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	Martini Judaism Europe's stained glass is stained with antisemitism Jeffrey Salkin (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 "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.

	Saved by the City Katelyn and Roxy talk to Malcom Foley about the insidious legacy of greed on countries, systems and individuals.
	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.

Jeffrey Salkin

Anti-Zionism and antizionism: it’s all about the hyphen

(RNS) — One small hyphen makes all the difference between a principled debate and a hate movement.

Daoud Kuttab

The status quo at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque is deteriorating

(RNS) — The long-standing practice has been to preserve the site for Muslim worship and allow visitors of other faiths.

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.

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.

ICE protesters who interrupted Minnesota church service won’t face state charges, prosecutor says

Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — At least four states — Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Kansas — adopted laws this year making it a crime to disrupt worship services.

Powerful Iran-backed militias in Iraq say they will start handing in weapons to authorities

Stella Martany

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The war in the Middle East, which the United States and Israel launched on Feb. 28 with strikes on Iran, has exposed the fragility of Iraq’s state institutions and their limited ability to restrain Iran-backed groups.

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