Thursday’s News & Ideas - 9/4/2025
- Religious nones’ beliefs
- Churches after Katrina
- Survey of women ministers
- Influencers rehab Hitler
- James Martin meets with Pope
- Sick & lonely turn to AI
Many religious ‘nones’ around the world hold spiritual beliefs
Pew Research Center: Around the world, many people who do not identify with any religion nevertheless hold a variety of spiritual and religious beliefs, including the belief that there is life after death, but at lower rates than people who identify with a religion
‘We need each other’: How a Black church and a white church joined forces after Hurricane Katrina
The Guardian: After New Orleans was ravaged 20 years ago, two places of worship teamed up to offer a space for devastated residents.
Women ministers resist misogyny with mentors, training, resilience, study finds
Religion News Service: The report found that the kinds of discrimination women ministers face include gender bias, limited opportunities for leadership and adverse expectations related to pursuing work/family balance.
The MAGA influencers rehabilitating Hitler*
The Atlantic: A growing constituency on the right wants America to unlearn the lessons of World War II.
Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate and vows continuity with Pope Francis’ legacy of welcome
The Associated Press: The Rev. James Martin, a New York-based Jesuit author and editor, said Leo told him he intended to continue Pope Francis’ policy of LGBTQ+ acceptance in the church and encouraged him to keep up his advocacy.
The Spark
My mom and Dr. DeepSeek
In China and around the world, the sick and lonely turn to AI, Rest of World says.
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