Friday, September 26, 2025

Friday's Catch: 'When ‘Evangelical’ Means Everything but the Gospel' And More


When ‘Evangelical’ Means Everything but the Gospel
What once signified adherence to core biblical truths now functions more as a political identifier than a theological one.

Americans Are Split on the Role Religion Should Play in Schools
Americans are divided on religion in schools—most oppose displaying the Ten Commandments but agree its principles are worth following.

Embattled Oklahoma schools chief leaving post 
Ryan Walters will step down as the superintendent of Oklahoma public schools Oct. 1 to lead a conservative organization founded to oppose teachers’ unions and “the liberal, woke agenda” he claims is polluting American education and values.

ACNA Inhibits its Chaplaincy Bishop
The Anglican Church in North America’s Special Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy, which provides canonical residence to 300 military, hospital, and other chaplains, has attempted to secede from that church as its bishop, the Rt. Rev. Derek Jones, faces allegations of misconduct. The jurisdiction announced its disaffiliation from the ACNA on September 22, less than a day after Archbishop Steve Wood informed its chaplains of Jones’ inhibition from ministry.

Episcopalians join conservationists opposing Trump plan to end ‘Roadless Rule’ in federal wildlands
...All Saints’ Green Team and other Episcopalians who care about federally protected wilderness are joining Americans across the country in speaking out in opposition to the Trump administration’s plan to reverse a policy that for more than 20 years has kept large swaths of federal land off limits to automotive traffic, development and resource extraction.

Running dry: New study warns of extreme water scarcity in the coming decades
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications by researchers from the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan National University in the Republic of Korea reveals that global warming is accelerating the risk of multi-year droughts that can lead to extreme water scarcity, threatening water demands in cities, agriculture, and livelihoods worldwide, already within the coming decades.

Fossil fuel burning poses threat to health of 1.6bn people, data shows
Fossil fuel burning is not just damaging the world’s climate; it is also threatening the health of at least 1.6 billion people through the toxic pollutants it produces, data shows.

US intends to cancel $13 billion in funds for green energy
The U.S. Department of Energy intends to cancel more than $13 billion in funds that the Biden administration had pledged to subsidize wind, solar, batteries and electric vehicles, it said on Wednesday.

How Trump’s assault on US wind industry threatens jobs and power for nearly 5m homes
Donald Trump has jettisoned Republicans’ long-standing “all of the above” approach to energy by using the US government to aggressively stamp out clean energy projects – particularly offshore wind turbines.

Young People Lead Urban Greening to Ease Climate Crisis
“Urban greening” projects led by young people are easing adverse climate effects in U.S. cities as well as instilling character and leadership skills in teenagers and young adults.

Regenerate and Renew in Fall: October Creation Tips
Ours is a faith of resurrection, renewal, regeneration. Our lives are a call to live that faith. Creation care gives us down-to-earth opportunities.

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