Need to know: Monday, April 18, 2016
‘Moral Mondays’ leader ejected from flight
The progressive protest movement founder had just given a talk on racism.
‘You are not alone,’ Pope Francis tells refugees, brings 12 to Rome
It was a dramatic end to his politically-charged visit to a migrant camp in Greece.
Bernie Sanders and Pope Francis chatted on moral economics
If you think a simple greeting is a political act, "look for a psychiatrist,” said the pope.
Islam incompatible with German constitution, says AfD party
Party leader calls for banning minarets, muezzins and full veils.
New Zealand ‘Pastafarians’ tie knot in first recognized wedding
The couple wore pirate hats on their noodles for Spaghetti Monster blessings.
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Terror is not debatable
An academic debate on the acceptability of Palestinian terror raises the question: Are there no limits?
Canada drafts assisted dying law that bans ‘suicide tourism’
The option to die with a doctor's prescription would only apply to Canadian adults suffering incurable illness.
Tennessee governor vetoes bill to make Bible state book
The bill's sponsors expect the legislature to override the veto.
ISIS and the far-right have the same enemies list
The ISIS magazine lists U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, and Nihad Awad, the executive director of CAIR, as apostates.
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Christian therapists push back against Tennessee counseling bill
A Tennessee bill would allow mental health providers to refuse to treat patients based on their religious convictions. But Christian counselors say the bill is discriminatory and unnecessary.
Are Mormons in their 20s and 30s leaving the LDS Church?
More young adults appear to be leaving the Mormon fold, but the rate of their exodus is less severe than their peers in the Millennial generation.
When John Kasich taught Torah
Kasich tried to explain Torah to yeshiva students. He wasn't entirely wrong.
Ayn Rand endorses Donald Trump (SATIRE)
VALHALLA, N.Y. (RNS) She may have died in 1982, but that's not stopping the philosopher who called Christianity "the best kindergarten of communism possible" from taking sides in the Republican primary.
Signing off with much hope
A change of seasons brings an end to "Rhymes with Religion".
Bonus tracks
- Mississippi law allows churches to train members to pack heat
- Debaters boycott Virginia debate championships at Liberty U.
- Saudi Arabia strips religious police of arrest powers
- How Sanders’ charitable giving may undermine his central message (COMMENTARY)
- The City University campus where Jews and Muslims dialogue
