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Need to know: Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Gunmen kill policeman in attack near Egypt’s St. Catherine’s Monastery
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s (April 18) attack on a police checkpoint near the entrance to the 6th-century monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Georgetown University apologizes for role in slave trade
“We have greatly sinned,” the Rev. Timothy Kesicki, president of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States told the descendants of slaves sold to benefit the school.
Embattled Baylor University picks new president
Linda Livingstone, a management professor at George Washington University, will be the Baptist university’s first woman president, stepping in after a sexual assault scandal, lawsuits and high profile departures.
The conservative agenda for Gorsuch’s first week
The new justice will immediately have a chance to make his mark with a case that involves one of the top priorities for the conservative movement: lowering the barriers between church and state.
It was an honor to know you, Joe Crowley
Boston Globe Spotlight reporter Sacha Pfeiffer pays tribute to clergy sex abuse victim Joe Crowley, who died on Easter Sunday.
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Hate crime law results in few convictions and lots of disappointment
(Pro Publica) In Texas, the tiny number of successful prosecutions leave both victims and lawmakers questioning state’s commitment to punishing hate.
US top court urged to decide church case despite state policy flip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) The case, which tests the limits of religious freedom, is one of the most important before the court in its current term.
‘Dirty’ Jakarta election looms as religious politics resurface
JAKARTA (Reuters) The Luar Batang neighborhood is ground zero for the election of the city's governor, dubbed one of the most divisive election campaigns Indonesia has ever seen.
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In America, religious groups should pay their own way
(RNS) A pending case at the U.S. Supreme Court could dramatically affect the religious freedom of all Americans.
The gifts of science are worth celebrating
(RNS) Large numbers of us, including many fine scientists, accept the gifts of scientific investigation with deep gratitude.
Religious assessments of Trump v. Obama
It's not all about white evangelicals.
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