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Need to know: Thursday, January 5, 2017
How a toy figure of Martin Luther sparked accusations of anti-Semitism
This was not at all supposed to be what the cute little figure was about.
Neo-Nazis set date for armed march against Jews in Montana
A much-discussed march of neo-Nazis holding “high-powered rifles” against Jews and Jewish businesses in Whitefish is now set for Sunday, January 15.
Italian priest replaces Nativity scene after outcry over ‘burqa’
The Rev. Franco Corbo, a 76-year-old pastor from southern Italy, was the subject of a nationwide backlash on TV and social media.
Appealing mosque ruling could cost NJ town millions, expert says
“The township right now is on the hook” if it continues fight against building a mosque, says Robert Tuttle, professor of Law and Religion at George Washington University School of Law.
Sikhs praise Army’s new religious accommodation rules
An updated policy will make it easier to seek a religious accommodation for beards and turbans worn by Sikhs, as well as articles of faith for any other religion.
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South Carolina church gunman tells jurors he is not mentally ill
(Reuters) 'I am not sorry,' Roof wrote. 'I have not shed a tear for the innocent people I killed.'
Retired Ugandan bishop seeks restorative justice for former child soldiers
(RNS) Bishop Macleord Baker Ochola II, 84, thinks the modern court system may not deliver justice against former child soldiers on trial for crimes committed while they were part of the Lord's Resistance Army.
Japanese throng shrines to pray for profitable 2017
(Reuters) Thousands packed a 1,300-year-old Shinto shrine in downtown Tokyo on the first official working day of 2017 in Japan to pray for good luck and economic success in the new year.
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In Islam, ‘moderate rebels’ are extremists
(RNS) 'Moderate rebels,' a term often used to describe certain factions of anti-government fighters in the Syrian civil war, is an oxymoron as far as the Quran is concerned.
This swastika attack is personal
(RNS) The swastika on Reform Judaism's seminary was aimed at all liberal thinkers.
Who you calling ‘snowflake’?
When you call someone a "snowflake," it cuts deep.
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