CT Daily Briefing – 10-22-2024

October 21, 2024
CT Daily Briefing

This edition is sponsored by The Worry Work App


Today’s Briefing

A Christian man in England has been convicted for praying silently near an abortion clinic in a case ADF UK calls “a legal turning point of immense proportions.” 

When it comes to immigration, does Jesus really tell us to care for our own?

In his new book, Rod Dreher calls people back to enchantment in a disenchanted world

Karen Swallow Prior shares how her father taught her about campaign signs and being a good neighbor.

When we’re overcome by worry, our sense of self-protection can keep us from recognizing God’s presence.

Behind the Story

From news editor Daniel Silliman: One of our most-read stories last week was a piece I wrote in 2020. In the business, this is called “a long tail.” It’s always a bit surprising.

Back in October 2020—if you can cast your mind to the days of yore—Harry Styles was singing “Watermelon Sugar,” there were wildfires in California, the mayor of New York City was talking about banning holiday travel to stop the spread of COVID-19, and President Donald Trump announced that he was now nondenominational. I wrote about that last one

The president had previously identified as part of the mainline Presbyterian Church (USA), though he was not a regular attender. The announcement, made in an email interview with Religion News Service mediated by one of Trump’s faith advisors, wasn’t necessarily big news. Religious identifications can be a bit squishy, and if you don’t belong to a specific congregation, it’s not always clear what it means to say, “I am _____________” (fill in the religious affiliation). 

But I thought Trump’s announcement was interesting. It made the president part of the larger trend toward nondenominationalism in America. But also, it is unusual for a president to do something like that. Most occupants of the White House don’t even change hairstyles in office, much less churches.

People reading this story now are probably not wondering about a four-year old announcement. There’s another election (as you probably noticed) and they’re googling questions like “Is Trump Christian?”—which isn’t exactly what I wrote about, but the piece does get into Trump’s faith, and now the story has a long tail.

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In Other News


Today in Christian History

October 22, 4004 BC: According to James Ussher, the well-respected and scholarly Anglican primate of the Irish Church in the early seventeenth century, God created the universe on this date at 9:00 a.m. GMT.


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in the magazine

Cover of the September/October 2024 Issue

Our September/October issue explores themes in spiritual formation and uncovers what’s really discipling us. Bonnie Kristian argues that the biblical vision for the institutions that form us is renewal, not replacement—even when they fail us. Mike Cosper examines what fuels political fervor around Donald Trump and assesses the ways people have understood and misunderstood the movement. Harvest Prude reports on how partisan distrust has turned the electoral process into a minefield and how those on the frontlines—election officials and volunteers—are motivated by their faith as they work. Read about Christian renewal in intellectual spaces and the “yearners”—those who find themselves in the borderlands between faith and disbelief. And find out how God is moving among his kingdom in Europe, as well as what our advice columnists say about budget-conscious fellowship meals, a kid in Sunday school who hits, and a dating app dilemma.

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