Thursday’s News & Ideas - 7/30/2026

Thursday’s News & Ideas - 7/30/[email protected], 07/30/2026 - 11:52Pastor creates AI twin for churchPope recalls roots in USLiturgy for medically assisted dyingHousing project at Bay Area seminaryJudaism on official CA formsAnalog restaurantA pastor says his digital twin ‘can bring more people to God’*The New York Times: To meet the growing needs of his church, Justin Lester created an A.I. duplicate of himself. Every day he sees more people using it.Pope Leo invokes immigrant and slave