Monday’s News & Ideas - 6/2/2025
- Most generous generation
- Queerness as a calling
- Hajj pilgrims anxious to leave US
- Cambridge professor of Hebrew
- Pilgrimage walks in Berlin
- African American quilters
When it comes to giving, boomers remain most generous generation
Religion Unplugged: The oldest generation included in the survey, baby boomers, contributed far more than the others — an annual average of $3,256, twice the rate of the second-place millennials.
Queerness is a calling every person should aspire to
Sojourners: To be queer means resisting the repression of our true selves and the forces that demand we conform to others’ ideas of who we should be.
Hajj pilgrims leaving the US this week face an anxious homecoming
Religion News Service: The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has Hajj-bound Americans nervous and occasionally outright scared about everything from their visa status to their social media histories.
Cambridge University appoints first Jewish professor of Hebrew
The Guardian: Aaron Koller hopes to broaden the appeal of Hebrew and move away from it being seen as “a political thing.”
Berliners are rediscovering their faith outdoors through local pilgrimages
Religion News Service: Christian pilgrimage walks are a way for Berliners and visitors of all ages to engage with their faith without stepping foot in a church.
The Spark
Four generations of quilts come out of the family ‘treasure chest’
The work of the African American quilters* Laverne Brackens and Sherry Byrd, who continue the thread of the family tradition, will be on view at the Berkeley Art Museum, The New York Times says.
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