Tuesday’s News & Ideas - 8/5/2025
- Fear of ICE changes ministry
- U.S. Army Chaplain Corps
- Israeli minister breaks agreement
- Silicon Valley religion
- Leisure & the good life
- First Black private detective
“This is domestic terror”: Shaken by ICE raids, pastors rethink ministries
Religion News Service: The fear of raids has pushed some congregations back to pandemic-era worship strategies.
The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps is celebrating its 250th anniversary
NPR: Chaplain Doug Carver speaks about the role of the military chaplain — 250 years after George Washington advocated for chaplains during wartime.
Far-right Israeli minister prays at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, breaching decades-old agreement
CNN: National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who has previously been convicted for supporting terrorism and inciting anti-Arab racism in Israel, commemorated Tisha B’Av, a Jewish day of mourning, in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound.
The rise of Silicon Valley’s techno-religion*
The New York Times: The Rationalists, a community focused on the risks of artificial intelligence, regularly gather with tech figures and other like-minded people in a complex that covers much of a city block.
Why leisure matters for a good life, according to Aristotle
The Conversation: In an “achievement society,” even leisure risks becoming another kind of work. Rather than providing rest and meaning, leisure is often competitive, performative and exhausting.
The Spark
The talented Mr. Bruseaux
He made his name in Chicago investigating racial violence, solving crimes, and exposing corruption. But America’s first Black private detective was hiding secrets of his own, Atavist Magazine writes.
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