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Need to know: Friday, March 10, 2017
Bears Ears National Monument, sacred to native tribes, faces a challenge to its status
Many Utah politicians say Bears Ears’ sacred sites can be protected without its national monument status and they’re pushing President Trump to rescind the designation.
Muslims claim Homeland Security pulled their travel documents
Immigration lawyers say that in the aftermath of Trump’s first travel ban, they started hearing from people who received vague letters from the Department of Homeland Security informing them that their Global Entry status was being revoked.
Claims of sex orgies, prostitution and porn videos shake Catholic Church in Italy
The accusations have sent shock waves all the way to the Vatican and challenged the high standards that Pope Francis has demanded of clergy.
Orthodox Church debate over women deacons moves one step closer to reality
The Patriarch of Alexandria, who presides over the entire Orthodox Church in Africa, reintroduced women deacons last month. Will other Orthodox churches follow his lead?
The poor ‘just don’t want health care’: Republican congressman faces backlash over comments
“Just like Jesus said, ‘The poor will always be with us,’ ” said Rep. Roger Marshall, (R-Kan.), a member of the GOP Doctors Caucus, in response to a question about Medicaid.
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Pope Francis: ‘I too know moments of emptiness’
VATICAN CITY (RNS) 'One cannot grow without crises: in human life, the same thing happens,' the pope said.
3 Muslim Americans on their lives today: Facing new obstacles
“Muslims have always dealt with feeling misunderstood, but this is altogether something different,” said 24-year-old Nadia Dreid.
Unlike previous popes, Francis is in no rush to visit his homeland
“Clearly the political situation in our country is not conducive to a papal visit,” said one Argentine Catholic.
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Mormon joy, Lehi’s dream, and the love of God
Lehi's dream, says guest blogger Mette Harrison, shows how we learn about God’s love largely through the lens of the love of our family.
Alien citizens
We’ll keep reading the Bruderhof journal and related materials, to be challenged when we disagree and cheered when, as so often happens, we are jarred into agreement with these residents-with-a-difference.
Ben Carson interprets Jewish history
Ben Carson taught us about slavery and immigration. Imagine how he could handle Jewish history.
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