Need to know: Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Cruz suspends campaign
After losing in Indiana, the candidate thanked God once again.
Humanists push for a National Day of Reason
Can the National Day of Prayer make room?
Holocaust Museum to honor civil rights leader
Rep. John Lewis will get the prestigious Elie Wiesel Award.
Court orders Texas prisons to allow Muslim beards, caps
State lawyers had argued that longer beards would become a “hotbed of contraband trafficking.”
Should courts define religion?
A Massachusetts case could have repercussions on the tax-exempt status of religious organizations.
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Roman police seize thousands of fake Vatican souvenirs
Police estimate the counterfeit trinkets market value at about 1.7 million euros ($1.96 million).
Report: Religious freedom deteriorating around the world
It faces “serious and sustained assault,” according to a new annual report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Andover Newton Seminary to partner with Yale, shutter Mass. campus
In the past decade, more than 10 independent mainline Protestant seminaries have teamed up with larger institutions.
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Christians are ‘called to resist’ Trump
Faithfulness to Jesus Christ is at stake, writes David Gushee.
Trump isn’t Hitler: It’s OK for a person of faith to vote for Trump
Even this year, people can disagree on politics without sacrificing their faith.
Historians to discuss Joseph Smith’s polyandrous children, Mormons on YouTube, and Winston Churchill’s investigation of the LDS Church
Did Joseph Smith have a child with a woman who was married to another man? Why did Winston Churchill launch an investigation of the LDS Church in England? And other highlights from this year's Mormon History Association conference.
