Wednesday’s News & Ideas - 7/23/2025
- Catholics call for ceasefire
- Videos about religious abuse
- Chip & Joanna Gaines pushback
- Influencer Catholic priests
- Kenyan president to build church
- Tar pits
Cardinal calls Israel’s policy in Gaza ‘morally unjustifiable’ after visit
The Guardian: Pierbattista Pizzaballa condemns blocks on food and warns against plans to force Palestinians to leave territory.
The Associated Press: Pope Leo XIV renews his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
CNN: In pictures: Starvation in Gaza
She survived abuse and left her faith. Now, she gives religious trauma survivors a voice on YouTube.
Religion News Service: The YouTube channel seeks to help survivors of religious trauma share their stories and find community.
Chip and Joanna Gaines tried to build a big tent. Conservative Christians aren’t having it.
Religion News Service: Conservative Christians have called for the Gaineses to “repent” after having a gay couple on their new show. The pattern is nothing new.
‘No long sermons’: how influencer Catholic priests are spreading the word of God online
The Guardian: The Vatican invited 1,000 social media missionaries to a digital jubilee conference.
Kenyan president to build multimillion-dollar church on official residence grounds*
Christianity Today: Christian leaders disagree about Ruto’s plan to build an 8,000-seat church on government property.
The Spark
La Brea and Beyond
Pits and seeps full of tar and asphalt offer new insights into old ecosystems and cultures, JSTOR says.
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