Wednesday's News & Ideas - 1/8/2025
- Seminary protests about Gaza
- Battle over Bonhoeffer
- Munther Isaac interview
- Freedom from Religion board
- NYC church languages
- Infiltrating a militia
From seminary classroom to encampment*
The Christian Century: Students protesting the war in Gaza are asking deep questions about colonialism, antisemitism, and Christian Zionism.
What would Bonhoeffer do? Anti-Nazi pastor’s legacy claimed, debated across political spectrum
The Associated Press: The battle for Bonhoeffer is fiercer now than ever, nearly 80 years after his death.
Munther Isaac warns the church against denying genocide in Gaza
Sojourners: Isaac, pastor of Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, has become a leading voice in Palestinian liberation theology, preaching and writing about a God who is with those underneath the rubble in Gaza.
Freedom from Religion Foundation dissolves honorary board in spat over trans issues
Religion News Service: The nation’s largest freethought organization published, then removed, an article by honorary board member Jerry Coyne who argued that transgender women are more sexually predatory than other women.
How NYC churches guard endangered languages*
Christianity Today: New York isn’t just a haven for Christians from around the world; it’s also a sanctuary for their rare and dying dialects.
The Spark
The militia and the mole
A wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover, climbing the ranks of right-wing militias, ProPublica says. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell his family or friends.
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