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Need to know: Monday, February 20, 2017
After bomb threats, Jewish community centers see ‘virtually no’ loss of clientele
“This is like a second home not just for me but for my son,” said Sara Kish, whose two-year-old was evacuated from a JCC after a bomb threat. “No one is going to take this away from us.”
Scientists ponder how to talk to the faithful about climate change
“My entreaty for scientists it to be able to speak publicly about why you care,” said the Rev. Fletcher Harper, executive director of GreenFaith.
‘Destroy’ the Johnson Amendment? Trump’s rhetoric meets reality (ANALYSIS)
The president has vowed to gut the law barring clergy and churches from politicking without risking their tax-exempt status. But his promise may be more symbolic than substantive.
Alexander Acosta: Trump pick for labor secretary is Hispanic, has defended Muslims
Most controversially – for Trump – he has staunchly defended the rights of Muslim Americans, once asking the justice department to intervene on behalf of an Oklahoma teen who had been told to remove her headscarf at school.
Norma McCorvey, plaintiff in Roe v. Wade abortion ruling, dies at 69
McCorvey died on Saturday (Feb. 18) of heart failure at an assisted living home in Katy, Texas.
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Latest news from RNS
‘Blind sheikh’ convicted in 1993 World Trade bombing dies in NC prison
(Reuters) With his long gray beard, sunglasses and red and white clerical cap, the charismatic Abdel-Rahman was the face of radical Islam in the 1980s and 1990s.
US religious freedom report on India rejected as ‘Hinduphobia’
MUMBAI (RNS) The USCIRF report cited India’s anti-conversion laws, cow protection legislation and the treatment of Dalits, or so-called untouchables, as points of concern.
Constitutionality of leaked executive order on religious freedom called into question
WASHINGTON (RNS) Rabbi David Saperstein told a congressional subcommittee that leaked language of a proposed presidential executive order on religious liberty could cause 'constitutional problems.'
More views from RNS
Trump administration should use key diplomatic tools for religious engagement
(RNS) By overemphasizing the links between Islam and extremism, the administration has fueled Muslim anger, obscured the complex roles that religious institutions play in global affairs and ignored important lessons from the past.
Reading Trump’s mind on anti-Semitism
So what if he didn't answer the question?
Sacred sites violated
What if the Sioux Nation decided to build a pipeline through Arlington Cemetery?
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Bonus tracks
- Boy Scouts Christian alternative sees ‘tremendous response’ after transgender decision
- His fellowship cut short by travel ban, Iranian dissident returns to US
- This group believes Islam threatens America: ‘It’s a spiritual battle of good and evil’
- Lack of education leads to lost dreams and low income for many Jehovah’s Witnesses
- Wary of modern society, some Christians choose a life apart
