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The Conversation
Southern Baptist Convention’s focus on mission recalls history of promoting white dominance
J.D. Greear, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has called on the denomination to focus on its theological mission. AP Photo/Jay Reeves, FileRocked by controversies, dwindling numbers and internal divisions, the Southern Baptist Convention will meet for its annual meeting on June 15 under the banner: “We Are Great Commission Baptists.” The slogan is notable not only for the unifying “we” but for the statement of intent regarding the SBC’s theological mission – the “Great Commission” r
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Yahoo News Video
What is Juneteenth and how is this 156-year-old holiday celebrated today?
On Juneteenth, Black Americans commemorate June 19, 1865, the day Black Union soldiers in the Civil War brought news of the Emancipation Proclamation to Galveston, Texas, freeing enslaved people in the South. Today, descendants across the U.S. commemorate the holiday with block parties, parades, rallies, festivals, cookouts and educational events. Samuel Collins III, a historian and Juneteenth Legacy Project co-chair, explains how Galveston, the birthplace of Juneteenth, has preserved the 156-year tradition and why it’s important to keep the observation going.
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The Guardian
‘Identity crisis’: will the US’s largest evangelical denomination move even further right?
Thousands of Southern Baptists are gathering to elect their next president amid deep divides over addressing systemic racism and sexual misconduct Pastor Ronnie Floyd of the Southern Baptist Convention, in June 2016. Photograph: Jeff Roberson/AP Thousands of Southern Baptists from across the US are heading to Tennessee this week to vote for their next president, a choice laced with tension that could push America’s largest evangelical Christian denomination even further to the right and potentia
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NextShark
Petition Calls for Removal of James Corden’s ‘Spill Your Guts’ Segment for Mocking Asian Cultures
People are asking James Corden and “The Late Late Show” to remove the “Spill Your Guts” segment, claiming that it perpetuates anti-Asian racism amid a rise of violence toward AAPI communities. Host James Corden invites celebrity guests to participate in the segment in which he gives them the option to either answer personal questions or take a bite from an assortment of what is displayed as “gross” foods. Call for removal: An online petition to remove the segment says the show has featured common foods in Asian cuisines including “balut, century old eggs, and chicken feet” and portrays them as “disgusting” and “horrifying.”
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Associated Press
‘We need more’: Democrats frustrated as agenda faces hurdles
They have spent much of the past year fighting for Democrats in this working-class corner of northeastern Pennsylvania, knocking on thousands of doors, giving their evenings to phone banks and devoting weekends to voter registration drives. “We need more,” said Alicia Duque, a 35-year-old mother of three and volunteer organizer for the progressive group Action Together. With promises to lift working people with transformative policies on health care, climate change and economic inequality, President Joe Biden won more votes last year than any other presidential candidate in history.
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Associated Press
Costly frost in France attributed to climate change
Scientists say damaging frost that caused significant economic loss to France’s central winegrowing region this year was made more likely by climate change. A report released Tuesday by researchers who study the link between global warming and weather events suggests that the intense April 6-8 frost in France was particularly damaging due to a preceding warm period in March. The analysis conducted by the group World Weather Attribution used 132 climate models to simulate the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on temperatures in the vineyard-rich Champagne, Loire Valley and Burgundy regions of France.
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The Conversation
What a Title IX lawsuit might mean for religious universities
A recent lawsuit has charged the U.S. Department of Education as being complicit in the abuse of LGBTQ students. AP Photo/Manuel Balce CenetaThe Religious Exemption Accountability Project, or REAP, filed a class action lawsuit on March 26, 2021, charging that the U.S. Department of Education was complicit “in the abuses that thousands of LGBTQ+ students endured at taxpayer-funded religious colleges and universities.” According to the suit, those abuses include “conversion therapy, expulsion, den
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Reuters
AstraZeneca antibody cocktail fails to prevent COVID-19 in large trial
AstraZeneca said on Tuesday a late-stage trial failed to provide evidence that its COVID-19 antibody therapy protected people who had contact with an infected person from the disease, a small setback in its efforts to find alternatives to vaccines. The study assessed whether the therapy, a cocktail of two types of antibodies, could prevent adults who had been exposed to the virus in the past eight days from developing COVID-19 symptoms.
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Bloomberg
New Yorkers Confused at Polls; Absentee Votes: Election Update
(Bloomberg) — With a week until the New York City primary election, progressive favorite Maya Wiley said many voters won’t be persuaded by moderate candidates promising “old ideas” and that polls reflecting Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and former city Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia as frontrunners didn’t tell the full story.The city’s election board said around 50,000 people have gone to the polls since early voting began over the weekend, but many voters remain puzzled over a
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Axios
“Five Nights at Freddy’s” creator defends donations to top Republicans
“Five Nights at Freddy’s” creator Scott Cawthon is defending his donations to top Republicans such as former President Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell after backlash from fans. Why it matters: “Five Nights at Freddy’s” is a huge horror hit that’s grown beyond a series of games to include novels and a planned movie adaptation. Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeState of play: On June 10, a Twitter user posted screen
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Reuters Videos
FBI warns QAnon could deploy ‘real-world violence’
The United States FBI warned members of Congress that QAnon followers could engage in real-life violence again, after their prominent role in the deadly Capitol riot in January.FBI experts distributed a bulletin to Congress earlier this month, which said QAnon conspiracists have expressed frustrations about their predictions not coming true.Those included Hillary Clinton’s arrest and former President Donald Trump’s restoration to power.Some believers have posted they can “no longer trust the plan.”The bulletin warned some QAnon followers online may feel obligated to engage in real world violence against Democrats and others they feel are “political opposition.”At the same time, the FBI has said the number of those supporters have dwindle, because predictions have failed to happen and QAnon content has been largely removed from social media platforms.
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Yahoo News Video
Homeland security chief: ‘The border is not open’
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tells Yahoo News Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff that he disagrees with the characterization of a “crisis” at the U.S.-Mexico border despite a 20-year high of migrants apprehended in April. Mayorkas, who is traveling to Mexico on Tuesday, says he stands by Vice President Harris’ message to Guatemalans last week that they should “not come” to the United States and emphasized the potential perils of the journey.