Friday’s News & Ideas - 5/29/2026
- Politics in church
- Opponent alleges Adam Hamilton covered up abuse
- Book tells Southern Jewish story
- Gen Z TikTokers
- Employees and change
- 2026 graduation speakers
Abortion, Israel and homosexuality top clergy’s political topics, survey finds
Religion News Service: What clergypersons say about such topics varies depending on their viewpoint and, sometimes, their religious affiliation, the Pew Research Center found.
Pew Research Center: What political issues do Americans hear about in church?
Adam Hamilton disputes sex abuse cover-up allegation in Kansas U.S. Senate race
The (Kansas City) Star: While Patrick Schmidt’s allegations target Hamilton, a series of court records reviewed by The Star paint a more complex picture.
The lesson Southern Jews knew first
Religion News Service: That old fear of being ‘too Jewish’ is alive and well. But we can fight it, author Nick Lemann says in a conversation about his new book about his family, “Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries.”
Gen Z men are more religious online
Mashable: Gen Z male creators on TikTok and YouTube are posting Bible study routines, church outfit checks, and clips of themselves deleting dating apps and returning to God.
When employees are drowning in change
MIT Management Review: Most leaders focus on managing change. The ones getting results focus on the people living through it.
The Spark
Graduation speakers on musicals, humiliation and, yes, AI*
From Hugh Jackman to Malika Andrews, speakers celebrated 2026 graduates with stories about forging their own paths and growing from failure, Inside Higher Ed says.
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