Monday’s News & Ideas - 6/15/2026
- Kyiv cathedral burns
- Social hostilities increase
- Church ignored abuse
- Fuller returns to historic sanctuary
- Aliens replace God?
- David Hockney illustrated Brothers Grimm fairy tales
Historic Orthodox cathedral burns in Russian attack on Kyiv*
New York Times: A bishop reported that many holy items had been recovered from the church, at the site of the Perchersk monastery, a revered place for the Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox faiths.
Georgia Today: Zelensky: Strike on Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Is an attack on Christianity and humanity’s cultural heritage
More countries had elevated levels of social hostilities involving religion in 2023
Pew Research: The number of countries with high or very high social hostilities rose for third year in a row.
Catholic church had been alerted to Texas priest’s sexual predation for years – but dawdled before acting
The Guardian: Church officials had extended the temporary term of Anthony Odiong, recently convicted of sexual assault, even after women came forward with allegations of abuse.
Fuller Seminary returns to its birthplace church for 77th commencement
Pasadena Now: The Pasadena institution graduated the Class of 2026 from the same sanctuary where it held its first classes in 1947.
Could aliens replace God? Spielberg has theories in ‘Disclosure Day’
USA Today: Steven Spielberg says if a real “Disclosure Day” happened, “it would unite the human race.” But what will become of Christianity if aliens exist?
The Spark
See David Hockney’s odd and lovely illustrations for his favorite Brothers Grimm fairy tales.
The beloved British artist David Hockney, who died last week at the age of 88, loved fairy tales.
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