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	Martini Judaism Is it time to retire the term ‘Zionism’? Jeffrey Salkin (RNS) — Zionism is the right of the Jewish people to self-determination in their ancestral homeland. But is that all it means? Two Jewish thought leaders have it out.
	The State of Belief Paul, Brad, and the Kids: A Snapshot of an American Family for Pride Paul Brandeis Raushenbush Plus: Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, author of a new report on same-gender marriage and religious freedom
	Complexified Philip Reed-Butler, Black AI and the future of healing Rev. Amanda Henderson (RNS) — A theologian and technologist is building Black AI for the inner life, where healing begins with imagination.

	Saved by the City Katelyn and Roxy talk to Malcom Foley about the insidious legacy of greed on countries, systems and individuals.
	The State of Belief Plus: Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, author of a new report on same-gender marriage and religious freedom
	Complexified (RNS) — A theologian and technologist is building Black AI for the inner life, where healing begins with imagination.

Jeffrey Salkin

Is it time to retire the term ‘Zionism’?

(RNS) — Zionism is the right of the Jewish people to self-determination in their ancestral homeland. But is that all it means? Two Jewish thought leaders have it out.

Jeremy David Engels

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

(The Conversation) — In a polarized world, the greeting may be an acknowledgment of our interconnectedness.

Thomas Reese

Pope Leo proclaims church’s best-kept secret in ‘Magnifica Humanitas’

(RNS) — Chapter 2 of the encyclical might be called the official ‘Cliff Notes’ version of Catholic social teaching.

The US founders’ other revolutionary choice: Separating religion and government

Peter C. Mancall

(The Conversation) — European colonial powers linked church and state. But the founders of the United States broke from that idea as surely as they broke from Britain.

Philippine devotees honor St. John the Baptist with a mud-covered display of faith

Aaron Favila, Maria Teresa Hernandez and Joeal Calupitian

BIBICLAT, Philippines (AP) — The Taong Putik, or Mud People, festival is held annually in this village in Asia’s largest Catholic nation as devotees thank the local patron saint for miracles and fulfill vows made in prayer.

These traditionalist Catholics are defying Pope Leo XIV, and embracing their outsider status

Nicole Winfield

The group, which celebrates the traditional Latin Mass and rejects the modernizing reforms of the Catholic Church, is planning a highly organized, four-day, livestreamed extravaganza for the consecrations at its Swiss seminary — complete with a souvenir wine set offered to those attending.

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4	news Which Bible passages are in Texas’ proposed student reading list? Here’s what the sections reveal.
5	news New poll: 250 years in, Americans prefer religious diversity

Who belongs in America? Five faith leaders on immigration, identity and America’s 250th

Pepper-sprayed yet undeterred: Faith leaders keep ministering at Delaney Hall

Meet the pastors who support the ICE raids