Friday’s News & Ideas - 9/4/2026
- No religious refugees resettled
- SCOTUS considers school cases
- Pastor detained by ICE
- Gloria Steinem's Jewishness
- Hollywood embracing religion?
- A portrait of Muslim Americans
The Trump Administration has resettled zero religious refugees this year*
Christianity Today: One in seven Christians around the world face persecution. The U.S. refugee program accepted none of them.
Why religion and education will be in the spotlight next term
SCOTUSblog: The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing for a term that will involve at least one major dispute on religion in schools – and potentially more.
Woodburn pastor, father to an active duty US Marine, detained by ICE
KGW8: Fidel Cordero Garcia had been approved for a program offering legal status to members of military service members; he was arrested days before his green card application could be filed.
When Gloria Steinem identified as a Jew most
Forward: ‘Never in my life have I identified as a Christian,’ she said, ‘but wherever there is antisemitism, I identify as a Jew’
Should Hollywood embrace religion? Young audiences crave complex spiritual characters and plotlines that challenge faith, new study shows
Variety: Gen Z and Gen Alpha crave realistic and complex depictions of religion and spirituality in their entertainment that go beyond stereotypes.
The Spark
25 years after 9/11, a portrait of Muslim Americans
Many Muslim Americans say they have personally experienced discrimination. But they also say they have received support from some friends and neighbors, Pew Research Center says.
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