Three evangelical ‘founding fathers’ and their complicated relationships to slavery*

‘I’m so sorry.’ Gateway Church holds first services since founding pastor’s resignation
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: The megachurch’s main Southlake campus was full on Saturday night and there were protesters outside; Sunday was a different story.

Three evangelical ‘founding fathers’ and their complicated relationships to slavery*
Christianity Today: A new book steers between full condemnation and “men of their time” dodges.

Episcopal Church grapples with ‘transformative role’ in Native American residential schools*
The Christian Century: The Episcopal Church, which was involved in running at least 34 of the schools, has begun to reckon with the outsized role it played in this history.

At least 1,300 hajj pilgrims died during extreme heat, Saudi Arabia says
The Guardian: Riyadh says more than four-fifths did not have permit to make pilgrimage to Mecca, where temperatures hit 125F.

Putin pledged decades ago to conquer the horrors of Islamic extremism. Deadly Dagestan attack again proves he failed
CNN: Co-ordinated attacks were carried out on Sunday in Dagestan’s two main cities, hitting synagogues and churches.