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Need to know: Tuesday, February 28, 2017
The Rev. Timothy Keller to step down from Redeemer Presbyterian Church
The influential conservative thinker is moving away from his NYC pulpit as his church becomes three.
Muslim refugees were admitted at a lower rate during Trump’s refugee ban
The week when the refugee ban was in effect, and refugees were allowed in on a case-by-case basis, 15 percent were Muslim, compared with a weekly average of 45 percent in 2016.
The high price of protecting Jewish cemeteries
These cemeteries are soft, mostly unguarded targets, and the lighting, cameras and human security to reinforce them will not come cheap.
In religious freedom debate, 2 American values clash
The collision of two core American values — freedom of religion and freedom from discrimination — is prompting a showdown in legislatures and courts across the country.
Canadian Christian leaders denounce Franklin Graham ahead of his Vancouver trip
In a letter they decried Graham’s “contentious and confrontational political and social rhetoric.”
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Mahershala Ali becomes first Muslim to win acting Oscar
Ali, 43, who converted to Islam in 1999, won for Best Supporting Actor.
Egypt’s Sisi orders Cabinet to help resettle Sinai Christians fleeing Islamic State
(Reuters) Hundreds of Christian families and students have fled to Ismailia, north Sinai's neighboring province, after seven Christians were killed in Arish between Jan. 30 and Thursday.
‘Trumpet call from the podium’: Black faith leaders vow to resist
A month after the inauguration of President Trump, African-American faith leaders are now strategizing about next steps.
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