Tuesday’s News & Ideas - 10/21/2025

Fallen Confederate statues take center stage in the year’s boldest show*
The New York Times: “Monuments,” a group exhibition in Los Angeles, led by Kara Walker, places contemporary art face to face with statuary removed in the last decade.
BBC: These confederate statues caused US protests. Knocked down, they’re the center of a new art show

Repair bills could force hundreds of UK churches to close within five years
The Guardian: Two in five say their roof is at risk and one in three are using reserves for basics, National Churches Trust survey finds.

Is there religious revival among Gen Z?
Religion News Service: There’s a swell in Christian devotion at the University of Pittsburgh amid claims of national revival, but some researchers say ‘revival’ is too strong a word.

Amid ICE raids, Korean American churches stay quiet*
Christianity Today: Christians in the community are divided on how to respond, yet more churches want to prepare their congregants.

A father returns from Israeli detention to find Gaza and his family shattered
The Associated Press: Those released back to Gaza were met by the shock of how their homeland had been destroyed and families shattered by Israeli bombardment and offensives while they were locked away, with little news of the war.

The Spark

Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently, The Guardian says.

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