The Rev. Kaji Douša. Courtesy photo
Need to know: Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Pastor surveilled after ministering to migrants sues US government
A New York pastor, the Rev. Kaji Douša, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that U.S officials violated her religious freedom when she was put on a watchlist over her ministry to migrants at the border.
‘Unmatched wickedness’: Reports allege child separation, organ harvesting against China’s Muslims
A new report found that Chinese authorities are quickly building thousands of military-style full-time boarding schools for Uighur children whose parents are detained.
Russian Orthodox Church considers a ban on blessing weapons of mass destruction
The ban would constitute a signal change in the church's official policy regarding Russia’s nuclear arsenal.
Conquering NBA fans’ hearts, Tacko Fall shows how sports bring us together
The love shown to a Senegalese Muslim basketball player — in a political moment of immense anti-immigrant, anti-black and anti-Muslim bigotry — shows us what a politically useful function sports can serve, writes Simran Jeet Singh.
Why listening matters. Even if you think the other side is wrong.
Within an increasingly secular culture, the task for Christians is becoming, more and more, discerning not only how to engage the culture outside the church, but engaging each other within, write Karen Swallow Prior and Joshua Chatraw.
Jewish activists are protesting ICE detention centers across the country
Hundreds of Jewish activists are protesting at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement centers on the East and West coasts this week, insisting that they have a moral obligation to speak out against the detention of migrants.
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Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo address Christian pro-Israel summit
Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo both addressed the annual summit of Christians United for Israel, a conservative Christian organization led by the Rev. John Hagee, which claims more than 6 million members.
From cruise ships to Trump’s hotel, Calvinist Christian nationalism is making moves
Michael O'Fallon argues that America's Judeo-Christian heritage and 'the right of self governance' are under attack by the Open Society Foundation and society at large.
VA’s revised policies on symbols, displays aim to protect ‘religious liberty’
The announcement noted that the Supreme Court’s June 20 decision 'reaffirmed the important role religion plays in the lives of many Americans and its consistency with Constitutional principles.'
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Doubting the Holocaust in Boca Raton
It’s not just Holocaust denial. In some ways, it’s even worse than that, writes Jeffrey Salkin.
Which side are you on?
Politics is not optional where the Trump administration's immigration policies are concerned, writes Mark Silk.
‘Stranger Things’ sees Mormons as ‘super-religious white people’
(RNS) — Unfortunately, the 'Stranger Things' characterization of U.S. Mormons as predominantly white is spot on.
