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Need to know: Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Lutheran refugee agency is ‘cautiously hopeful’ following blocked immigration order
President Trump's executive order would have more than halved the number of refugees accepted by the United States from the current ceiling of 110,000.
Religiously affiliated hospital pensions at the center of Supreme Court case
A sleeper of a case before the Supreme Court pits three hospitals against employees who object to the institutions’ religious exemption from the law that protects pensions.
Mexicans who help build Trump wall are ‘traitors,’ top archdiocese says
Mexicans who help build President Donald Trump’s planned border wall would be acting immorally and should be deemed traitors, the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico said, turning up the heat on a simmering dispute over the project.
#MuslimWomensDay takes off on Twitter amid celebration and backlash
Amid posts sharing articles about the day and celebrating the strength and beauty of Muslim women, a stream of hostile tweets proved why a Muslim Women’s Day is so crucial, writes Antonia Blumberg.
Pope’s sex abuse panel to continue its work without victims — for now
The commission, which lost the two members who are sex abuse victims, vowed that victims will have still have a voice on the panel — but not necessarily as commissioners.
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Egyptian Copts finally fulfilling ‘dream’ of traveling to Jerusalem
AL-KOSHEH, Egypt (RNS) For decades, Copts couldn't make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem because of a church ban on travel to Israel. But many are now fulfilling a central tenet of their faith after Tawadros II, who became pope in 2012, went there himself two years ago.
Modern millennial pilgrimage: 75 miles of walking and reflection to Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey
Two recent Notre Dame graduates are exploring how the themes of hospitality and pilgrimage remain salient today, especially among millennials, while raising money for RNS’ parent organization, the Religion News Foundation.
Mother’s fight to stop Bible class in public school resurrects a troubled history with religion
There’s a reason to keep these classes out of public schools: to prevent ostracizing of religious minorities and atheists, says Linda K. Wertheimer.
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What we’ve lost in going from ‘dining’ to ‘grazing’
The family meal serves as an important early workshop in civility.
Dear Mormon men, please stop calling your wives angels
Women are not inherently more spiritual than men, says guest blogger Mette Harrison. So why all the "angel wives" comments from Mormon church leaders?
This is so not good for the Jews
A collective sigh. A collective cry. The attacks on the JCCs still matter.
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