Tuesday's News & Ideas - 12/10/2024
- Baby Jesus wears a keffiyeh
- Bonhoeffer & partisan divide
- Meditation & pressure to overwork
- More Muslim girls playing sports
- Group of nuns defend convents
- The 15-minute neighborhood
From DC to the Vatican, baby Jesus is wearing a keffiyeh
Religion News Service: The pro-Palestinian creche is intended to point out the disconnect between the idealized Bethlehem of most representations and the reality in present-day Gaza and the West Bank.
Both right and left claim Bonhoeffer as a champion. Here’s why his ideas fit neither.
Religion News Service: Bonhoeffer matters precisely because he reminds us that Christian behavior and attitudes are more than calculations for a partisan edge.
Meditation can reduce stress – but the pressure to overwork remains
The Conversation: The American Psychological Association’s 2023 Work and Well-being Survey found that 77% of Americans suffered from workplace stress.
More Muslim girls are playing youth sports and celebrating their religion while doing it
WBEZ: The trend coincides with a change in Illinois law making it easier for student athletes to wear religious clothing while competing.
Facing eviction, a group of nuns are now squatters in their own convents*
The New York Times: The Poor Clares of Belorado, in northern Spain, are digging in their heels in a battle of wills over real estate with the Catholic Church.
The Spark
Why so many Americans prefer sprawl to walkable neighborhoods
The 15-minute neighborhood,* where you can walk to whatever you need in 15 minutes or less, is an idea that has gained recent popularity as a means to create more-vibrant communities and reduce passenger vehicle travel, The Washington Post says.
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