Monday’s News & Ideas - 8/3/2026

Young Latinos abandoning churches to be “nones”
Axios: The declining religious affiliation of Latinos ages 18 to 29 — particularly among Catholics — is challenging long-held assumptions that their explosive growth would boost traditional religious values in American culture.

Is America becoming more religious? Look at the data.*
The Washington Post: Being pro-religion is easy. Real devotion isn’t.

Abandoned by the US: Palestinian Americans trapped in a surge of Israeli settler violence
The Guardian: After visits by US ambassador Mike Huckabee to the nearby Israeli settlement of Shilo, Palestinian Americans in Turmus Ayya have witnessed a terrifying rise in attacks.

Arizona clergy who learn of child abuse in confessions aren’t required to report it, court rules
The Guardian: The state supreme court rules in a case of two bishops who were silent about three children abused by Mormon parents.

Houston mothers challenge Texas Ten Commandments law under state religious freedom protections
Religion News Service: The lawsuit is the latest challenge to Senate Bill 10 — this time under Texas law.

The Spark

Days disrupted
Across the world, the Iran war is reshaping everyday life, The Associated Press says.

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