Need to know: Wednesday, April 13, 2016
The Bible is among 10 ‘most challenged’ books of 2015
A growing number of complaints are lodged about books for their "religious viewpoints," according to the American Library Association.
Highly religious people say they’re happier
Three in 10 people claim they are pretty satisfied with life, happy, healthy and moral, too. And they're religious.
Tennessee bill denying service based on counselor’s beliefs goes to governor
It is one of a raft of state measures that critics say discriminates against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender individuals.
Hope and frustration mark anniversary of Chibok kidnappings
Some church leaders are concerned authorities have not done enough to rescue the girls, missing for two years.
Bernie’s allies sweat Vatican trip
Sanders' supporters wonder whether visiting the Holy See is the best use of the underdog’s time.
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North Carolina governor tweaks transgender law after backlash
Opponents said the governor did not go far enough to correct the damage done to LGBT citizens.
Pope Francis names new Vatican ambassador to US
(RNS) Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Vatican envoy to Mexico, is replacing the diplomat who set up the controversial meeting between the pontiff and Kim Davis last September.
Bryan Adams follows Springsteen canceling show over an anti-LGBT state law
After Springsteen canceled in North Carolina, Adams canceled a show in Mississippi. Both are protesting state laws that will let people with religious objections deny services to same-sex couples.
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Adding more copy here What’s in a nickname? 6 college teams with unexpected religious roots
Whitman College is no longer the home of the “Fighting Missionaries.” Whitman is dropping the name, which refers to missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman (whose work as missionaries was, at best, complicated). Christianity Today reported that the college is keeping the name Whitman College, but it is letting go of the nickname because it does not […]
Why Phil Ochs still matters
Phil Ochs, protest singer, died forty years ago. I can still hear his music.
Adding some copy here Can the religious non-profits be accommodated?
On the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate, I don't think so.
