Monday’s News & Ideas - 4/27/2026
- Shooting suspect cited Christian faith
- Church attendance goes up
- Adam Hamilton faces GOP complaint
- White Christians switched parties
- Israeli president to address JTS
- Indian photographer Raghu Rai dies
Washington attack suspect sought to justify himself to Christians*
Christianity Today: In writings, Cole Tomas Allen thanked his church and argued that his attempt to assassinate Trump administration officials was compatible with his faith.
Worship attendance at churches up for the first time in decades, according to new report
Religion News Service: Researchers from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research said the median congregation grew from 65 in 2020 to about 70 today. That is not enough to erase earlier declines, but it is noteworthy.
GOP ethics complaint says Kansas City-area pastor improperly used church resources
Kansas Reflector: The Rev. Adam Hamilton, pastor of the largest church in Kansas, is toying with the idea of running for U.S. Senate, but he has yet to officially file.
How white Christianity shifted from New Deal Democrats to the GOP
Religion Unplugged: It has become increasingly the case that to be white and Christian is to support the Republican Party. That simply wasn’t the case not too terribly long ago, writes researcher Ryan Burge.
Isaac Herzog, accused by UN panel of inciting genocide, to deliver JTS commencement address
Jewish Currents: New York’s Jewish Theological Seminary will honor Israeli President Isaac Herzog next month.
The Spark
Remembering Raghu Rai: The photographer who showed India to itself
From the aftermath of the gas tragedy in Bhopal to the years of militancy in Punjab, Raghu Rai's images shaped how India saw its most defining events, the BBC says.
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