Friday’s News & Ideas - 10/24/2025

As a Palestinian pastor, I can’t call this ‘peace’ plan justice*
Sojourners: Almost immediately after the ceasefire began, our reality of living under occupation intruded again, Munther Isaac writes.

Phyllis Trible, who studied Bible through feminist lens, dies at 92*
The New York Times: An influential scholar, she challenged centuries of biblical interpretation that presumed that women were unequal to men in the eyes of God.

German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds
The Guardian: The normalization of far-right stances is likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers

Arthur Waskow, pioneering social justice rabbi, dies
Religion News Service: He earned a reputation as a radical on the forefront of movements for equality and justice. Many thought of him as a prophet.

Holy warrior*
The Atlantic: Pete Hegseth is bringing his fundamentalist interpretation of Christianity into the Pentagon.

The Spark

Enchanting imposters
Johns Hopkins University’s Bibliotheca Fictiva Collection of Literary and Historical Forgery shows that humans have been creating fan fiction and fake news for millennia, JSTOR says.

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