Holocaust survivor Max Glauben films a segment in an interactive green-screen room for the Dallas Holocaust Museum.
Courtesy McGuire Boles/Dallas Holocaust Museum.
Need to know: Monday, March 25, 2019
Using holograms and AI to preserve firsthand stories of the Holocaust
Holocaust survivors themselves have been the most effective way to bring the Holocaust's horrors home. New technology now makes it possible to capture their stories in perpetuity.
Religious, civil rights groups ask Pompeo to request expert probe of US racism
'We are deeply concerned by credible reports indicating a frightening resurgence in white supremacy,' the groups told the secretary of state.
Faith groups seek afterlife for shuttered churches in Canada
Faith groups are the second largest landholders in all of Canada, according to the National Trust. As many as a third of its houses of worship may shut down in the next decade, according to a new report.
Quaker songwriter Carrie Newcomer’s most intimate album yet
Carrie Newcomer's latest album, "Point of Arrival," drops today, and it's a treasure trove of spiritual wisdom about the art of letting go.
How fan fiction gave millennials power over their spirituality
The internet has transformed our consumption of texts — even sacred texts — into malleable pieces that can be reimagined, reinvented and owned in a new way, writes Tara Burton.
A secret database of child abuse
In recent decades, much of the world’s attention to allegations of abuse has focused on the Catholic Church and other religious groups. Less notice has been paid to the abuse among the Jehovah’s Witnesses, a Christian sect with more than 8.5 million members.
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Christian financial planner praised by Robert Jeffress facing Ponzi scheme charges
Neil 'Doc' Gallagher, a Christian radio house and financial planner, claimed he cared for his clients' spiritual well-being and their finances. But federal officials say Gallagher, who was arrested in March, ran a Ponzi scheme.
LifeWay Christian Resources to close all stores in 2019
LifeWay Christian Resources announced Wednesday (March 20) it will close all of its brick-and-mortar stores this year.
Michigan deal bars LGBT discrimination in state adoptions
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — As of 2015, Catholic Charities and Bethany Christian Services were on average doing 25 to 30 percent of the state's foster care adoptions.
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It’s been a week since the New Zealand attack. Our leaders have a choice to make.
I grew up in parallel with the Christchurch shooter, but our lives diverged because of the choices we made, writes Shaun Kennedy.
An open letter to Democrats about AIPAC
If Democrats want to alienate supporters of Israel, they are doing a great job.
Unification Church succession case threatens protections for minority religions
If an obscure D.C. court decision about the movement known as 'the Moonies' goes unchallenged, it could weaken religious freedom protections for all Americans, writes Peter Petkoff.
