Friday's News & Ideas
Change or die
Religion News Service: Tom Ehrich says time is running out; it’s time for change-minded leaders to lead and for denominational officials to support them.
Terrorism and ‘the primitive brain’
Sojourners, God’s Politics blog: Our primitive brain, which triggers our flight-or-fight reflex, isn’t so helpful in dealing with terrorists, says Brian McLaren.
Pastors need pastors, too
Associated Baptist Press: Rev. Amy Butler's pastors group has been like striking oil -- a surprising windfall of riches for her work.
Lord Carey’s comments on immigration promote racism, bishop warns
The (London) Times: Bishop warns that the former Archbishop of Canterbury’s call for new limits on immigration would “play into the hands of racists”.
The (London) Telegraph: Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali: immigrants should accept Britain’s Christian values
The Jewish-Catholic crisis: How bad is it -- and why?
Politics Daily: Nearly five years after Pope Benedict’s election, Jewish-Catholic relations have sunk to perhaps their lowest point in the last 50 years.
Associated Press: Pope defends invitation to Anglicans to convert
Lutherans examine stance on gay clergy
Sioux Falls, S.D., Argus-Leader: ELCA bishop looks to stave off rift; says no “breakoff has gone anywhere” in 200 years.
Counseling training could help stressed clergy
Christian Today: British study suggests that clergy who had training in counseling skills were better able to cope with the emotional demands of their job.
The Spark
Patty Griffin's 'Downtown Church'
Later this month, singer-songwriter Patty Griffin will release her seventh album, “Downtown Church,” a gospel album recorded at the Downtown Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tenn. Featuring Griffin originals and gospel standards, the album “is the equivalent of a slow walk into a field of wildflowers -- a journey in which you look up at a bluebird sky and take a deep breath with your eyes closed,” says Elena See at NPR’s First Listen. The album is Griffin’s way of working through her own complicated feelings about religion and faith. “Downtown Church” will be available in stores Jan. 26, but until then, you can hear it in its entirety at NPR.
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