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A recent study suggests widespread censorship of student publications at American Christian schools. Photo illustration by Kit Doyle
Need to know: Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Students’ survey highlights censorship of Christian college newspapers
More than 3 out of 4 student editors surveyed said school officials pushed them to alter or pull a story — a number experts say would be much lower at public schools or other private colleges.
Mormon church to cut ties with Scouts and start its own gospel-driven youth program
The announcement comes soon after the Boy Scouts of America changed its name to Scouts BSA to accommodate girls, who were were recently allowed to join the ranks.
When Betsy DeVos comes to a Catholic campus
At a time when neither political party is perfectly aligned with Catholic teaching, picking a political figure to speak on campus — especially one as controversial as the education secretary — is going to be divisive.
Kenyan Islamic leaders speak out against female genital mutilation
They emphasized that FGM is a cultural — not a religious — practice, and one that goes against Islamic teaching.
The death of the greatest religious teacher you never heard of
Loren Mead, founder of the Alban Institute, studied how churches (and synagogues) really function, and helped them "do their sacred work better," writes RNS columnist Jeffrey Salkin in an appreciation.
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