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The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks with local African-American clergy members on Aug. 8, 2017, in Woodlawn, Md. Sharpton addressed Baltimore’s upswing in violence and urged clergy in attendance to participate in the Thousand Ministers March from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., which will take place Aug. 28. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Need to know: Monday, August 28, 2017
In Washington, clergy demonstrate against white supremacy
“We wanted to say this nation is in moral trouble,” the Rev. Al Sharpton told those assembled at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
Houston churches fight flooding after Harvey cancels services
As rains of biblical proportions for Texas continue, congregations rally funds and volunteers.
Critics said Trump’s ‘religious liberty’ order does nothing. The administration’s lawyers seem to agree
President Trump promised a new world for the religious when he signed an executive order purporting to make it easier for churches to engage in politics without losing tax-exempt status. (Subscription may be required.)
With ‘instant divorce’ now banned in India, many cheer but some worry
Some wonder whether Muslims in poor and rural areas will abide by or even learn of the ruling. Others decry it as a violation of Muslim religious rights.
Mormons unveil temple changes: Single LDS men older than 30, recently divorced members can now serve
The former policy also hit Mormon gays who were trying to live the church’s standards as Latter-day Saint leaders say same-sex attraction isn’t a sin, but acting on it is.
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Pope rails against attempts to restore old-style Catholic worship
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — It’s not every day that Pope Francis chooses to invoke the full weight of his office. But when it comes to the furious internal rows over Catholic worship, he’s decided enough is enough.
Southern Baptists talk sex, LGBT issues at parenting conference
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (USA Today) — The Friday morning panel prompted a demonstration from Faith in America, a nonprofit that tries to stop 'harmful anti-LGBT religious teachings.'
Christian ministry sues watchdog group over hate label
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A Florida-based evangelical ministry has filed a religious discrimination lawsuit seeking an unspecified amount of money from a liberal watchdog group that called it a hate group because of its stance against LGBT rights.
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Don’t throw the word ‘Nazi’ around
(RNS) — 'Nazism shouldn’t be a casual catch-all term to describe the bad guys,' writes Holly Lebowitz Rossi.
The Catholic bishops’ honeymoon with Trump is over
“They have gotten most of what they wanted out of the liaison; it is time to move on before it is too late,” writes RNS columnist Thomas Reese.
Why the rabbis ‘dissed’ Trump
(RNS) — If rabbis are angry with Trump, blame the Bible.
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