://religionnews.com/2023/03/01/faith-leaders-urge-biden-to-sign-executive-order-for-reparations-study-by-juneteenth/

The outliers are white evangelicals, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Latter-day Saints and Hispanic Protestants. https://religionnews.com/2023/02/23/poll-support-for-abortion-rights-is-strong-even-among-most-religious-groups/

You may or may not agree with all of the points made in this article. (Personally I find there are very few people with whom I agree on everything.) Regardless, this is an important conversation to have. https://developmentalist.org/article/making-peace-with-americas-history-by-honoring-both-indigenous-and-european-traditions/

by Kaitlin Curtice https://open.substack.com/pub/kaitlincurtice/p/10-books-to-help-us-resist?r=1ewbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/91566-as-book-bans-and-legislative-attacks-escalate-the-new-press-pushes-back.html

“My family owned plantations, made profits and was compensated, but the personal atonement of my generation can only ever be a start” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/11/ancestors-slaves-family-plantations-profits

A new PRRI survey finds that 10% of Americans are avowed Christian nationalists and an additional 19% are sympathetic to its ideals. Among both groups combined, nearly two-thirds are white evangelicals. https://religionnews.com/2023/02/08/a-third-of-americans-are-christian-nationalists-and-most-are-white-evangelicals/

“Like writing and coding before it, prompt engineering is an emergent form of thinking.” https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/02/openai-text-models-google-search-engine-bard-chatbot-chatgpt-prompt-writing/672991/

Whatever happened to #Pluralism? https://religionnews.com/2023/02/07/why-the-he-gets-us-super-bowl-ads-make-jews-nervous/

by L. Gregory Jones We need to forge collaborations among faith-based organizations and entrepreneurs in order to achieve the social impact we’re seeking. https://religionnews.com/2023/02/06/believers-and-doers-a-faith-focused-approach-to-social-innovation/