Tuesday's News & Ideas - 3/19/2024
- ‘Exvangelical’ reporter’s book
- Notre Dame restoration process
- Shadowy Christian nationalist group
- Letter denounces Glazer’s Oscars speech
- Ramadan & fundraising
- Lifelike illusions of A.I.
An ‘exvangelical’ on loving, leaving and reporting on the culture of Christianity
NPR: As an NPR reporter covering the Republican National Convention, Sarah McCammon was struck by the support Trump garnered among white evangelicals.
Notre Dame Cathedral’s restoration has been a 5-year journey of dedication and recovery
The Associated Press: The iconic medieval monument immortalized in history, film and literature has been gradually rebuilt over the past five years.
Revealed: Documents shed light on shadowy US far-right fraternal order
The Guardian: New documents detail inner workings of Society for American Civic Renewal, group with an emphasis on Christian nationalism.
Hundreds of Jews in Hollywood denounce Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech in letter
HuffPost: The letter accuses “Zone of Interest” director Jonathan Glazer of fueling “anti-Jewish hatred.”
Mosques depend on Ramadan for a third of their fundraising. Is there a better way?
Religion News Service: Looking for ways to de-link Ramadan and fundraising so Muslims can focus on worship.
The Spark
The lifelike illusions of A.I.
Animators, toy designers, and video-game creators have spent decades creating believable fictional characters,* The New Yorker says. Are artificial-intelligence researchers doing the same?
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