Tuesday’s News & Ideas - 7/14/2026
- Spiritual history of AI
- Evangelicalism & MMA
- Latinas reshaping UMC
- C of E votes against rewilding
- Evangelical support for Israel
- The Enhanced Games
The deep spiritual history of AI
ARC: For hundreds of years, thinkers have hoped to find God in the machine.
The Lord is my MMA coach*
Mother Jones: How evangelical leaders transformed Jesus Christ into a ripped ultimate fighting machine.
The Latina women in Texas reshaping the UMC
Religion News Service: Latina United Methodist Church leaders in Texas are emerging with fresh models for ministry following years of schism, decline and uncertainty within the denomination.
Church of England votes against plan to rewild 30% of its land by 2030
The Guardian: Campaigners criticize the Church of England for failing to show moral leadership as one of country’s biggest landowners.
Beyond the End Times: What evangelical support for Israel really reveals
Religion News Service: For many evangelicals, Israel is not just a sign of the End Times. It is also the homeland of a people they believe God has chosen and whom Christians are called to love.
The Spark
Rope-a-dope
Are the Enhanced Games* an existential threat to fairness or a cure for death? The New Yorker asks.
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