Tuesday's News & Ideas - 1/21/2025
- Trump inauguration plays church
- Gaza ceasefire
- Churches that survive crises
- Politically weary congregation
- Israel relief as hostages freed
- Paris Olympics medals tarnishing
Donald Trump plays church*
The New Yorker: On Inauguration Day, the forty-seventh President cast himself as an especially favored vessel of the Almighty.
NPR: Some religious leaders liken Trump to biblical figures. The comparison concerns others
Religion News Service: At inauguration, Trump says he was ‘saved by God to make America great again’
Hope amid caution: Reflections on Gaza’s ceasefire
Religion News Service: In Gaza, hope is not just a feeling — it is a survival mechanism.
In a divided America, churches find a way to move forward
Religion Unplugged: Amid the stories of congregations closing and buildings being repurposed, there is a counternarrative. It’s a story that doesn’t get told as often — the story of churches that survive crises
Reading the room: A pastoral vision for a politically weary congregation*
Christianity Today: Pastors face the critical challenge of guiding their congregations through lingering political tensions in the post-inauguration landscape.
In Israel, a mix of relief and anxiety as first hostages are freed
Religion News Service: Amid the joy Sunday were fears the ceasefire could collapse at any moment, leaving more than 90 hostages in Hamas captivity.
The Spark
Paris Olympics medals are tarnishing, putting LVMH in the spotlight
The medals* were designed by a jewelry maker owned by the French luxury conglomerate, which has declined to comment on their deterioration, The New York Times says.
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