Monday’s News & Ideas - 7/20/2026
- CofE to listen to Palestinians
- Catholic take on 'The Odyssey'
- Religious ignorance causes harm
- Patterson case dropped
- Chapel wins archicture award
- Lionel Messi’s last tango
Church of England backs Palestinian Christians despite backlash
Al Jazeera: The Church of England passed a motion to hear about the experiences of Palestinian Christians from the Kairos documents.
A Catholic classicist on Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’
America: The core of the film is political, psychological, and it advances, in its final minutes, a striking philosophy of history. It is not, however, “mythic,” says Jason M. Baxter.
Religious ignorance is as problematic as anti-religious bias
National Catholic Reporter: Many of the most educated and culturally important actors in our society are simply ignorant of religion's role in shaping the culture.
Jane Roe case against Patterson dropped before trial
Baptist News Global: What remained of a seven-year-old lawsuit filed by a former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary student against former President Paige Patterson has been settled out of court.
Ambler chapel at historic Pa. seminary wins international architecture award
WHYY: Immaculate Conception Chapel at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary is one of several historic, architecturally significant places honored by a Philadelphia-based nonprofit.
The Spark
The sadness of Lionel Messi’s last tango
When the World Cup final ended, the Spain dugout emptied. Messi* remained by himself, defeated, the New York Times says.
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