Tuesday's News & Ideas - 11/28/2023
- Palestinian students shot in VT
- Armenian Church in Jerusalem
- ‘Unapologetic’ podcast
- Trump on Iowa evangelicals
- Graveyards & culture
- Freakishly smart falcons
Families speak out after Palestinian students shot in Vermont while taking a walk
HuffPost: An uncle of one of the students shot in the possible hate crime said it's “hard to imagine” the young men were not targeted.
Jerusalem Christians rally round Armenian Church over land deal
Reuters: The heads of the Christian Churches in Jerusalem issued a rare joint appeal at the weekend, warning that a contested land deal could erase the centuries-old presence of the Armenian community within the Old City.
In ‘Unapologetic,’ young Palestinian-Israeli podcasters advocate for a third narrative
Religion News Service: In the podcast, launched amid the Israel-Hamas War, the co-hosts imagine a role in the peace process that is particular to the Arab community in Israel.
Trump called Iowa evangelicals ‘so-called Christians’ and ‘pieces of shit,’ book says
The Guardian: Mockery over the ‘Two Corinthians’ slip and endorsement battles in 2016 echo in the 2024 race as Republican contenders seek their first win.
Burial with dignity
The Christian Century: Allison Meier sees cemeteries as great repositories of cultural history — and as spaces deserving of reverence.
The Spark
Freakishly smart falcons run these islands
The success of wild striated caracaras in a test suggests that the intellects of more bird species may be underestimated, The New York Times says.
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