Friday's News & Ideas - 11/15/2024

Trump’s fervent Christian Zionists poised to lead the military — and US-Israel relations
Religion Dispatches: His recent nomination of Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel and Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense mean that militant, hardline Christian Zionists stand to be in control of the Pentagon and US military — and, of course, at the helm of the US-Israel relationship.

Campuses are ground zero in debates about antisemitism — but that’s been true for 100 years
The Conversation: Many students are surprised to find themselves wrestling with what it means to be Jewish in the U.S. and questioning their place in American society.

What evangelicals say they want from a second Trump term
Religion News Service: “Our people were elated, for the most part, over the election results,” said Robert Jeffress, a Southern Baptist pastor.

Ancestral blessings*
The Christian Century: Who do you bring into worship with you?

Sean Rowe wants to realign the Episcopal Church
Religion News Service: The presiding bishop was elected on a mandate to reorganize the denomination’s aging structure and adapt to modern times. It’s something he knows a bit about.

The Spark

The painful pleasures of a tattoo convention
The art* endures partly because it’s rooted in the moment — the surrender of one person to another, The New Yorker says.

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