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	Saved by the City Eat the Rich! Jesus Had Something to Say About That + Malcolm Foley Katelyn Beaty and Roxanne Stone Katelyn and Roxy talk to Malcom Foley about the insidious legacy of greed on countries, systems and individuals.
	The State of Belief "Congregation of the World": Union Seminary's Rev. Dr. Serene Jones Paul Brandeis Raushenbush The first woman president of historic Union Theological Seminary in New York City reflects on her 18 years in the position, and on the state of activism and religious vocation in 2026 America.
	Complexified Building God, Fearing Doom: The Theology of Superintelligence Rev. Amanda Henderson Inside parts of Silicon Valley, AI is not just a tool. It is a vision of salvation, extinction and a future beyond the human.

	Martini Judaism (RNS) — You think that the Middle Ages are history? Not so fast. The same libels against Jews remain with us today.
	The State of Belief The first woman president of historic Union Theological Seminary in New York City reflects on her 18 years in the position, and on the state of activism and religious vocation in 2026 America.
	Complexified Inside parts of Silicon Valley, AI is not just a tool. It is a vision of salvation, extinction and a future beyond the human.

Mendy Chitrik

Beyond tolerance: We need neighbors, not just permission

(RNS) — One of the misunderstandings of modern society is the idea that people of different faiths must eventually dilute their differences in order to live together peacefully.

Bridget Retzloff and Stephanie Shreffler

Why Mary, as the Immaculate Conception, became the patron saint of the US in the 1840s

(The Conversation) — Mary, as the Immaculate Conception, became patroness of the United States before the Vatican officially defined that belief as dogma.

Jeffrey Salkin

Europe’s stained glass is stained with antisemitism

(RNS) — You think that the Middle Ages are history? Not so fast. The same libels against Jews remain with us today.

Some Republican governors are rebranding June with conservative alternatives to Pride

Geoff Mulvihill, Marc Levy and Hannah Schoenbaum

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — June Pride celebrations, which often include parades, festivals and performances, began in 1970 to mark the first anniversary of the violent police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a New York City gay bar, and have since expanded to cities worldwide.

The superfans known as the ‘Spurs Nuns’ aiming to bring divine intervention to the NBA Finals

Tim Reynolds

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — New York has Ben Stiller, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan among its superfans; San Antonio has a group of nuns who wear Spurs jerseys over their habits. It's a relationship that goes back at least 20 years or so, and to the sisters it makes perfect sense.

Why sophrosyne, an ancient Greek virtue, matters more than ever in the age of AI

Ross Channing Reed

(The Conversation) — For the Greeks, sophrosyne was an ideal second to none. It’s just as important today, in an age of internet addiction and misinformation – but harder to come by.

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5	news Defense Department to drop atheists, pagans, 175 others from list of military faiths