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Palestinians run away from tear gas thrown by Israeli police officers outside Jerusalem’s Old City on July 21, 2017. Israel police severely restricted Muslim access to a contested shrine in Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday to prevent protests over the installation of metal detectors at the holy site. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Need to know: Friday, July 21, 2017
Muslims hold street protests, prayers near Jerusalem shrine
They oppose the installation of metal detectors at the Al Aqsa Mosque.
Black minister leaves Southern Baptist Convention to shed light on racism
But other black leaders, while acknowledging the sentiment expressed by Lawrence Ware in his New York Times column, want to help the denomination move toward racial reconciliation.
Good works of churches often go unnoticed
Few of those surveyed by LifeWay knew that church members teach job skills or help immigrants learn English, provide foster care or offer tax preparation assistance.
Does it matter to me that McCain and I now share a diagnosis? Maybe.
“I hope that his experiences are public enough that it helps many people understand this awful illness,” writes Jeffrey Weiss, who suffers from the same kind of brain cancer.
Arizona Senate candidate under attack for being Muslim
Responses to Deedra Abboud’s Facebook posts have ranged from disturbing to just plain scary, writes columnist Laurie Roberts.
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A Buddhist prayer festival fills a remote Tibetan village with color
(RNS) — Every year, between the sixth and seventh months of the lunar calendar, nomad tribes gather in the tiny Tibetan village of Ser Geyrgo for a prayer festival that is meant to invoke heaven.
‘Jet-set monk’ is back in Thailand after extradition from US
A former monk known for a jet-setting lifestyle was back in Thailand on Thursday after he was extradited from the United States, where he fled to escape charges including statutory rape and fraud.
A look at why a Saudi woman’s miniskirt sparked an outcry
The brief detention of a Saudi woman videotaped walking around in a miniskirt and crop top highlights tensions between conservative, state-enforced strictures based in a version of Islam called Wahhabism and those pushing for greater rights.
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Mormon bishops’ interview policy opens the door for sexual abuse
The LDS Church should revamp its system of allowing bishops to be alone with teenagers -- especially when it comes to asking questions about their sexual activity, says guest blogger Mette Harrison.
Stripped of his title and illegally replaced, Eritrea’s spiritual leader languishes in detention
(RNS) What did Patriarch Abune Antonios do? He refused to betray his flock. He refused to betray his conscience. And he refused to betray his religious beliefs.
Faith communities offer a pathway to ending AIDS in Africa
(RNS) — Church elders are powerful educators. The respect and trust they engender allow them to address sensitive issues in ways that make their congregations comfortable and better able to protect themselves.
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- The fierce challenges Callista Gingrich will likely face as Vatican ambassador
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- In Mississippi, aging Muslim community worries about its future
- New Noah’s Ark lights: ‘Christians need to take back the rainbow’
