Thursday’s News & Ideas - 10/30/2025
- Rabbi & pastor’s friendship
- Trump’s search for eternity
- Loan forgiveness & ICE
- Catholics look for reform in FL
- Lessons from LGBTQ Christians
- De-skilling
Tree of Life rabbi and Mother Emanuel pastor: 7 years of a friendship forged in tragedy
Religion News Service: The two men say their friendship shows that love and kindness are more powerful than hate.
Trump’s search for eternity: Heaven? Maybe not, he says. Monuments? Absolutely.*
The New York Times: After a lifetime of scandal, the president expresses doubt that he will be admitted to paradise. But he appears increasingly intent on finding other paths to eternity.
Loan forgiveness becomes a tool for authoritarianism*
Inside Higher Ed: The unaffordability of college makes it easier for President Trump to build up ICE and advance an authoritarian agenda.
Catholic leaders seek reforms in Florida — an epicenter of support for Trump’s ICE agenda
Religion News Service: “The detention conditions are horrid, and they’re almost jubilant about those conditions,” said the vice president for advocacy at Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, which provides chaplains to immigrants in detention.
Choosing love over judgment: How LGBTQ Christians are reshaping faith and the church
Religion Unplugged: Based on more than 100 interviews with LGBTQ+ Christians, former Christians and allies, the book “Choosing Love” advances the idea that, rather than just being a problem to be solved, LGBTQ Christians have something to teach us about Christian faith, and they, in turn, might learn something from conservative Christians.
The Spark
The age of de-skilling
Will AI stretch* our minds — or stunt them? The Atlantic asks.
*access is limited for nonsubscribers
