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Muslim American and other activists gathered on Capitol Hill on Nov. 29, 2017, to condemn President Trump’s retweets hours earlier of videos that purported to show Muslims acting violently. From left, Ilhan Cagri, a fellow at the Muslim Public Affairs Council; Lakshmi Sridaran, director of national policy and advocacy at South Asian Americans Leading Together; and Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. RNS photo by Sharon Samber
Need to know: Thursday, November 30, 2017
Muslim leaders speak out against Trump’s inflammatory retweets
Muslim leaders urge GOP: Don’t ‘sit idly by’ as the Trump fans anti-Muslim views by sharing videos they call fake and false.
Europe’s Muslim population growing — but won’t be a majority anytime soon
Even with refugees, migrants and a high Muslim birthrate, Europe will still be chiefly Christian or secular, study finds.
It Started as a Tax Cut. Now It Could Change American Life
Along with trickle-down economic theory, tax cut proposals would open churches to campaign funding, give legal rights to fetuses.
Textbook co-authored by Roy Moore in 2011 says women shouldn’t run for office
Text and taped lectures suggest voters are morally obligated to vote for men only and questions women’s right to vote.
Offensive murals must go, say Native American Notre Dame students and others
They say the murals celebrate Christopher Columbus and demean indigenous people and slaves but university officials cite their historic value.
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FACT CHECK: Anti-Muslim videos misrepresent what happened
The far-right British group’s videos Trump shared offer a mix of false and fuzzy claims, presented out of context.
Fighting wildfire with prayer, Catholics turn to Eucharistic adoration
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (RNS) — To bring healing from the ashes of the most destructive wildfires in California history, hundreds across the country practice Eucharistic adoration, prayer before an altar where they believe Christ's body is present.
Resisting Trump, churches give sanctuary to immigrants facing deportation
Will law enforcement be sent into houses of worship — against the will of congregants motivated by sincere beliefs — despite the president’s oft-stated commitment to religious freedom?
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Considering the cake case: Is religious freedom bent beyond repair in this country?
(RNS) — It’s useful to realize that over the course of our history, religious-minority underdogs are not the only people to invoke religious freedom.
Killing the Johnson Amendment is about lots more than religion
The tax bill passed by House of Representatives would change the landscape for the entire nonprofit world, writes RNS columnist Mark Silk.
Needed: A coalition of feminists and conservative Christians
It is time for the two groups to set aside their differences and unite for the common good.
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