Thursday’s News & Ideas - 3/5/2026
- Is this a just war?
- Report details abuse in R.I.
- Anti-AIPAC group loses
- Lent isn't stoic
- Psychedelics pose risks
- Key to better aging?
War in Iran fails just war test
National Catholic Reporter: The Catholic Church recognizes that war can be waged lawfully if certain conditions are met. These conditions include legitimate authority, just cause, right intention, probability of success, proportionality and war as a last resort.
Religion News Service: Is Trump's fight against Iran a just war?
Sprawling investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among Catholic priests in Rhode Island
Associated Press: The full scope of the priest abuse problem in Rhode Island — the smallest U.S. state but the one with the highest Catholic population per capita, at nearly 40% — had long remained elusive.
Anti-AIPAC group loses first primary test as Rep. Valerie Foushee hangs on
Politico: The Democratic primary for the North Carolina seat at times got tense over Foushee’s former ties to AIPAC and generational divides.
Get the stoicism out of your Lent
Mockingbird: The shape of the cross screams out against the black smudge of our suffering and the threat of our destruction, even as it is shaped by it, writes Julia Daniel.
The comedown: The Psychedelic Renaissance in sober light
Baptist News Global: A minister who founded Psychedelic Theology says that although he is optimistic about psychedelics as medical treatments and tools of spiritual exploration, he acknowledges the full spectrum of risks.
The Spark
Is the key to better aging all in our mind?*
Many older adults improve their physical and cognitive health over time, overturning the idea that aging equates to a decline, says Scientific American.
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