On Wyoming’s Wind River Reservation, a Christian church and Native protesters now pray side by side after the pastor labeled sacred Arapaho ceremonies “idol worship” in a viral sermon. Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone leaders say the pastor’s words attack their identity and echo past religious assimilation. (Peters, Los Angeles Times)
Read MoreThe ad, which was released online last Wednesday, led to a backlash that grew louder over the weekend, particularly from a range of female athletes, once again landing Sweeney at the center of a heated controversy. (Gupta, The New York Times)
Read MoreThe cause has become dangerously politicized and intertwined with right-wing politics, he says, wrongly staying quiet as Muslim rights are under attack and as President Donald Trump allows immigration enforcement officers into houses of worship. (Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Read MoreAs religious groups contend with artificial intelligence, some Baptist pastors are lobbying against a bill that would allow driverless cars to operate commercially in D.C. They say autonomous vehicles are antihuman. (Scott, The Washington Post)
Read MoreRosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, begins at sunset Friday. Across the world, Jews will spend the two-day holiday in prayer, reflection and celebration. And for many, a highlight will be hearing the shofar: an animal's horn blown like a trumpet. (Prichep, NPR)
Read MoreDario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, called for a global slowdown of artificial intelligence development in a 3,800-word essay on Saturday, just days after one of the company’s employees quit over concerns about the safety of the technology. (Isaac, The New York Times)
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