W. SCOTT LAMB: 5 religion news stories worth your time on Thursday

By W. Scott Lamb - Thursday, October 15, 2015

(1) Gambling Is a Justice Issue, by Russell Moore (Moore to the Point)

“In the end, the casinos will leave. And they’ll leave behind a burned-over district with no thriving agricultural, manufacturing, or tourism economies. In the meantime, they leave behind the wreckage of “check-to-cash” loan sharks, pawn shops, prostitution, and 1-2-3 divorce courts.”

(2) Vietnam Slams US’s Religious Freedom Report as Not Objective (AP)

“In defending its human rights record in the past, Vietnam has said that individual rights must be put in the context of the wider community and that only people who break the law have faced detainment.”

(3) Teaching in Tennessee: TN bill would ban teaching ’religious doctrine’ until high school (The Tennessean)

Also: GOP Lawmaker Wants To Cut Religion From Tennessee’s World History Curriculum, Because Islam (Huffington Post)

(4) How Millennial Parents Think Differently About Raising Kids (TIME)

***An interesting infographic comparing Boomers, Gen X, and Millennials

(5) A Statement Calling for Constitutional Resistance to Obergefell v. Hodges (American Principles Project)