Tuesday Morning Briefing (Apr. 8, 2025)

I think I'll spend the majority of this morning going through recent articles from the Institute for Religion and Democracy. When trying to navigate different voices on the right, how do we weigh our various values? Here are the links:

“Southern Baptist Turbulence” by Mark Tooley - https://juicyecumenism.com/2025/04/01/southern-baptist-turbulence/

“Whither Methodists & Baptists?” by Mark Tooley - https://juicyecumenism.com/2025/04/07/whither-methodists-baptists/

“Anglicans: in Danger of Becoming a ‘Boutique’ Church?” by Jeffrey Walton - https://juicyecumenism.com/2025/04/04/anglicans-boutique-church/

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