Morning Briefing for Monday, January 27, 2025

This morning, I aim to talk about:

1) Target announces intent to end DEI initiatives - https://apnews.com/article/target-dei-supreme-court-diversity-7f068dfee61a68a9a1f82b94e135b323

2) “The Wesley at West Texas A&M University” by Morgan Howe of the GMC - https://globalmethodist.org/the-wesley-at-west-texas-am-university/

3) John F. Fiedler ends ministry in disgrace - “Texas megachurch pastor retires after arrest for solicitation of prostitution at massage parlor” by Leonardo Blair of The Christian Post - https://www.christianpost.com/news/megachurch-pastor-retires-after-arrest-for-solicitation.html

4) “Looking for middle ground in a divisive era” by Jim Patterson of UMNews - https://www.umnews.org/en/news/looking-for-middle-ground-in-a-divisive-era

5) Lilly Endowment keeps floundering conference alive - “North Georgia Conference Receives Grant of $1.2M From Lilly Endowment Inc.” https://www.ngumc.org/newsdetail/north-georgia-conference-receives-grant-of-1-2m-from-lilly-endowment-inc-18838446

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