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Need to know: Friday, March 17, 2017
Dutch Muslims are relieved, but divisions highlighted by election remain
Dutch Muslims are breathing a sigh of relief after the worse-than-expected performance of an anti-Islam populist in this week’s election. But religious leaders worry that the divisions he exploited remain.
Islamophobia is most worrying in Europe – not Trump’s America
U.S. courts and civil society have robustly defended Muslims from blatant discrimination. The same cannot be said of their European counterparts, writes Muneer I Ahmad.
Sanctuary for the undocumented comes with legal consequences
And that has some religious leaders preaching caution rather than participation to their members.
US denies carrying out Syria mosque air strike near Aleppo that killed at least 42 people
More than 300 people were gathered for evening prayers on Thursday when the attack occurred, the U.K. based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
St. Patrick’s Day facts reveal truth about this Irish holiday
He may responsible for converting the Irish to Christianity, but he was not Irish born.
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Religious leaders urge Congress to protect foreign aid
WASHINGTON (RNS) President Trump’s 2018 budget calls for $25.6 billion in funding for the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, a 28 percent decrease from the 2017 budget.
Trump vows to appeal travel ban ruling to Supreme Court
The new ban was seen as targeting Muslims and was set to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday.
Mormon church challenges legality of leaked documents
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints finally takes notice of MormonLeaks.
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Turn your morning routine into a worship service
How everything from making your bed to brushing your teeth can help you uncover the holy in your midst.
Trump’s second travel ban also runs afoul of Establishment Clause
There was no escaping those prior, contextual statements by the President and his advisors.
Transitioning out of mediocrity
Cisgender dysphoria, transgender identity, etc., were not part of my formal curriculum in theology or religious studies, which ended at 3:00 p.m. on graduation day, December 14th, 1956.
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Bonus tracks
- How Russell Moore assisted the LGBTQ agenda
- Mennonites seek to come to terms with Nazi collaboration
- Pakistan wants Facebook, Twitter to help it combat blasphemy
- The Satanic Temple invites Texas students to fight corporal punishment by invoking religious rights
- Brazilian robbers pick on the wrong Mormon missionary
- What’s so ‘American’ about John Milton’s Lucifer?
