RELIGION HEADLINES WED 5-14-25

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(SRN NEWS )  A dilapidated industrial site in the Czech Republic where German businessman Oscar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews during World War Two is coming back to life.  The site, a former textile factory two hours east of Prague, is now the Museum of Survivors, dedicated to the Holocaust and the history of Jews in Eastern Europe.  The opening was timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the end of the war.  It was also in May 1945 that Schindler received a golden ring from grateful Jewish survivors, inscribed with the Hebrew words “Whoever saves one life saves the whole world.”

(  )  Young Americans are growing more skeptical of free speech.  According to a report by The Future of Free Speech, a nonpartisan think tank, support among 18- to 34-year-olds for allowing controversial speech has dropped sharply in recent years.  Younger Americans are especially hesitant to defend speech that offends members of the LGBT community.  The think tank points out that today’s young adults will soon shape policies in government and the private sector.  If a growing share believes speech should be regulated to prevent offense, that could signal a historic shift.

(  )  The Episcopal Church’s migration service is refusing a directive from the Trump administration to help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status.  Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe cites the church’s longstanding commitment to “racial justice and reconciliation”.  Episcopal Migration Ministries will end its decades-long partnership with the government.  President Trump opened a fast-tracked refugee opportunity for the South Africans, accusing their government of discrimination.  Another faith-based group, Church World Service, says it is open to helping resettle the Afrikaners.