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FDA to limit covid shot approval to elderly, those with medical conditions The agency will narrow its approval for updated coronavirus vaccines, marking a significant shift in the agency’s approach to green-lighting shots that have been recommended broadly to the public.

The FDA has unveiled plans to narrow its approval for updated coronavirus vaccines to older adults and people with at least one health condition that puts them at high risk for severe disease, marking a significant shift in the agency’s approach to green-lighting the shots.

Extended Call for Papers: Theology, Religion, and Taylor Swift Call for Papers: Theology, Religion and Taylor Swift Edited by: Alexis Bradford and Chris Swann Taylor Swift is a cultural icon. As such, she is often used as a case study and her success has been …

Extended call!

After massive public backlash, the Social Security Administration is rolling back its disastrous cuts to phone services.

This is a huge victory for the public against DOGE's rampage.

Keep up the fight.

As the economic news keeps coming out over the coming weeks keep one thing in mind: this is the fault of one man and didn’t need to happen.

How to be a Shepherd in the Middle Ages - Medievalists.net What was it like to work on a farm in the Middle Ages? A fourteenth-century shepherd named Jean de Brie offers some insights into his daily life and tips to help you do a good job.

How to be a Shepherd in the Middle Ages www.medievalists.net/2024/04/shep... #Agriculture

We have lost more here than can be charted!

An invaluable guide for scholars stifled by the traditional academic route

Ilana M. Horwitz's The Entrepreneurial Scholar: A New Mindset for Success in Academia and Beyond is out March 11.

Learn more and preorder yours: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... #academicsky

Christians Should Denounce Anti-Trans Laws, Not Write Them Let’s show trans kids that there are Christians who believe in the inclusive love of Jesus.

"A bolder Christian witness in support of trans rights is especially necessary given that so much anti-trans rhetoric and legislation in the U.S. is allegedly being done in the name of Christian faith or justified by the weaponization of scripture."

When Christian Colleges Fire ‘Woke’ Professors, Who Will Stop Them? The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities has remained silent as some institutions restrict racial justice and gender equity on campus.

"If you have any religious or political beliefs to the left of your institution, then you will find yourself in an inhospitable place where it is very easy to grow disillusioned and disheartened.”

U.S. and Ukraine Agree to Minerals Deal, Officials Say President Trump, who had insisted he wanted “payback” for past military aid to Kyiv, suggested President Volodymyr Zelensky would visit Washington this week to sign a deal, which he called a “very big...

Breaking News: Ukraine agreed to turn over the revenue from some of its minerals to the U.S., a Ukrainian official said, after an intense pressure campaign from President Trump that included insults and threats.

When Christians Love Political Power More Than People When Christians love political power more than people, the good news of God’s love is substituted for enforcing our preferred brand of religion.

"When Christians love political power more than people, they pursue the goals of a political party rather than the goals of Jesus, and promote a partisan policy rather than the Kingdom of God." (2017)

Going back as far as Ronald Reagan, the GOP has verbally scorned government programs. Will Trump’s ax to government services, he has turned that view into a self-fulfilling prophecy!

Federal employees told to justify jobs in email or Musk says they face dismissal | CNN Politics Federal workers began receiving emails Saturday asking them to explain what work they did last week, as Elon Musk announced that “failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.”

Federal workers are getting emails asking them to explain the work they did last week. Elon Musk says not responding "will be taken as a resignation."

Sweden Investigates New Cable Break Under Baltic Sea The authorities are looking into possible damage to an undersea line east of Gotland island. NATO has stepped up its surveillance of the region.

The Swedish authorities said on Friday that they were investigating a new cable break in the Baltic Sea, the latest example of damage to underwater infrastructure in the region.

So far I have posted little on BlueSky. That is about to change!

So Mr. Trump wants the US to take over Gaza and build something like the Rivera. He wants a vacation destination on the Mediterranean. What tone deafness!!!!!!

This has been one of the longest weeks I remember, starting with a flurry of Presdential “decrees” from King Donald! Man, four years is going to be a long time!

We Elected an Authoritarian. What Role Did Religion Play? Decades of investment in a larger anti-democratic movement would not have dissolved even if they had been defeated at the ballot box in this election cycle, says journalist Katherine Stewart.

"Trump is offering his supporters lies, grievance, and vision. But just because they voted for him doesn’t mean that those policies are going to really benefit them in any substantial, material way."

I call this serious!

Hey is it time to start thinking about the DMin degree?

A great article!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you, however you celebrate the day!

So I watch the parade of names for Trump’s cabinet, and my thought is that no more than 1-2 will be rejected. The next administration promised flourishing, not retribution. I’m no Trump fan, but I think we have to deal with realities. Gaetz and Kennedy are simply “no-go” for me!

Betty White will once again grace Americans' lives, not on TV, but on your mail. The US Postal Service will honor the beloved American TV icon with her own stamp next year. cnn.it/4hUbv8c

Today, this American Episcopalian thanks the Scottish Episcopalians for consecrating the first Bishop for The Episcopal Church, the Rev. Samuel Seabury in 1784!

So I’m trying out a new platform. I like what I’ve seen so far!