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Need to know: Thursday, March 2, 2017
Trump’s missing agenda in Congress speech? Moral issues
He won praise from pundits and the public for appearing ‘presidential’ in his first address to Congress. But some religious conservatives are dismayed that Trump ignored their concerns.
White House adviser isn’t sure if Trump thinks Islam is a religion
“If the president has a certain attitude toward a certain religion, that’s something you can ask him,” Sebastian Gorka, a top presidential aide, told NPR.
Four mosques have burned in seven weeks leaving many Muslims and advocates stunned
“The short answer is we haven’t seen anything like this in the past,” said Mark Potok, a senior fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups around the country. “It’s part of a whole series of dramatic attacks on Muslims.”
Jews rally to support burned Florida mosque, $18 at a time
How do donations of $36, $72, $90 combat hate?
Indiana synagogue shooting stuns Jews in the heartland
The people of Evansville have been pouring out to support their small community of Jewish neighbors since a bullet hole was found in a Hebrew school classroom window.
Donald Trump’s inaugural pastor creates ‘safe haven’ for immigrants
The Sacramento church of an evangelical pastor who led a prayer at Donald Trump’s inauguration is offering beds for congregants who need a safe haven from immigration raids or domestic violence.
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Irish abuse victim lashes out at Vatican bureaucracy as she quits panel
The departure of Irish abuse survivor Marie Collins is a huge setback for Pope Francis, who established the commission in 2013.
Faith puts Ghana at heart of global Christianity
ACCRA (Reuters) Some 41 percent of the world's 560 million Protestants live in Africa and it could rise to 53 percent by 2050 — and this West African nation is leading the way.
The hardening of Geert Wilders: Anti-Islam crusader — and top Dutch pol?
Nearly 13 years under protective seclusion have only strengthened his convictions. Wilders, 53, now wants to halt Muslim immigration, close all mosques and ban the Quran, which he compares to Adolf Hitler’s tract Mein Kampf.
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The church militant
One of the useful side effects of the current religio-political battles is that they may force commentators, and the rest of us, to trace our way back to vestiges of the olden ways, and understand them.
The new old anti-Semitism
Now emanating from the White House.
Mixing glitter into ashes is an act of profound love and respect
NEW YORK (RNS) Glitter + Ash Wednesday was conceived as an effort to make queer Christians visible. But at this moment in time, when so many people are taking to the streets to uphold values that we feel are under attack, progressive Christians as a whole need to stand up and be counted.
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