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Need to know: Thursday, April 27, 2017
IRS, postal inspectors raid Benny Hinn Ministries
Federal agents descended on the North Texas headquarters of television evangelist Benny Hinn and took boxes out of the offices.
Atheist sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Al-Shamri — initially arrested in 2014 and charged with atheism and blasphemy, both punishable by execution — lost two appeals before the ruling by the Saudi Supreme Court.
Mother asked not to breastfeed in church without a cover
The non-denominational Virginia church does not allow uncovered breastfeeding because it could make men and new churchgoers “uncomfortable,” the mother says she was told.
Pope Francis faces another delicate — and dangerous — task in Egypt trip
The journey for interfaith understanding comes as Egypt’s Christians are increasingly coming under fire: On Palm Sunday, more than 40 people were killed in bomb attacks on two churches.
US commission: Russia a major violator of religious freedom
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom recommends the designation of Russia as a “country of particular concern” for wielding an anti-extremist law against to violate the religious freedom of minorities.
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Ugandan pastor torches Bibles as the work of ‘devil worshippers’
(RNS) Pastor Aloysius Bugingo of the House of Prayer Ministries in Kampala ordered the burning of the Good News Bible and the King James Version because they used the words 'Holy Ghost' instead of 'Holy Spirit.'
Anti-Semitic acts spiked since Trump election win, watchdog says
NEW YORK (Reuters) A sharp increase in the harassment of American Jews, including double the incidents of bullying of schoolchildren and vandalism at non-denominational grade schools, was cited in the ADL's "Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents," released on Monday (April 24).
More education means less religious commitment — unless you’re Christian
(RNS) There are some exceptions to the popular thought that the more educated Americans are, they less religious they will be, according to a new analysis by Pew Research Center.
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Donald Trump remembers the Holocaust — finally
Trump spoke effectively about the Holocaust. That is a good start.
Mormon women and depression, revisited
It's still unclear whether Mormon women are more depressed than other women, but we've learned a lot about the characteristics of Mormon women who've been treated for depression.
Watch this stunning illustration of religious peacemaking from Tribeca Film Festival
New Yorkers wear mirrored boxes on their heads in his impressive video short from Tribeca Film Festival.
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Bonus tracks
- Texas church to resume giving to Southern Baptist Convention without restrictions
- LDS history scholars file brief against Trump travel ban
- Margaret Atwood on Christianity, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ and faithful activism
- Wearing a hijab, a young Muslim boxer enters the ring
- Witness to revolution in religious education retiring as head of Association of Theological Schools
