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Need to know: Wednesday, February 1, 2017
5 faith facts on Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Neil Gorsuch
A product of Catholic school who goes to an Episcopal church, Gorsuch has aligned with conservative religious in many decisions.
Conservatives alienated by Boy Scouts’ shift on transgender policy
Conservative groups view the decision by the Boy Scouts of America as another sign that the organization is moving away from its traditions.
After mosque attack in Canada, critics point to anti-immigrant ‘trash radio’
Quebec City has developed the dubious reputation of being Canada’s capital of shock jocks, online radio hosts who love to provoke with outrageous talk about women, homosexuals, and Muslims.
Covering Trump’s travel ban, the Wall Street Journal bans the term ‘majority-Muslim’
Editor-in-Chief Gerard Baker said a term used widely in the press is “very loaded.”
Jerry Falwell, Jr. says he will lead federal task force on higher-ed policy
The evangelical Christian, Trump supporter and president of Liberty University has been asked by the president to identify changes that should be made to the U.S. Department of Education’s policies and procedures.
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Latest news from RNS
Boy Scouts of America to begin accepting transgender boys
(Reuters) The move bucks a more-than-century-old practice of using the gender stated on a birth certificate to determine eligibility.
Severe drought brings starving Kenyans to church doorsteps
MATUU, Kenya (RNS) The drought has taken a heavy toll on religious leaders, as they move to aid communities threatened by starvation.
An interfaith embrace after a Texas mosque burns to the ground
(RNS) In three days, donors gave nearly $1 million to rebuild the mosque through its GoFundMe site.
More views from RNS
Banning refugees is as un-American as it is un-Christian
(RNS) I said at the time of the Washington National Cathedral's inaugural prayer service that we welcomed President Trump to the cathedral because it is a house of prayer for all people. But I also said we would not hesitate to voice our concerns when we disagree.
Meet Trump’s Holocaust tutor
Donald Trump has learned a Soviet narrative about the Holocaust. Really.
Is Trump fulfilling Quranic prophecy?
(RNS) The Quran speaks of a man who is a 'mean swearer, a backbiter, slanderer, forbidder of good, transgressor and sinful.'
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Bonus tracks
- Brian McLaren, others apologize to Native Americans in video series
- The story behind the viral photo of Muslim and Jewish children protesting at O’Hare
- Kosher marijuana edibles are a Sabbath necessity for Jewish stoners
- How I learned to love and raise the child from my husband’s affair
- Inside the trial of Dylann Roof
