Monday's News & Ideas
Churches say, 'Be our guest'
USA Today, On Religion: Hospitality has found a home in the world of worship -- and there’s a lesson in this for the nation at large.
Church works with U.S. to spare detention
The New York Times: A prosperous suburban congregation is suddenly confronted with the labyrinthine world of immigration law and detention.
Roanoke's St. John Lutheran: A church in pain over national clergy debate
Roanoke (Va.) Times: ELCA debate over gay clergy splits Roanoke church.
Pastors by degree
Christian Century: Churches and seminaries are rethinking what it means to educate people for pastoral leadership.
Of Niebuhr and Nobels: Divining Obama's theology
Politics Daily: The most important aspect of Obama’s Nobel acceptance speech may be its theological language and the influence of Reinhold Niebuhr.
The Spark
Bill Moyers: a thoughtful voice amid the din
When Bill Moyers recently announced his retirement from his weekly PBS series, some felt as if they were losing a sacred American institution while others cheered, Neal Gabler writes in the Los Angeles Times. Far from being another cudgel-wielding pundit, Moyers may be television's only moralist, says Gabler. “One cannot understand Moyers without understanding his theological training and his moral conviction. His mission has always been to make things better, not louder.”
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