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Need to know: Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Holocaust museum alarmed over ‘hateful speech’ by white nationalists
A video taken inside the meeting shows white nationalist leader Richard Spencer shouting "Hail Trump,” as some in attendance make a Nazi salute.
Minority groups brace for battle in case Trump makes good on his promises
Since Trump won the presidency, spikes in support for groups that defend religious and other minorities speak to a fear that the president-elect will trample on their rights.
Study finds churches with conservative theology still growing
Membership in mainline Protestant Christian churches has been dropping, but some congregations have continued to grow, and a team of researchers believes it now knows why.
Rwandan bishops apologize for role in 1994 genocide
On Sunday, an apology was read aloud in all Catholic churches in the local Kinyarwanda dialect, marking the end of Pope Francis’ Jubilee Year of Mercy.
Millions of Shiites gather in Karbala to mark Arbaeen
A photo gallery of the world’s largest annual pilgrimage, in Iraq.
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Amazon ad features Muslim cleric
SAN FRANCISCO (USA Today) The most surprising thing about Amazon’s latest ad for its Prime service is that it appears to be the first time a Muslim cleric has been featured in a television ad shown in the United States.
Christian heritage found ransacked in monastery retaken from Islamic State
KHIDIR ILYAS, Iraq, (Reuters) - The history pages of Iraq's Christian community lie in charred fragments on the floor of a fourth-century monastery near Mosul which Islamic State militants ransacked during a two-year occupation that ended over the weekend.
Pope Francis says mercy demands an ‘inclusive’ church open to all
VATICAN CITY (RNS) In a message to wrap up the Holy Year of Mercy, the pontiff adds that all priests will continue to be able to absolve the 'grave sin' of abortion.
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Global warming: where the arc of the moral universe stops
It's the job of religion is to keep it from stopping.
This post-election sermon is the one you wanted to hear this week
A sermon on how to live together after such a contentious election.
Because of the US bishops’ voters guide, I may leave the church
(RNS) Clearly, the instructions were to vote for a Republican, regardless of character.
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