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Need to know: Monday, March 27, 2017
Russell Moore faces a challenging road ahead
His apology for being “unnecessarily harsh” toward Trump supporters was accepted by the Southern Baptist Convention, but Moore still faces a groundswell of grass-roots discontent.
Concerns after Texas school opens ‘prayer room’ that’s attracting Muslim students
The state attorney general has raised constitutional questions about a public school's move to establish a room to accommodate all students and their religions.
Despite some tensions, evangelical churches booming in Cuba
Pastors and worshippers say Cuba is in the middle of a boom in evangelical worship, with tens of thousands of Cubans worshipping unmolested across the island each week.
Religion emerges in secular French politics as presidential campaign heats up
Secularism normally is taken so seriously in France that politicians rarely if ever mention their faith in public. But this election is not taking place in normal times.
Like an invisibility cloak, Latina Muslims find the hijab hides their ethnicity — from Latinos
Latina Muslims are the fastest-growing ethnic group in Islam and at the intersection of three demographics spurned during President Trump’s administration: women, Muslims and Mexicans.
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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.
Jews feel stung that JCC bomb threat suspect is one of their own
Many worry that the suspect’s identity will lend credence to the claim, put forward frequently by anti-Semites, that Jews exaggerate threats and crimes against them.
Adam and Eve: Lasting legacy of the first ‘first couple’
The tale of the Adam and Eve is about overcoming fear and loneliness, making sacrifices for one’s beloved, dealing with enormous loss and, ultimately, dying.
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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.
Pity Russell Moore
A paid prophet has a tough row to hoe.
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Bonus tracks
- Mother’s fight to stop Bible class in public school resurrects a troubled history with religion
- Keep religious conservatives involved in American life
- After great pain, where is God?
- Can religious charities take the place of the welfare state?
- How a Mormon spring break ritual came to include a whole lot of ‘Hare Krishna, Hare Rama’
