Bravo, Indianapolis International Airport (IND)! Indianapolis airport won't show Kristi Noem video blaming shutdown on Democrats indystar.com/story/news/loc… via IndyStar

UVA rejects the Compact in an excellent statement that takes campus feedback into account. 🙌🏽

No Kings today in the shadow of George Washington on the lawn of the Indiana Statehouse. State police estimated 5K crowd size; seemed larger to me. Ought to give Gov. Braun pause on Trump's push to redistrict—which polls already show Hoosiers don't want.

Every Democrat who hopes to win in 2026 and 2028 needs to read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest (to quote the BCP) this New York Times Opinion editorial. America Still Has a Political Center, and It’s the Key to Winning nytimes.com/2025/10/20/opi… via @NYTOpinion

UPS just delivered Jonathan Stapley's Holiness to the Lord: Latter-day Saint Temple Worship, hot off the press from Oxford Academic. A welcome addition to OUP's extensive list in Mormon studies.

Happy 279th birthday to Princeton University, my graduate alma mater, founded as the College of New Jersey in 1746. I've always been grateful to that institution for making my grad studies possible. Here's the Graduate College (photo taken on a visit a decade ago). Princeton Alumni

There's no better place on the IU Indianapolis campus on a Friday morning than the University Library.

Nostra Aetate did indeed revolutionize Catholic-Jewish relations. A leading American foe of antisemitism was Boston's Cardinal Cushing. I'm presenting "Cardinal Cushing and the Jews: An American Context for Nostra Aetate" at the American Academy of Religion annual meeting in Boston next month.

A great thread on the insanity (and misinformation) of Trump's announcement about nuclear testing. Nobody knows more about this than Hans Kristensen (also on Bluesky) (Hans Kristensen). But god forbid that this administration would actually consult any expert.

What delightful conversation between ⁦Sacha Pfeiffer⁩, ⁦Laura Sullivan⁩, & ⁦Frank Langfitt⁩ about the differences between writing for print and radio. For academics, the issue is how to make a conference paper readable out loud. one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-559136…

On all fronts, the Trump regime is breaking things, rolling back science, medical, legal, social, educational standards, misinforming, lying, sabotaging, creating chaos, splitting people against each other…and fighting environmental protection. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

Heard a wonderful lecture yesterday by my emerita IU Indianapolis colleague Susan Hyatt about her community engaged work, including on Black and Jewish residents of the Old Southside neighborhood. Her work was profiled in the The New York Times 13 years ago: nytimes.com/2012/04/07/us/…

Choral Evensong—and the first snow of the season here in Indianapolis. Had a great concluding organ recital by an ⁦Indiana University⁩ Jacobs School of Music student.

Spent a summer living in this neighborhood 5 years after this photo was taken.

Joy of All Who Sorrow Orthodox Church, Indianapolis (which occupies the space that was once First Congregational Church). The attached St. Seraphim Bookstore is the only place I know in downtown Indianapolis where one can buy books on #Orthodox theology.

Howie Bluestein graciously agreed to talk with me, a non-scientist, for my book on religion and violent weather. It was the highlight of my research. I agree that he's an inspiration. I write about that interview in: peterthuesen.com/tornado-god

The Episcopal Church of All Saints, ⁦All Saints⁩, a liberal Anglo-Catholic parish in Indianapolis.

Paul Tillich said, "Never consider the secular realm Godless just because it does not speak of God." I would add: Never consider the religious realm holy because it speaks easily of God.

Took the Green Line this afternoon to Brighton to see the cardinal's residence, where Cardinal Cushing lived; it's now the Boston College art museum. Tomorrow at #AARSBL25 I'm presenting "Cardinal Cushing and the Jews: An American Context for Nostra Aetate."

As part of a special session marking the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate (the Vatican II declaration on non-Christian religions), I'm presenting this morning at 9:00 "Cardinal Cushing and the Jews: An American Context for Nostra Aetate." #AARSBL25