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The Rev. Jamal-Harrison Bryant, an African Methodist Episcopal pastor from Baltimore, speaks at the Thousand Ministers March for Justice on Aug. 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks Adelle M. Banks
Need to know: Tuesday, August 29, 2017
State Dept. to expand religious freedom office as it cuts many others
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced plans to eliminate many special envoys, but the offices on religious freedom, HIV/AIDS and Holocaust issues will get a boost.
Cardinal Mahony calls Trump’s pardon of Sheriff Arpaio ‘disgusting’
The former archbishop of Los Angeles is the first member of the Roman Catholic hierarchy to speak out against the pardon, which he said undermined the rule of law, according to Christopher White.
In Washington, clergy demonstrate against white supremacy
“We wanted to say this nation is in moral trouble,” the Rev. Al Sharpton told those assembled at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
A new Mormon offshoot movement is growing, but can it last?
Denver Snuffer’s Remnant movement, which plans to canonize a new set of scriptures this week, is drawing away Mormons with the mantra: “God can talk to you, too.”
Jewish Trump supporters resist calls from other Jews to renounce the president
Calls from Jewish critics to Jewish supporters of Trump to renounce the president have created rifts within families and the larger community.
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Pope Francis to visit to Myanmar, Bangladesh this year
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — It will be the first trip by a pope to Myanmar, which is predominantly Buddhist.
Judge sends Indian guru to jail for 10 years for rape
ROHTAK, India (AP) — The conviction sparked violent protests by the guru's followers that left at least 38 people dead and hundreds injured.
Vatican No. 2: Anti-pope jihadist attack threat is worrying
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis' top aide says a pro-Islamic State group video that targets the pope is worrying but he notes Vatican security is already at a high level.
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Steve Bannon’s Judeo-Christianity
It's what enables economic nationalism.
The religious left is going to miss Steve Bannon
What they forget is that on some issues, Bannon and the religious left are in agreement, writes Thomas Reese.
Why the rabbis ‘dissed’ Trump
(RNS) — If rabbis are angry with Trump, blame the Bible.
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