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Need to know: Thursday, September 15, 2016
Pastor cuts Trump short during anti-Clinton speech in Flint
As Trump went after Clinton for her support of global trade deals, pastor Faith Green Timmons interrupted to tell Trump her church had not invited him to “give a political speech.”
Even the government’s smartest lawyers can’t figure out religious liberty
Is faith being used to justify discrimination? Are new cultural norms crowding out conservatives? The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights can't decide, writes Emma Green.
Florida man charged with arson in Fort Pierce mosque blaze
Joseph Schreiber, whose social media account had several anti-Islamic posts and comments, was charged with arson with the hate-crime enhancement, making it a first-degree felony.
Georgia officials were set to approve a new mosque — until an armed militia threatened to protest
A Muslim leader said "extremists" bullied Newton County leaders into canceling a public meeting about the planned mosque.
Muslims surpass atheists as most unpopular group in US
A new study finds atheists and Muslims still top the list of the least trusted Americans.
How halal food became a $20 billion hit in America
In an election season dominated by Donald Trump, Muslims haven’t always been made to feel welcome in the U.S. But sales of halal food, prepared according to Islamic law, are surging -- and not just among Muslims.
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Family of Muslim Marine recruit: Death wasn’t suicide
DETROIT — Raheel Siddiqui didn't have any 'disqualifying conditions, medical or otherwise, during recruiting and processing into the U.S. Marine Corps,' a lawyer for the family said.
Poll: Jewish voters support Clinton over Trump by 3-1 ratio
(RNS) Hillary Clinton beats Trump handily in a new survey of Jewish voters. But should she be doing even better among the constituency?
Pope Francis hails slain French priest as a saintly martyr
(RNS) In effectively declaring the Rev. Jacques Hamel a saint, the pontiff also wished that all religious traditions would reiterate that 'to kill in the name of God is satanic.'
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Seven follow-ups on 10 reasons for Christian decline
Seven lessons learned through dialogue about Christian decline in America.
Clergy for a new drug policy
...priests, ministers, and rabbis are on the front line and frustrated by the futility of the War on Drugs.
Mormon Heavenly Mother featured in Deseret Book best-seller
The #4 best-seller at Deseret Book this week is a picture book that takes the Mormon doctrine of Heavenly Mother seriously: She's not a fragile wallflower, but a goddess in might and dignity.
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Bonus tracks
- Baylor professor’s quest to preserve golden age of black gospel lands in Smithsonian
- ‘Hillsong’ casts a secular lens on an evangelical band
- What’s Hebrew for ‘When in the course of human events’?
- What’s US religion worth? $1.2 trillion, says one demographer
- Football rivals come together for ‘Religion of Sports’
- Gary Johnson goofs on religious freedom
