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Need to know: Monday, March 6, 2017
Duterte, the Catholic Church and the fight for the soul of the Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has used biblical language to build a case for mass killings, vowing to sacrifice himself, even his son, to cleanse the nation of crime.
Controversial book ‘The Shack’ makes the leap from page to screen
The books sold more than a million copies — and sparked some serious controversy among Christians. The movie is likely to do the same.
Is the pope anti-Trump?
Donald J. Trump and Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the president and the pope, are the world’s most famous populists. But they are in conflict, writes Austin Ivereigh.
Atlanta mosques urged to increase security after threats
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations called for increased security after four local mosques were recently threatened.
Texan gives up beer for Lent, wins case delivered by Clydesdales
Leandra Ruiz said she did not think she would win an online contest for a chance at home delivery of Budweiser.
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Latest news from RNS
Missouri man charged in wave of bomb threats to Jewish community centers
(USA Today) Juan Thompson, who was picked up in St. Louis on Friday (March 3), is accused of making at least eight bomb threats against Jewish institutions in New York
Last letters : From Mosul schoolboys to Islamic State ‘martyrs’
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) "My dear family, please forgive me," reads the handwritten letter discarded in the dusty halls of an Islamic State training compound. They were schoolboy Alaa Abd al-Akeedi's parting words before he set off to end his life in a suicide bomb attack.
Reza Aslan tries to make a ‘Believer’ out of everyone
In his new CNN series, the best-selling author and religion scholar eats human brains, takes a dip in the dirty Ganges and dances in the street with gang members.
More views from RNS
The key to understanding evangelicals’ upside-down support for the travel ban
(RNS) Despite their carefully cultivated image as the people who are most committed to following the Bible, when it comes down to it, white evangelicals are strongly influenced by nonbiblical factors.
This Lent, I’m giving up apologizing for other Christians
Apologizing for other Christians isn't always edifying or effective. Here's why I'm sacrificing it during Lent.
Time for the Whited Sepulchers!
To go along with the Washington Post's Pinocchios.
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Bonus tracks
- Sikh Coalition wants case of man shot in arm investigated as hate crime
- New planets raise old questions
- Decades-old mass grave of children of unwed mothers confirmed at former home run by Irish nuns
- Abe Foxman says wave of anti-Semitic hate is ‘no crisis’
- I’ve worn ash on my head on ESPN for 16 years. This year was different.
