Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg at a campaign event
on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Need to know: Monday, February 24, 2020
Muslim advocates demand Bloomberg apologize for NYPD spying program
A coalition of leading Muslim advocacy organizations sent a letter to Bloomberg this week demanding he apologize for the blanket surveillance in the decade after 9/11.
Religious vaccine exemption bill stokes controversy in Connecticut
Some demonstrators wore stickers that read ‘My Faith says Do No Harm.’
Aging Shiite cleric a powerhouse in Iraq. What comes after?
When Iraq's top Shiite cleric underwent surgery for a fractured bone last month, it sent shivers around the country and beyond.
Trump or no Trump, US evangelicals aren’t custodians of the world’s gospel witness
When President Donald Trump touches down in India this week for a state visit, he'll find himself in a nation that is only 2.3% Christian, writes Joseph D'Souza.
Why Christ wouldn’t aspire to ‘Christic Manhood’
We live in a moment when the cultural ideals surrounding manhood are changing. Those who have benefited are pushing back against the change — often using religion to make their case, writes Nate Pyle.
Jean Vanier, once talked about as a Nobel or sainthood candidate, is accused of abusive sexual relationships with six women
Vanier, who died in May at age 90, had coercive sexual relationships with six women during his lifetime, which left the women hurt and in need of psychological therapy for years, L’Arche’s report said.
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Bible college and former Newsweek and Christian Post publishers plead guilty in $35 million fraud probe
A California-based Christian college and the former publishers of The Christian Post and Newsweek have been convicted in a scheme to fraudulently obtain $35 million from lenders.
One year after Vatican abuse summit, survivors grade Pope Francis with ‘D minus’
One year after Pope Francis called for a summit of Catholic bishops at the Vatican, abuse survivors flocked to the Eternal City in the fight against clergy sex abuse.
Potawatomi Christian chapel speaker Kaitlin Curtice draws ire of Baylor student group
Curtice’s chapel message about the journey of 'decolonizing' her faith drew pushback from a student group, which posted a statement on Twitter disavowing the service as part of 'the liberal agenda.'
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Secular vaccination foes defend a needless religious exemption
(RNS) — Anti-vaxxers are clearly prepared to seize on any available legal means to keep their children from being vaccinated.
Lent’s countercultural call is as old as the church—and more necessary than ever
Lent can help us turn away from politics and focus on how our participation in a consumerist, throwaway culture contributes to inequality, write Charles C. Camosy and Sherif K. Moussa.
Why is Bernie Sanders proud to be Jewish?
(RNS) — In a new political ad touting the Democratic candidate's faith, Jewish pride becomes a political cudgel.
