Wednesday’s News & Ideas - 6/25/2025
- Trump Bible royalties
- Gaza deaths while waiting for aid
- NCR’s abuse coverage
- British Jewish leaders suspended
- MN shooter’s school
- Escalating raids in CA
Patriotic Bible blesses Trump with $1.3 million in royalties
Religion News Service: The leather-bound edition includes the King James Version, along with the Bill of Rights, the U.S. Constitution and lyrics to Lee Greenwood’s hit song.
Gaza health authorities say Israel kills 44 waiting for aid as war’s death toll passes 56,000
Associated Press: Palestinian witnesses and health officials say Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire on crowds heading toward desperately needed food, killing hundreds in recent weeks.
NCR first exposed Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal 40 years ago this month
National Catholic Reporter: Ultimately, the bombshell stories in NCR would mushroom into a controversy that would shake the very foundations of the worldwide Catholic Church.
Five members of biggest British Jewish body suspended after Israel criticisms
The Guardian: The elected representatives of Board of Deputies were among signatories of open letter objecting to actions in Gaza Strip.
We should not be shocked that the alleged Minnesota shooter’s Christian school is connected to political violence
Religion Dispatches: Most simply refer to Christ for the Nations Institute as a “Christian school,” a “religious college,” or a “theology school” — all of which are, strictly speaking, correct — while others more accurately describe it as “a Bible college popular among Christian nationalists.”
The Spark
The people being disappeared by ICE in Los Angeles
As communities across Southern California document and protest the escalating raids,* loved ones grapple with the unimaginable, The New Yorker says.
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