Leon Hakobian presents a temporary draft of a logo of the ‘National Association of Jews in the Alternative Fuer Deutschland’ group in Wiesbaden, Germany, on Oct. 7, 2018. (Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa via AP)
Need to know: Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Jewish lobby in far-right German party denounced for anti-Muslim views
Despite widespread criticism from most Jewish groups, a 24-member “Jews in the AfD” group believe the far-right party is the only one willing to challenge immigration from mostly-Muslim countries.
Data mining gets religion as campaigns target voters of faith
Powerful data-mining tools allow today’s campaigns to connect religious voters with their political viewpoints and to micro-target ads to fit their particular brand of faith.
Lives of love: Pope Francis canonizes Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Romero
Pope Francis canonizes the pope who banned artificial contraception and the El Salvadorian who was martyred for defending human rights and the poor.
Latter-day Saints, NAACP collaborating on inner-city initiative
Leaders of the two groups met in Salt Lake City this month to plan an 'education and employment initiative' to help urban minorities in cities from Baltimore to San Francisco.
A genocide incited on Facebook, with posts from Myanmar’s military image
In its campaign against Muslim Rohingyas, Myanmar’s military used the social network for years as a tool for ethnic cleansing, according to former military officials.
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Eugene Peterson, pastor and author of ‘The Message,’ is under hospice care
Peterson is moving into hospice and receiving palliative medical care as he faces the progression of dementia and heart failure.
US pastor freed from Turkey prays with Trump in Oval Office
President Trump welcomed Andrew Brunson to the White House to celebrate his release from nearly two years of confinement in Turkey.
Pope defrocks 2 more Chilean priests accused of sex abuse
(AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday defrocked two more Chilean prelates accused of sexually abusing minors, and to show greater transparency about how he’s responding to the church’s global sex abuse crisis, the pontiff publicly explained why they were removed.
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10 ways to imagine a New Mormonism
From dismantling patriarchy to having more potlucks, guest blogger Mette Harrison suggests 10 ways toward a kinder, gentler Mormonism.
The new anti-papalism
(RNS) — The conservative opposition to Pope Francis is boldly going to a place it once considered heretical.
What is the best way to fight BDS?
Sometimes, the cure for BDS can be worse than the illness itself.
