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We convene leading journalists and scholars for conversations on religion, politics, and public life. An @AspenReligion program. https://youtu.be/yNOvjyss-7Y?si=wFwYuCX-3EGq4Pg9
Our weekend read is @johninazu.bsky.social ‘s “Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect” a.co/d/5fLSZ6R
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May 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Aspen Religion and Society Director Josh Good, featured on this week’s “In Good Faith” podcast hosted by BYU Radio to discuss Aspen’s work on religious pluralism, creative exilic minorities, and new opportunities to work together across divides without losing our convictions: t.co/KHbsWk0Lx5
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-286-how-religious-communities-can-change-society/id1279492636?i=1000709228068
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May 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Who tells the story matters.

Good economic sense/history in this one from David Brooks

citing Michael R Stein, Yascha Mounk, and @rahmemanuel.bsky.social

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Opinion | Can We Please Stop Lying About Obama?
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May 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Check out more from @shadihamid.bsky.social , over at the Wisdom of Crowds podcast. Including this recent episode featuring Ross Douthat titled “Ross Douthat on Why We Should All Be Religious”

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Ross Douthat on Why We Should All Be Religious
Podcast Episode · Wisdom of Crowds · 04/04/2025 · 49m
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May 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Our weekend listen, @shadihamid.bsky.social, Molly Roberts and @drewlgoins.bsky.social cover some of the latest religion data on Opinion Impromptu. This episode titled, “Why Religious People are Happier” t.co/jlLs1ZYLmS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/impromptu/are-you-there-god-im-lonely/?itid=ap_chrissuellentrop_5
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May 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
@yonat.bsky.social of @religionnews.com.web.brid.gy on the National Survey of Religious Leaders wondering how a pastors relationship with their congregation in a specific moment might impact their responses. This clip from our recent Faith Angle Miami m.youtube.com/watch?v=N0P-...
Faith Angle Forum: The Embattled American Cleric
YouTube video by The Aspen Institute
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May 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
From our recent Faith Angle Miami Mark Chaves reveals that the data show clergy well being indicators are not as bad as reported with the exception of Mainline clergy youtu.be/N0P-B9Knhbg?...
Faith Angle Forum: The Embattled American Cleric
YouTube video by The Aspen Institute
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May 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Emma Green, journalist @newyorker.com and Eboo Patel, founder of @interfaithamerica.bsky.social , discuss the genesis of DEI, where it went wrong, and what might replace it in our search to create a flourishing multicultural society.

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Emma Green and Eboo Patel: What's Next for DEI? | Faith Angle
To comply with a flurry of Executive Orders issued in January, many colleges throughout the country have been renaming, restructuring, or altogether eliminating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion progra...
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May 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Before 6,000 journalists, Pope Leo XIV today:

“The church recognises in these witnesses — I am thinking of those who report on war even at the cost of their lives — the courage of those who defend dignity, justice and the right of people to be informed”

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Pope Leo XIV urges release of imprisoned journalists, affirms gift of free speech and press
Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the press.”
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May 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Elise Ann Allen with excellent reporting of Pope Leo XIV speaking to journalists voicing ‘“the church’s solidarity with journalists ‘who are imprisoned for seeking to report the truth,” and, “for the release of these imprisoned journalists.”’ cruxnow.com/vatican/2025...
Pope Leo calls for freedom of journos jailed who ‘report the truth’
In a speech to members of the international media Monday, Pope Leo XIV called for a rhetoric of peace over words of anger or ideology, and issued an appeal for the freedom of journalist imprisoned for...
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May 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Touching piece from Julie Bosman of @nytimes.com on the late Mildred Prevost, mother of Pope Leo XIV www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/u...
The Mother Whose Catholic Faith Inspired the Future Pope
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May 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
John L. Allen Jr. from an earlier Faith Angle Europe on the role of the curia within the Papacy. vimeo.com/301232401?sh...
The Catholic Church in Crisis: Abuse, Canon Law, and Reform Prospects
This is "The Catholic Church in Crisis: Abuse, Canon Law, and Reform Prospects" by Ethics and Public Policy Center on Vimeo, the home for high quality…
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May 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
From an earlier Faith Angle Europe, John L. Allen Jr. on The Catholic Church in Crisis: Abuse, Canon Law, and Reform Prospects vimeo.com/301232401?sh...
The Catholic Church in Crisis: Abuse, Canon Law, and Reform Prospects
This is "The Catholic Church in Crisis: Abuse, Canon Law, and Reform Prospects" by Ethics and Public Policy Center on Vimeo, the home for high quality…
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May 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
So what happens next?

A good summary between white smoke and the announcement to the world. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
The election of a Pope: From white smoke to ‘Habemus Papam’ - Vatican News
We offer a detailed look at what happens inside the Sistine Chapel in the moments before the appearance of the white smoke, and what takes place prior ...
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May 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Mark Chaves covers how certain religious beliefs by clerics differ around dire medical news from our recent Faith Angle Miami m.youtube.com/watch?v=N0P-...
Faith Angle Forum: The Embattled American Cleric
YouTube video by The Aspen Institute
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May 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
@yonat.bsky.social reviews the data from the National Survey of Religious Leaders and highlights the differences in political views between Mainline and evangelical clerics.
From a recent Faith Angle Miami. m.youtube.com/watch?t=2840...
Faith Angle Forum: The Embattled American Cleric
YouTube video by The Aspen Institute
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May 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
What about the attitude of clerics towards mental health? Do clerics refer people to mental health services? Mark Chaves with the data driven details from our recent Faith Angle Miami m.youtube.com/watch?v=N0P-...
Faith Angle Forum: The Embattled American Cleric
YouTube video by The Aspen Institute
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May 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
50% of Mainline Protestant clerics report being more liberal than their congregations. Mark Chaves with the details from our recent Faith Angle Miami m.youtube.com/watch?v=N0P-...
Faith Angle Forum: The Embattled American Cleric
YouTube video by The Aspen Institute
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May 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Evangelical clerics agree that the climate is changing but differ on the severity and importance in ways that stand out from their religious peers. Mark Chaves with the data, from our recent Faith Angle Miami m.youtube.com/watch?v=N0P-...
Faith Angle Forum: The Embattled American Cleric
YouTube video by The Aspen Institute
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May 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
How are clerics compensated? Are they more unhappy than other professions? Mark Chaves with some surprising data driven conclusions. From our recent Faith Angle Miami youtu.be/N0P-B9Knhbg?...
Faith Angle Forum: The Embattled American Cleric
YouTube video by The Aspen Institute
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May 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Our weekend read comes from Emma Green on “What Comes After DEI?”

Features Eboo Patel

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What Comes After D.E.I.?
Colleges around the country, in the face of legal and political backlash to their diversity programs, are pivoting to an alternative framework known as pluralism, Emma Green reports.
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May 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Alan Cooperman in a compelling exchange with Christian Smith on pro social behavior on how you might measure pro social behavior as it relates to religion youtu.be/l_7POAn4BNk?...
Faith Angle Forum: Why Religion Became Obsolete
YouTube video by The Aspen Institute
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May 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Christian Smith on why he thinks religion has become obsolete and his take on theories of secularism at our recent Faith Angle Miami youtu.be/l_7POAn4BNk?...
Faith Angle Forum: Why Religion Became Obsolete
YouTube video by The Aspen Institute
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May 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM