Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week!
ENVIRONMENT
There Are More Ways to Fight Climate Change Than Giving Up Meat
On Monday morning in Seoul, South Korea, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a veritable bombshell report that essentially translated to: “If we don’t drastically reduce carbon emissions (like, net-zero carbon emissions by 2040) the world as we know it is doomed. And we are quite sure of that!” Perhaps you read the report. Much more likely, you read an article about it and then felt very down for the rest of the day. Read Full Article
From Grist
CULTURE
How Many Bridesmaids Are Too Many?
POLITICS
What The Midterm Elections Revealed About the US
As we digest the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections, there are reasons for people of faith committed to social justice and the common good to be grateful and encouraged. There are also reminders of what we are up against and some real post-election dangers. Here are a few of the good results… Read Full Article
From Sojo
FAMILY/ PARENTING
On Belonging: How Adoption Is Like a Sacrament
Every instance of belonging is a mystery. People assume birth into a family secures belonging. We believe birth within a country’s border makes you a citizen, a card-carrying member of one national identity or another. At the sight of shared skin color, we imagine we’re born into a similar experience of the world, belonging to the same ethnic group. And because birth is a natural occurrence, by default, we think belonging is not only ordinary but naturally determined. Read Full Article
From Busted Halo
FAITH
The Prayer That Turns the World Upside Down
We long for revolution. Something within us cries out that the world is horribly broken and must be fixed. For centuries, the word revolution was scarcely heard, buried under ages of oppression. The word itself was feared and speaking it was treason. And then, revolutions seemed to appear almost everywhere. Read Full Article
From Relevant Magazine
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