COVID-19

“Meanwhile, Pennsylvania truck driver Bob Bolus says he is leading a U.S. ‘Freedom Convoy’ of trucks from Pennsylvania to Washington, D.C., as soon as today with the goal of gridlocking the Capitol Beltway to protest vaccine mandates and Covid-19-related restrictions” - National Review

“When asked what factors schools should consider … most parents of K-12 students say a lot of consideration should be given to the possibility that students will fall behind academically (67%) or that their emotional well-being will be negatively impacted (61%) if they don’t attend school in person” - Pew

“This is a choice you make. This mental choice is rooted in the Christian’s ability to recognize that trials are not meaningless acts of suffering. Instead, they are providential instruments of grace.” - Jack Lee

“When looked at broadly, it’s hard to find any real evidence that the pandemic led to any sort of widespread exodus from American religion” - TGC

“Churches have typically grown through vertical growth, meaning that they try to get everyone to attend the ‘Sunday morning service at one site together.’ In this COVID world, smaller is better for gathered worship, and smaller is made possible by offering alternatives to gather at times other than Sunday morning in the same place.” - Rainer

“Searches at @biblegateway for ‘sorcery’ jumped 193% after some made a connection between the Greek root word pharmakeia and the Covid-19 vaccine.” - Lifeway

“Lamb had hosted a series of vaccine skeptics on his television program and claimed that the truth about COVID-19 was being censored.” - RNS

“Proposition 3 (officially termed TX HB1239) adds a clause to the Texas constitution that forbids the government from similar actions in the future.” - BPNews

More at RNS

“It’s not just Lakewood. So far, 99 Christian orgs have repaid their Paycheck Protection Program loans.” - C.Today

Related, at RNS: For some churches, paying back PPP loans is better than forgiveness