Tuesday’s News & Ideas - 10/7/2025
- US Jews on post-2023 Israel
- ELCA installs Black bishop
- Tony Evans won’t return
- Religious attacks
- Vertical morality
- Small newspapers
The Zionist consensus among US Jews has collapsed. Something new is emerging
The Guardian: Two years after the October 7 massacre and the onset of Israel’s slaughter in Gaza, American Jews have been profoundly transformed.
The Washington Post: Kinship. Apathy. Disgust. U.S. Jews on post-2023 Israel.*
Largest US Lutheran denomination installs Yehiel Curry as its first Black presiding bishop
The Associated Press: The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America installed the Rev. Yehiel Curry as its first Black presiding bishop Saturday, a landmark moment for the predominantly white denomination.
Tony Evans will no longer lead Dallas megachurch after restoration process for ‘sin’
Religion News Service: “For anything that has hurt you from me, I’m sorry, but I’m so glad I have you and you have me,” Evans told the congregation he led for decades, on Sunday.
The paradox of violence*
The New York Times: Why religious attacks can incline people toward faith.
‘Vertical morality’ might describe why MAGA Christians seem so unchristian
HuffPost: This framework reveals why some MAGA-aligned Christians act in ways that contradict Jesus’ teachings.
The Spark
How the collapse of local journalism led to the erosion of community trust
Small newspapers play a vital role in promoting and maintaining civic life, Lit Hub says
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