Volunteers prepare the iftar meal outside the Diyanet Mosque of New Haven, Conn., on May 20, 2019. RNS photo by Rhonda Roumani
Need to know: Thursday, May 23, 2019
New Haven mosque struggles to resume Ramadan rituals after arson attack
A week after the blaze, with the cameras and politicians gone, the members of a tightly knit Turkish community began to feel the weight of their loss and the reconstruction effort ahead.
Poll: American Jews feel threatened, blame Trump
One reason for the dissatisfaction with President Trump may have to do with his appeals to white nationalists.
In central Africa, Islamist militias complicate church efforts to battle Ebola
Intent on disrupting efforts to stop the spread of the disease and on delegitimizing local authorities, militants have attacked Christian pastors and health workers.
Trump’s emerging Catholic problem
A sign his reelection is in trouble, writes Mark Silk.
Israel, 1; evangelicals, 0
Zionism goes one on one with homophobia. Guess which one won? Jeffrey Salkin writes.
Anger as Church of Scotland decides not to divest from fossil fuels
Despite agreeing upon climate emergency, delegates vote to back oil and gas companies.
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Taylor graduates find unity in their division through controversial Pence speech
While some walked out over Pence’s views on LGBTQ issues or the Trump administration’s immigration policies, others said they had walked out in support of their friends, whether or not they shared the objections to Pence's presence.
Wilton Gregory installed as new Catholic archbishop of Washington
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington installed Wilton Gregory as its archbishop, ushering in a new era for a community marred by recent scandals involving sex abuse.
‘Somebody out there wants to hurt us’: Arson in Boston, Chicago rattles local Jews
A rash of fires that police say were intentionally set at Jewish community centers around Boston and in Chicago last week has left Jewish groups feeling vulnerable.
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D-Day was the beginning of American Jews’ ‘coming of age’
When Jewish men and women returned to civilian life in 1945, they no longer perceived themselves as members of a vulnerable minority group, but rather as part of a proud, self-confident community, writes A. James Rudin.
Good Jews and Bad Jews
A bad old tradition is back, writes Mark Silk.
Abolishing the priesthood will not save the Catholic Church
(RNS) — In The Atlantic, James Carroll asserts that abolishing the priesthood in the Catholic Church is the only way to defeat the clericalism he blames for the sex abuse crisis. But as in other revolutions, a new cadre would simply replace the old guard.
