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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 America’s Founding Principles and the Future of Democracy with Constitutional Scholar Jeffrey Rosen Paul Brandeis Raushenbush What the process of founding the United States can teach us today about keeping our democracy alive: insights from the author of "Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton Versus Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America"
	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 What the process of founding the United States can teach us today about keeping our democracy alive: insights from the author of "Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton Versus Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America"
	Complexified (RNS) — A theologian and technologist is building Black AI for the inner life, where healing begins with imagination.

Thomas Reese

Pope Leo calls for government action to protect children and workers from AI

(RNS) — Like many of us, Leo fears the tools of the digital age — which hold such promise — have been made poisonous.

Diana Dukhanova

How Russia turned to medieval saints in its push for ‘traditional values’ – and more babies

(The Conversation) — The Russian Orthodox Church is creating another pro-family day, part of a broader ‘traditional values’ campaign run by the government.

Michael Naparstek

From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework for understanding the world not as broken but as naturally seeking balance

(The Conversation) — Daoism approaches the world not from the perspective that the world is broken or needs to be saved, but rather that it is naturally balanced.

The church fathers of early Christianity are showing their swag – on TikTok

Denva Gallant

(The Conversation) — Paintings of early Christian saints were designed to show worshippers what sacred authority looked like, using books, clothing and gestures as symbols.

English court to rule on final challenge to Trinidad’s gay sex ban

DÁnica Coto

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Supreme Court judges in London held a hearing Wednesday on a landmark human rights case that could decriminalize gay sex in the eastern Caribbean nation, potentially setting a precedent for the largely conservative Caribbean region.

Hamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to a UN-backed committee

Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas did not say whether it planned to take the crucial step of disarming or handing over security to an international force, but described its decision as evidence of its commitment to Gaza’s reconstruction after years of war.

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Catholic legal aid group for immigrants nears collapse as US withholds funds

"Are we proud of where we are now?": A rabbi urges a moral reckoning

Sanskrit prayers and dosas: Inside one of the oldest Hindu temples in the US