The Briefing 06-19-15

Podcast Transcript

1) Charleston church shooting horrifying picture of evil of racism

How black church leaders are responding to the shooting in Charleston, Washington Post (Hamil R.  Harris)

In Facebook photo, suspected Charleston shooter wears flags of racist regimes in Africa, Washington Post (Ishaan Tharoor)

2) Pope’s environmental encyclical clear on responsibility, unclear in implementation

Pope Francis, in Sweeping Encyclical, Calls for Swift Action on Climate Change, New York Times (Jim Yardley and Laurie Goodstein)

Treading lightly, in many directions, The Economist

Mohler responds to Pope Francis’ ‘Laudato Si’, Southern News (R. Albert Mohler, Jr)

3) Unanimous Supreme Court church sign ruling major win for religious liberty

Tiny Arizona church wins Supreme Court case on signs, USA Today (Richard Wolf and Brad Heath)

Supreme Court rules for church in case against Arizona town’s sign law, Washington Post (Robert Barnes)

4) WHO issues regulations against naming diseases after animals or places, leaving few options

World Health Organization Best Practices for the Naming of New Human Infectious Diseases, WHO