Friday’s News & Ideas - 5/30/2025
- Refugee program still halted
- Dalrymple leaves CT
- Gen Z worship war
- UK Judaism merger
- Billionaires & school vouchers
- Virginia’s wine culture
90 days after judge’s order, Trump administration has failed to restart refugee program
Religion News Service: Faith groups say thousands remain locked in limbo as the administration drags its feet.
Tim Dalrymple leaves Christianity Today to become new president of Templeton
Religion News Service: Dalrymple, a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and Harvard, has long had an interest in the spiritual questions Templeton pursues.
The Gen Z worship war*
Christianity Today: It’s not a war so much as a slow and worrisome sorting of men and women into different corners of Christianity.
Progressive Judaism co-leaders pledge to welcome critics of Israel
The Guardian: “Judaism has at its heart the idea that we grapple with one another,” says Rabbi Josh Levy after historic UK merger of Liberal and Reform traditions.
The billionaires selling school vouchers to buy the soul of a nation
Religion Dispatches: A federal school voucher program, or “universal school choice” as supporters call it, is a key piece of the Right’s agenda to dramatically change education as we’ve known it.
The Spark
Virginia is finally for wine lovers
After years of trying to emulate others, producers are finding their identities as winemakers,* whether that means sticking to classic styles or trying to work naturally, The New York Times says.
*access is limited for nonsubscribers
