Tuesday’s News & Ideas - 1/27/2026
- Tense Minnesota
- Springfield’s Haitians
- Muslims frozen out of banking
- Animal-rights activist
- Forgiveness
- Harry Potter generation
In a tense Minnesota, Christians help immigrant neighbors*
Christianity Today: As the Twin Cities reel from ICE arrests and the killing of Alex Pretti, churchgoers drive immigrants to work and doctor’s appointments.
As Springfield’s 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE
Religion News Service: Over a year since Donald Trump and JD Vance spread falsehoods about the city’s migrants eating pets, Haitians’ temporary protected status is set to run out Feb. 3.
Access denied: Why Muslims worldwide are being ‘debanked’
The Guardian: Innocent people are being frozen out of basic banking services — and it all traces back to reforms rushed through after 9/11.
Why an agnostic animal-rights activist went to seminary*
The New Yorker: Wayne Hsiung has gone to court and done jail time to improve the lives of animals. Now he’s going to church.
What we get wrong about forgiveness — a counseling professor unpacks the difference between letting go and making up
The Conversation: Forgiveness does not have to mean a reconciliation. At its core, forgiveness is internal, a way of laying down ill will and our emotional burden, so we can heal.
The Spark
The Harry Potter generation needs to grow up
Millennials like Harry Potter* a whole lot more than younger generations do, The New York Times says.
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