Another big week. Rough weather outside and culture-war storms on the interwebs. Here are a few of the biggest stories that caught our ILYBYGTH attention:

Queen Betsy proposes federal support for tax-credit scholarships, at AP.

• Might sound like a snoozer, but it reminds me of the bad old days of the 1830s, here at ILYBYGTH.

Trump announces plans to force universities to welcome conservative speakers, at IHE.

When it comes to the evangelical vote, geography matters, at RIP.

What happened with the Methodists? Board meeting votes against allowing full LGBTQ recognition.

• Time for progressive Methodists to leave? At The Atlantic.
• Progressives, welcome to the world of fundamentalism c. 1920-1940, here at ILYBYGTH.
• Did “Fundamentalist U” play a leading long-term role in this Methodist vote? Here at ILYBYGTH.
• Anti-LGBTQ? Or anti-imperialist? At JE.

Friends, please hear me, we Africans are not afraid of our sisters and brothers who identify as lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered, questioning, or queer. We love them and we hope the best for them. But we know of no compelling arguments for forsaking our church’s understanding of Scripture and the teachings of the church universal.

And then please hear me when I say as graciously as I can: we Africans are not children in need of western enlightenment when it comes to the church’s sexual ethics. We do not need to hear a progressive U.S. bishop lecture us about our need to “grow up.”

Meanwhile, Trump also threatened to sue his colleges if they released his grades or SAT scores, at IHE.

What is going on in Florida? A new batch of bills hopes to restrict science teaching, at NCSE.

• But it’s not only about science. These bills plant a flag for a traditional goal of educational conservatism. We talk about the weird history of educational “pornography” here at ILYBYGTH.