Everybody Hurts
Cancer rates, beer tariffs, and how to be less lonely
Welcome to this week’s edition of Headliner, a news digest from The Bulletin podcast by Christianity Today. Each week, we read many more news stories than we could ever feature on the show, and we’re glad for this space where we can share what catches our eye and engage in these topics with you. Comment and let us know what provokes your thinking and inspires you to dive deeper into the news. Thanks for being part of our Bulletin community!
What’s Catching Our Eye
Cancer Rates are Rising. The New York Times’ Dr. Daniela J. Lamas worries about rising cancer rates in people under age 50 and wants to see HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. do research there — rather than renew study of the already-debunked connection between vaccines and autism.
Bottoms Up (or Down?) President Trump’s new tariffs just made your beer more expensive. Add a 25% tariff on aluminum to already slumping U.S. alcohol sales, and your dinner parties may be effectively booze-free going forward.
How Nice Are You? New Yorker writer Isaac Chotiner fears Christians are abandoning empathy, thanks to government leaders who neither model nor encourage it. Freya India over at First Things agrees in her piece, “The Right Has Forgotten Feeling.”
Dive Deeper
Last week Pew Research released its newest report on religion highlighting that Christians and Buddists are the most likely to leave the faith traditions of their childhoods. Barna’s research affirms that deep relationships are the key to a faith that sticks.
Here’s how you can better understand this topic …
Read Amanda Held Opelt’s piece, “Cafeteria Church,” to learn how her congregation adjusted its meeting space and ministry intentions, enhancing community and shared commitment to the gospel.
Listen to episode 152 of The Russell Moore Show to hear Russell talk with Robert Putnam, bestselling author of Bowling Alone, about how culture has shifted around the ways we gather.
Our Latest at The Bulletin
Last Friday’s Roundtable (Episode 161): Clarissa talk with CT’s Ken Chitwood about nationalism in Europe,
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