Need to know: Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Trump to top evangelicals: ‘I’m on your side’
“We’re going to be saying ‘Merry Christmas’ again,” the candidate promises evangelicals.
Evangelicals give Trump much-needed boost after Manhattan summit
More than 1,000 evangelicals cheered the Republican candidate, many pledged support — good news in a week dominated by scrutiny of his nearly empty campaign coffers.
14 conservative Christians who are not supporting Trump
Not every evangelical leader was present at Trump’s wooing party for Christian conservatives yesterday.
First Islamophobia summit to be held in Europe
An organizer of the meeting in Sarajevo says Europe is “at a dangerous moment with Brexit and the rise of far right parties in the EU.”
Closure of Kenyan refugee camp worries religious leaders
Clergy fear a humanitarian crisis when one of the world’s largest refugee camps, with 350,000 people, closes this year.
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Pakistani man charged with blasphemy over shoes with Hindu symbol
(Reuters) Pakistani rights groups say Hindus are often at risk of discrimination and hate crimes, including forced conversions and economic discrimination.
Polygamous church leader escapes pretrial Utah home confinement
(Reuters) A leader of a Utah-based polygamous faith who has been charged in connection with a food stamp fraud and money laundering scheme has escaped from his pretrial home confinement.
In Jerusalem’s cramped Old City, Christians feel the squeeze
(Reuters) "I think it's safe to say there are more Christian Palestinians in Chicago today than there are in Jerusalem," said Daniel Seidemann, an Israeli lawyer and activist.
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Mormon founder turned over priesthood keys to women, says Deseret Book author
Fiona Givens, a Deseret Book author and popular Mormon speaker, says early LDS women were given priesthood keys -- and that there is historical tradition linking Heavenly Mother to the Holy Ghost.
UK uses bogus quiz to rule on Christian asylum seekers
The UK is using the one method scientifically shown to fail.
What exactly is the Christian story?
Is the grand old Christian story still believable? Can it be told in different ways?
