Monday’s News & Ideas - 10/13/2025
- Gen Z likes conservative Christianity
- DC church renovation
- Boycotting Israel
- Pastors in China arrested
- ICE actions against pastors
- Histories of Columbus
Why so many Gen Z-ers are drawn to conservative Christianity*
The New York Times: Americans who think that Generation Z might offer hope for a less divisive, less polarized political future should think again.
Once filled with pigeons, historic D.C. church undergoes $30M renovation*
The Washington Post: Founded in 1907, National Baptist Memorial Church has deteriorated over the decades. A $30 million restoration effort seeks to remake the building into a vibrant community center where church services will still be held.
Boycotting Israel has gone mainstream: ‘We’ve never seen such traction before’
The Guardian: After decades of being dismissed as fringe, the boycott call has been taken up by leading figures across arts, sports and politics.
Pastors and staff from underground church are arrested in China
NPR: A Christian pastor and father of U.S. citizens along with dozens of church staff and members have been arrested in China amid a crackdown, his daughter and the church say.
Judge bars ICE from taking some violent actions against religious activists, journalists
Religion News Service: The suit was primarily brought by journalists who allege they have been targeted by federal agents, but the list of plaintiffs also included the Rev. David Black, a Chicago-area Presbyterian minister.
The Spark
On the mysteries, real and imagined, surrounding Christopher Columbus
Columbus is one of the most written-about figures in human history, Lit Hub says.
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