Thursday’s News & Ideas - 3/26/2025

UN adopts Ghana’s slavery resolution, defying resistance from US, Europe
Reuters: A resolution proposed by Ghana at the United Nations on Wednesday to recognize transatlantic ​slavery as the “gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations has been adopted despite resistance from Europe and the U.S.

10 Christian women shaping the church in 2026*
Sojourners: For the last decade, Sojourners has marked Women’s History Month by spotlighting women who embody excellence in leadership at the intersection of faith-rooted justice work.

A pastor called for a Democrat to be ‘crucified with Christ.’ Was it a threat?*
The New York Times: James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, said, “You may pray for my death, Pastor, but I still love you.” The pastor said he was calling for Mr. Talarico’s religious conversion.

For the first time in more than 1,400 years, Church of England gets a woman leader
NPR: Sarah Mullally becomes the 106th person to hold the job.

I asked AI about God. It asked me about myself instead
The Guardian: An AI skeptic turned to HolyGPT to ask the ultimate question of why we are here.

The Spark

On the auction block: Jack Kerouac’s record-breaking manuscripts
The “On the Road” scroll sold at auction at Christie’s in New York for a whopping $12,135,000, Lit Hub says.

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