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Need to know: Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Black Southern Baptists: ‘We are pulling for Dr. Moore’
Black leaders compare the embattled ethicist to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., whose messages about justice were rejected by some of his generation, including Southern Baptists.
The Russell Moore controversy is about the soul of the Southern Baptist Convention
The backlash against the conservative evangelical leader reveals deep tensions in his denomination.
Racism in Rotterdam: how a diverse city got infected with Islamophobia
As the Netherlands goes to the polls for its most controversial elections in decades, few would have expected this multicultural city to be hitting the headlines because of protest and unrest – yet that is exactly what is happening.
EU headscarf ban ruling sparks faith group backlash
The decision came on the eve of a Dutch election in which Muslim immigration is a key issue and weeks before France votes for a president in a similarly charged campaign.
Sufi leader shot, hacked to death in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has suffered a wave of attacks in recent years by Islamist militants targeting atheist bloggers, writers, publishers and members of religious minorities, including followers of Sufism.
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Pope says closing firms without protecting workers ‘very grave sin’
(Reuters) Addressing tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday (March 15) for his weekly audience, Francis strayed from his text after mentioning he was worried about how families might be affected by a labor dispute at TV network Sky Italia.
167 House members ask Trump to retain ambassador to combat anti-Semitism
(RNS) This is no time to scrap the position, the lawmakers say.
Italian rabbis accuse biblical conference of fueling anti-Judaism
(RNS) One describes the upcoming meeting as a 'defeat for Jewish-Christian dialogue.'
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Why evangelical opposition to Russell Moore is deluded
(RNS) Anyone who thinks Russell Moore should lose his job is advancing a vile heresy and a dangerous idolatry — that Christian leaders should ardently praise the Republican Party’s chosen leader no matter how vile, obnoxious and un-Christian he is.
Linda Sarsour, you are not my friend
Linda Sarsour says you can't be a feminist and support Israel. Wrong, wrong, wrong.
The Christian social ethics project hits a wall
What is needed in America today goes far beyond public-policy tinkering.
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