From Missouri Satanists to Alabama racists to Kentucky fundamentalists, this week saw it all. Here are some ILYBYGTH-themed stories that came across our desk:
If Christians can refuse to bake cakes, can Satanists refuse to wait for an abortion? Friendly Atheist Hemant Mehta talks with Lucien Greaves about the case at Missouri’s Supreme Court.
Can a university expel a student for a racist rant? The ACLU says no in a case from Alabama, at IHE.
Indian evangelicals and the changing face of the American megachurch, by Prema Kurien at R&P.
“Truth Decay:” Chester Finn spreads the blame for fake news beyond civic ed, at Flypaper.
Fundamentalists were right! College really does endanger children’s faith, at IHE.
- How this fits in with the history of evangelical higher ed, here at ILYBYGTH.
Texas judge says God told him to interfere with a jury, at Americans United.
What do Americans “know” about evolution? Glenn Branch reviews the latest numbers, at NCSE.
Online School of Tomorrow closes today, leaving Ohio students scrambling, at CPD.
Want to earn millions? Resign in scandal from presidency of Michigan State, at IHE.
Curmudgucrat Peter Greene on the difficulties of healing the country’s racist past.
Should evangelicals defend Trump? Mark Galli critiques court evangelicals, at CT.
The quandary: Conservative intellectuals in the Age of Trump, at WaPo.
- Best line: “Trumpism has torn down the conservative house and broken it up for parts.”
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