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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the Celebrate Freedom Rally July 1, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Photo by Yuri Gripas/REUTERS
Need to know: Monday, July 3, 2017
President Trump promises support to military, evangelicals at Fourth of July event
The First Baptist Dallas church choir and orchestra also premiered a new song titled “Make America Great Again.”
At large Muslim American convention, a mix of frustration, hope
Many leaders of national Muslim organizations noted the challenges American Muslims face. But they also pointed out reasons for optimism.
Cardinal’s sex abuse charges raise questions about pope’s record
The allegations against one of his closest advisers is not only embarrassing for Pope Francis but brings the church abuse scandal to his door.
Charlie Gard: Pope shows solidarity with parents of critically ill baby
The pope’s intervention is a shift in the Holy See’s earlier position, when the Vatican’s bioethics advisory panel had noted the need to do whatever helps a patient but also to sometimes accept the limits of medicine.
American Jews plan campaign to change Israeli minds about Judaism’s diversity
But they face an uphill battle in their quest to educate Israeli Jews who view religious choice as a foreign concept.
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Obama urges end to division in childhood home Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) Former U.S. President Obama urged Indonesians to resist divisive politics based on race and religion, saying the world's most populous Muslim nation has a long history of tolerance that should be preserved.
Pope shakes up Vatican by replacing conservative doctrinal chief
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) Mueller, 69, who was appointed by former Pope Benedict in 2012, will be succeeded by the department's No. 2, Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer.
Half sib? Welcome. Fiance? Not so fast. New travel ban rules decried as illogical
Muslim and other civil rights groups charge the administration’s interpretation of “bona fide relationship,” affecting the entry into the U.S. of family members from six Muslim-majority countries, is unreasonably narrow.
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What's at stake in the controversy over prayer at the Western Wall? Only everything.
When gospel sermons came on the phonograph
(The Conversation) African-American 'folk' preachers blended homespun sermon and song to offer life lessons on how to survive in a world of inequality and virulent racism.
Where are the Mormon Shakespeares and Michelangelos?
This week in New York City, hundreds of people are celebrating the contributions of Mormon artists, composers, writers, and musicians.
Bonus tracks
- In a Midwestern town that went for Trump, a Muslim doctor tries to understand his neighbors
- Why on July 4 we should remember the psalm ‘By the Rivers of Babylon’
- Is ‘The Little Hours’ a big deal for Catholics?
- The Erie Canal and the birth of American religion
- Is the Bible more pro-woman than you assume?
