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Need to know: Friday, August 19, 2016
Christian funeral planned for Arab-American slain in alleged hate crime
“The funeral is important to address, ‘Where was God?’ and ‘Where does evil come from?’” his pastor said.
Pastors rarely asked to wed same-sex couples
Researchers also found that fewer than half of Protestant senior pastors say their churches permit LGBT people to serve, even in limited ways.
Italian bishop likens ‘Pokemon Go’ to totalitarian Nazism
The Sicilian churchman described the virtual monster-hunting game, which has become a global sensation, as ‘diabolical’ and has threatened to take legal action.
Site of Marian apparitions in Wisconsin becomes national shrine
It’s the only approved Marian apparition site in the United States.
Trump adviser accused of making anti-Semitic remarks
Allegations of anti-Semitism have surfaced against Joseph Schmitz, one of Donald Trump’s foreign policy advisers.
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In wake of riots, Milwaukee looks inward for solutions
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) After violent riots, Milwaukeeans in the blighted inner city are searching for their own way out of despair.
Salt Lake’s first lesbian mayor weds amid resignations from LDS church
Mayor Jackie Biskupski wed her partner, Betty Iverson, as Quit Mormon held “mass resignation” rally in nearby park.
Women suing ‘Peeping Tom’ rabbi want rabbinical court to pay, too
(RNS) In a class-action lawsuit, the victims ask for $100 million.
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Success and truth in religion
Conservative churches – not just liberal ones – are also seeing a decline in membership. We might now once again need to observe that “success does not certify truth” in church life.
Tony Perkins ditches theodicy after flood destroys his home
(RNS) Apparently it’s not God’s fault when the disaster happens to a leader of the Christian right.
You are not your brain: Why a head transplant is not what you think it is
(RNS) A fully functioning, healthy brain is an inadequate explanation for fundamental aspects of human existence, including self-awareness.
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