Tuesday Morning Briefing (Mar. 25, 2025)

We won't have time to cover all this today, but these are the things on my mind:

Promote “Awake, Thou That Sleepest” - https://youtu.be/myXI3p9dlOo

Harvest Church Dothan in court today (March 25) in Houston County. Both sides are asking for different summary judgments

Forbes Matonga resigned - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AC2qww24X/

“White House Religion?” By Mark Tooley - https://juicyecumenism.com/2025/03/21/white-house-religion/

Paula White is a problem - https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/02/25/paula-whites-controversies/ and https://x.com/Protestia/status/1904336161281036334

“Seaford church shuttering pre-K program after more than 60 years, leaving parents scrambling” by Jonathan Gordon of News 12 Long Island - https://longisland.news12.com/seaford-church-shuttering-pre-k-program-after-more-than-60-years-leaving-parents-scrambling

“Nigerian faith leaders appeal to US to pressure their country on religious violence” by Fredrick Nzwili of Religion News Service - https://religionnews.com/2025/03/18/from-congress-to-nigerian-clerics-cry-out-over-religious-freedom-violations-as-calls-for-u-s-sanctions-rise/

“The Future of United Methodism – Part II” by Riley B. Case of Juicy Ecumenism - https://juicyecumenism.com/2025/03/11/future-united-methodism-part-ii/

“Strange Bedfellows: In Arkansas, gambling opponents took over $21M from Choctaw Nation to fight competing casino” by Kim Roberts of Ministry Watch - https://ministrywatch.com/strange-bedfellows-anti-gambling-groups-led-by-church-leaders-partner-with-casino/

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