Religion Archives - Attention to the Unseen

Jordan convenes emergency meeting over Israel’s potential to ‘trigger religious conflict’

From elsewhere — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:43:42 +0000

The Guardian reports: Jordan is convening an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from the Arab and Islamic world over what it says is an “imminent” threat of an Israeli takeover of the most important religious site in Jerusalem, with the potential to “trigger a religious conflict”. The meeting on Wednesday – and the Jordanian warning – follow an escalating pattern of government-backed incursions by Jewish religious extremists on the compound around the al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of the Rock, in...

Read More Read More

The post Jordan convenes emergency meeting over Israel’s potential to ‘trigger religious conflict’ appeared first on Attention to the Unseen.

Technofascist Peter Thiel warns: The pope is ‘working for the Chinese Communists’

From elsewhere — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:19:09 +0000

CNN reports: Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel delivered a series of provocative warnings and predictions about the future of artificial intelligence and the West on Tuesday, accusing Pope Leo XIV of inadvertently serving as a “Chinese communist agent” by calling for AI regulation. In his remarks at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado, he also warned of a “democratic-socialist takeover” of the United States’ Democratic Party. Thiel, a co-founder of Palantir and PayPal, was an early supporter of President Donald...

Read More Read More

The post Technofascist Peter Thiel warns: The pope is ‘working for the Chinese Communists’ appeared first on Attention to the Unseen.

Pope Leo all but rules out war’s legitimacy

From elsewhere — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:34:15 +0000

James V. Grimaldi writes: It isn’t every day that a pope calls for an overhaul of a more than 1,000-year-old teaching of the Catholic Church, but that’s exactly what Pope Leo XIV did last month. In his inaugural encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” which was mainly an exploration of how to protect human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence, Leo devoted a brief but critical passage to just war theory. In a break with a foundational principle of Catholic thought on...

Read More Read More

The post Pope Leo all but rules out war’s legitimacy appeared first on Attention to the Unseen.

Pope Leo just schooled the tech bros on Tolkien

From elsewhere — Wed, 27 May 2026 00:52:27 +0000

Miles Klee writes: Nobody was surprised that Pope Leo XIV cited well-known saints and previous pontiffs in his first encyclical, or papal letter of spiritual guidance, “Magnifica humanitas,” released Monday. But the name that immediately jumped out to many readers is one synonymous with high fantasy literature: J.R.R. Tolkien, the Catholic author of The Lord of the Rings. Leo’s letter is concerned with “safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence,” a major theme of his first year...

Read More Read More

The post Pope Leo just schooled the tech bros on Tolkien appeared first on Attention to the Unseen.

Pope Leo denounces ‘culture of power’ and new forms of ‘colonialism’ driving rise of AI

From elsewhere — Tue, 26 May 2026 00:04:00 +0000

Pope Leo writes: Even today, colonialism assumes new forms. It no longer dominates only bodies, but appropriates data, transforming personal lives into exploitable information. Entire regions, especially those marked by structural fragility and limited geopolitical relevance, are currently subjected to a new mindset of extraction: that of health data, epidemiological profiles, genetic maps and demographic information. These have become the new “rare earths” of power: vital data which, once aggregated and analyzed, can be used to train predictive models, guide...

Read More Read More

The post Pope Leo denounces ‘culture of power’ and new forms of ‘colonialism’ driving rise of AI appeared first on Attention to the Unseen.

Is the far right driving a Christian revival in the UK?

From elsewhere — Tue, 19 May 2026 02:30:24 +0000

For decades, Britain seemed to be leaving Christianity behind. Then a controversial report suggested church attendance was on the rise, published just as far-right figures such as Tommy Robinson began seizing on Christianity as a symbol of national identity. So is the UK really experiencing a Christian revival and to what extent is it being driven by Christian nationalism? To find out, the Guardian visited churches across the country and uncovered a growing schism over how Christianity is being...

Read More Read More

The post Is the far right driving a Christian revival in the UK? appeared first on Attention to the Unseen.

Christian nationalists gather in Washington to wage ‘spiritual war’

From elsewhere — Sun, 17 May 2026 23:33:24 +0000

The New York Times reports: Thousands of people gathered on the National Mall on Sunday for a daylong rally blending Christian prayer and political fervor, a gathering President Trump had touted as an opportunity to “rededicate America as one nation under God.” The crowds came to the heart of Washington to hear from spiritual and elected leaders and members of Mr. Trump’s cabinet. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth appeared in a recorded video message, early in the day, exhorting the...

Read More Read More

The post Christian nationalists gather in Washington to wage ‘spiritual war’ appeared first on Attention to the Unseen.

White House to host 9-hour prayer festival for shameless hucksters promoting Christian nationalism

From elsewhere — Thu, 14 May 2026 00:26:52 +0000

The Washington Post reports: The Trump administration is hosting an all-day prayer festival on the National Mall on Sunday that organizers say will reflect the country’s Christian origins and, they hope, spark “a movement of renewal” in America. “Rededicate 250: National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving” is partly funded by millions in public dollars earmarked for the nation’s 250th birthday celebration, organizers said. It will feature mostly evangelical Protestant leaders and members of the Trump administration, many of whom...

Read More Read More

The post White House to host 9-hour prayer festival for shameless hucksters promoting Christian nationalism appeared first on Attention to the Unseen.

Trump accuses Pope Leo of endangering Catholics by opposing war against Iran

From elsewhere — Wed, 06 May 2026 01:13:37 +0000

The Wall Street Journal reports: President Trump escalated his public feud with Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of endangering Catholics by opposing U.S. military action against Iran. The president’s latest broadside against the pope could complicate Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Rome later this week, where he is due to meet with Pope Leo in a bid to reset U.S.-Vatican relations after months of growing tensions. The Chicago-born pontiff has become one of the most outspoken critics...

Read More Read More

The post Trump accuses Pope Leo of endangering Catholics by opposing war against Iran appeared first on Attention to the Unseen.

Pope Leo says ‘world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ amid feud with Trump’s White House

From elsewhere — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:22:57 +0000

The Guardian reports: Pope Leo XIV has said that the world is being “ravaged by a handful of tyrants” who spend billions on war, in comments that will be seen as another sharp escalation in his almost week-long feud with the White House over the US-Israel war on Iran. The first American-born pontiff did not mention Donald Trump by name, but used his speech in Cameroon on Thursday to denounce world leaders that invoke religion to justify violence against other...

Read More Read More

The post Pope Leo says ‘world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ amid feud with Trump’s White House appeared first on Attention to the Unseen.