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Need to know: Friday, May 27, 2016
Obama, in Hiroshima, calls for a ‘moral awakening’ on nuclear weapons
"We're not bound by genetic codes to repeat the mistakes of the past,” the president said. “We can learn. We can choose.”
In a red state, the culture war shifts
Voters still care about traditional values, but there is growing anger over underfunded schools and crumbling infrastructure.
Among M.Div. graduates, a new crop of transgender students
A small, but growing number of transgender students seek out divinity school as they wrestle with their newfound identity.
In a first, Trump PAC reaches out to Amish
Called Amish PAC, the new organization will target Amish voters in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Family members showed Dylann Roof mercy. Why can’t prosecutors?
“Even in the midst of unthinkable evil, love can still win,” writes death penalty opponent Shane Claiborne.
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America’s moral obligation in the global refugee crisis
(RNS) "If you’re a good swimmer, you’ve got an obligation to jump in the river to save a drowning child."
Dalai Lama urges Tibetan unity as political leader sworn in
DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) The Buddhist spiritual leader criticised an election campaign to elect a political leader that descended into bitter personal rivalries
Egypt Muslims attack Christian woman, houses after affair rumor
CAIRO (Reuters) - Hundreds of Muslims have set fire to homes of Christians in southern Egypt and stripped a 70-year-old woman naked after rumors her Christian son had an affair with a Muslim woman, the local church and witnesses said.
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For ISIS, a competing vision of Ramadan as a month of conquest and jihad
(RNS) ISIS discourages the notion that only piety, prayer, and worship are important during Ramadan, insisting that armed jihad is a sacred duty during that holy month.
Why Charleston shooting is both an obstruction of religion and a hate crime (but not terrorism)
What is a 'hate crime'? What is 'obstruction of religion'? How are they different from 'terrorism'?
Fifty options for repurposing post-church church buildings
(RNS) There are endless possibilities for retrofitting houses of worship.
Catholic colleges’ hypocritical opposition to unions
It's contrary to Catholic social teaching and undermines the Church's religious liberty campaign.
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Bonus tracks
- The Nazi tweets of “God Trump Emperor’
- Girl got herpes after church didn’t report alleged abuse, suit says
- In Brazil’s political crisis, a powerful new force: Evangelical Christians
- Muslim Scouts pursue an American tradition — in an America wary of Muslims
- Two Tennessee ministers are among 30 arrested in prostitution sting
