| | Stressed? Most workers are — and they're emotionally detached | | Curated for you byCP Editors | | Good morning! It's Tuesday, July 19, and today's headlines include new research on the emotional wellbeing of the global workforce, over 100 Florida churches that are suing The United Methodist Church over its disaffiliation process, and the Justice Department's lawsuit against a Michigan city over allegations of religious discrimination. | | Stress among global workers reached an all-time high in 2021, with 60% reporting they felt emotionally detached from their jobs. The findings come as part of Gallup's State of the Global Workplace: 2022 Report. The analytics firm also noted that many workers reported not feeling hopeful about the future. Some 44% of employees reported experiencing stress a lot the previous day. Just 21% of the world's workers reported being engaged with their work, however, figures varied significantly by region. While 33% of employees reported that they are engaged with their work in the United States and Canada, just 14% of employees reported the same in Europe. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of those in Australia and New Zealand reported that they are thriving, despite just 17% reporting that they are engaged. Some 60% of U.S. and Canadian workers also reported that they were thriving. | | Gallup CEO Jon Clifton noted, "The pain from work has caused leaders to invent new ways to get as far from work as possible. Movements to attain ‘work-life balance,’ implement four-day workweeks and expand remote work are now everywhere. But it’s not just the hours, imbalance or location that leave workers unhappy. It’s what’s happening at work that makes them miserable." Clifton noted the role of "unfair treatment at work" as a major reason for people's burnout, followed by issues such as unmanageable workloads, a lack of managerial communication and support, and unreasonable time pressure. He also explained, "Get a bad one (boss) and you are almost guaranteed to hate your job." Read more. | | P.S. CP is excited to announce the launch of FREEDOM POST, a free, twice-weekly newsletter highlighting breaking news and headlines on key issues ranging from freedom to religious liberty. Sign-up today to get FREEDOM POST delivered to your inbox every Monday and Thursday. Subscribe now. |
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| 100-plus Florida churches sue UMC over disaffiliation process | | A total of 106 Florida congregations have filed suit against the UMC Florida Annual Conference in the Circuit Court for the Eighth Judicial Circuit in and for Bradford County, Civil Division, alleging they are not being given fair terms for leaving The United Methodist Church amid its schism over homosexuality. At issue is how the departing congregations are required to pay the conference a "sum of money" to retain control of their church properties, with the complaint alleging that the payment "is determined in the discretion of the aforementioned parties, and is always substantial and often prohibitive, yet nonnegotiable and unappealable." They also assert that the UMC Book of Discipline provides for amicable disaffiliation in Section 2548.2, with lead plaintiff Grace United Methodist Church of Lawtey contending it should not have to pay to secure its property because it purchased the property long before the UMC's founding in 1968. Read more. | | Also of Interest... | | 107 Florida congregations leaving UMC to join new conservative church network amid LGBT debate35 Arkansas churches considering departure from UMC over homosexuality debate 70 Georgia churches leave United Methodist Church over homosexuality debateGeorgia megachurch to pay $13.1 million to leave UMC, end litigation | | Justice Dept. files suit against Mich. city over religious discrimination | | The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a complaint against Lansing, Mich., stating that the city violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. City employee Sylvia Coleman, a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, asked not to work from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday for religious reasons. When Coleman was hired as a detention officer with the city's police department in 2018, she explained from the onset that she could not work sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. Shortly after, she was scheduled to work a 12-hour shift on a Saturday and requested to take a different shift, including offering to work an overnight shift instead. Her supervisors declined to accommodate her request and terminated her shortly thereafter. "Prior to terminating Coleman’s employment, Lansing management did not establish that accommodating Coleman would cause undue hardship on the conduct of its operations," the DOJ noted in the complaint. Read more. |
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| Dear Christian conservative men: Please stop screwing up the trans issue | | Women's rights activist Kaeley Harms writes about the good work brought forth by feminism and why it's time for Christians and conservatives, particularly men, to stand up and speak out about the important issues facing society today. "Love it or hate it, we need true feminism—the kind that seeks dignity, not revenge, the kind that insists on fairness, not just power. Someone needs to advocate on behalf of women, and when it comes to the trans agenda, few have done more in this regard than radical feminists. They should be thanked and applauded, not silenced and demeaned," she asserts. Read more. | | Leading others when they're frustrated, angry with the church | | When it comes to leading those who are frustrated and angry in your church, what is the best approach? Pastor and Church Answers President Sam Rainer outlines six strategies for de-escalating anger and helping congregants refocus their emotions. Among his recommendations: Don't dismiss people's concerns, and make sure to pray together about the root cause of people's anger and frustration. Read more. |
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| Church says J.D. Hall embezzled money, assaulted wife and son | | An elder with Fellowship Baptist Church in Sidney, Mont., said Friday that former pastor, Jordan Daniel "J.D." Hall, a polemics blogger known for criticizing Christian leaders, embezzled thousands from the church and was kicked out of his home for being physically abusive. Fellowship Baptist Church announced the removal of Hall as pastor last month due to his abuse of Xanax, alleging he had a dependency above his prescribed dosage. In an interview with The Christian Post on Friday, Fellowship Baptist Church Elder Caleb Snodgrass said the church was told by Hall's wife, Mandy, that he physically abused her and her son and she reportedly kicked him out of the home to protect herself and their children. Reports of the June 5 incident and an allegation that Hall embezzled more than $10,000 from the church were filed with the Sidney Police Department on June 23. Read more. | | Warren's Saddleback successor ‘cleared’ of abuse allegations | | Just over a month after a preliminary investigation cleared Pastor Andy Wood of allegations of leadership abuse during his time at Echo.Church, elders at Saddleback Church say that Rick Warren’s named successor has been completely "cleared" by two separate investigations. Saddleback elders said in a statement that the Vanderbloemen Search Group, one of America's best-known and highly respected Christian executive search firms, conducted a rigorous background check on the 40-year-old Wood before his initial selection as Saddleback Church’s new lead pastor. Results from the investigation showed that Wood is "cleared" to lead. Read more. |
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| Trans-identified inmate moved from female prison after allegedly impregnating 2 women | | Demi Minor, a trans-identified male who was incarcerated at a women's only prison in New Jersey, has reportedly been transferred to a new facility. The move comes three months after NJ.com reported that two women at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility became pregnant after "consensual sexual relationships with another incarcerated person." Minor alleges the transfer has caused "psychological damage," writing in a post on the Justice 4 Demi blog, "I don't think DOC realizes the psychological damage that has been done from moving me out of a womens prison to a male facility, its harsh and, I don't know what its like to live as a man, and In refuse to ever revert back to such habits or behavior." Read more. | | | | | | | | Thank you for spending part of your day with us. We look forward to seeing you again tomorrow! -- CP Editors |
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