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Hollywood finds religion again

"House of David" and "The Faithful" join a rising tide of Bible-inspired shows meeting a right-trending culture

Salon

First saplings grown from iconic Sycamore Gap to be planted after tree was illegally felled

More than half of the 49 ‘trees of hope’ from the sycamore will be planted over the course of National Tree Week

The Independent UK

The ‘hopeful’ saplings from the felled Sycamore Gap tree set to be planted

Forty-nine saplings were grown from seeds and material rescued from the tree, which grew along Hadrian’s Wall on land cared for by the National Trust.

The Independent UK

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First ‘hopeful’ saplings from felled Sycamore Gap tree set to be planted

Forty-nine saplings were grown from seeds and material rescued from the tree, which grew along Hadrian’s Wall on land cared for by the National Trust.

Evening Standard

For some Dobson kids, focusing on the family led to estrangement

Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, who died last month at age 89, was long celebrated as a champion of family values and parental discipline

The Independent UK

James Dobson obituary

Psychologist, author and one of the most influential evangelical leaders of the religious right in the US

The Guardian - UK

James Dobson, controversial evangelical who advised US presidents, dies

Dobson advised Trump and four other US presidents and was a fierce opponent of abortion and LGBTQ rights.

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By ‘focusing on the family,’ James Dobson helped propel US evangelicals back into politics – making the Religious Right into the cultural force it is today

For decades, one name was ubiquitous in American evangelical homes: Focus on the Family. A media empire with millions of listeners and readers, its messages about parenting, marriage and politics seemed to reach every conservative Christian church and school.

The Conversation

James Dobson, influential Christian leader and presidential advisor, dies at 89

Dobson’s death was announced by the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute on Thursday.

The Independent UK

James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, has died

Dr. James Dobson, a politically influential child psychologist who started a radio show counseling Christians on how to be good parents, founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was long a campaigner against abortion and gay rights, died on Thursday

The Independent UK

Grade I listed landscape gets ‘garden for the future’ in face of climate change

Revamp of a half an acre of Sheffield Park and Garden, East Sussex, will trial planting that can cope with more extreme conditions.

The Independent UK

Cutting off MAGA Mom and Dad

Left-leaning young adults are backing away from their Trump-loving parents — and mainstream media is sad

Salon

Meet the powerful evangelicals who believe Trump is an apostle who will reclaim America for Christ

In his interview with Elon Musk, Donald Trump spoke about becoming more religious after the assasination attempt in Pennsylvania in July and as the former president tries to get back to the White House, scores of religious figures are determined to see him get there. Alex Hannaford explores the troubling…

The Independent UK

Britain’s oldest chalk figure has had a facelift in bid to solve origin mystery

The head and neck area of the 3,000-year-old figure had narrowed to less than half its typical width

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Missing pieces of 6th-century Byzantine bucket finally found at Sutton Hoo

Archaeologists at Sutton Hoo, a 1,400-year-old boat burial in England, have discovered pieces of a broken bucket from the Byzantine Empire.

The Guardian - US

The Exvangelicals review: fine study of faith under fire in the age of Trump

Sarah McCammon of NPR brings personal experience and reportorial rigor to her portrayal of a growing Christian crisis

The Guardian - UK

‘Very rare’ clay figurine of Mercury discovered at Roman site in Kent

Previously unknown settlement in Small Hythe was once an important infrastructure link

The Guardian - UK

National Trust fits ‘pioneering’ ground source heat pump at Kingston Lacy

New system should help preserve art collection at Dorset country mansion by providing a steady, gentle heat

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Tom Coburn was the ‘semitruck for a lot of people,’ says Rep. Josh Brecheen - Roll Call

The freshman Republican from Oklahoma started out as a district aide for Dr. No. “He was willing to take the heat,” Brecheen says.

The Guardian - US

Mike Johnson, theocrat: the House speaker and a plot against America

Second-in-line to the presidency, the Republican makes claims about the constitution and Christianity, and his wish to impose his faith on others, that do not withstand serious scrutiny

Tribune News Service

Commentary: How fathers can help their families

James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, used to tell the story of a greeting-card company that decided to provide free Mother’s Day cards for prison inmates. The response was amazing, with long lines to get the cards. The next month when Father’s Day rolled around, the company decided…

The Guardian - UK

How retrofitting the UK’s old buildings can generate an extra £35bn in new money

Heritage and property groups outline plan to boost energy efficiency at historical sites to create jobs, cut emissions and meet net-zero targets

Manchester Evening News

Couple's luxury dream holiday turns into nightmare after £8k theft - but hotel say nothing happened

A spokesperson for the hotel has said no evidence of theft or wrongdoing has been found

Daily Mirror

Couple's luxury break turns into a nightmare as £8,000 worth of items stolen

James Dobson and his family say staff at the Hard Rock Hotel Tenerife failed to take them seriously after £8,000 worth of items were taken from their room while they were by the pool

Wales Online

Couple claim they had £8,000 worth of items stolen from Hard Rock Hotel room in Tenerife, but staff 'laughed'

The hotel said it had investigated the claims but 'found no evidence of theft or wrongdoing'

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