U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, at a news conference in Honolulu on Jan. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, File)
Need to know: Monday, January 28, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard’s 2020 bid raises questions about Hindu political ties
As Gabbard readies to launch her presidential race in early February, her connection to Indian Hindu political leaders is turning out to be one of her biggest obstacles.
The science of Sabbath: How people are rediscovering rest—and claiming its benefits
People of different faiths are rediscovering the practice of Sabbath, and some point to science suggesting such a day of rest — including time away from social media and digital devices — benefits longevity and mental health.
Congregations share, sacrifice during government shutdown
Houses of worship have begun using their own financial resources to help those with dwindling ones.
As Muslim extremism nosedives, researchers question law enforcement’s focus
Fifty people were killed by extremists in the U.S. in 2018. But only one of those killings was perpetrated by someone associated with radical Islam.
Auschwitz survivors pay homage as world remembers Holocaust
The world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday amid a revival of hate-inspired violence and signs that younger generations know less and less about the genocide of Jews, Roma and others by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Tulsi Gabbard: Religious bigotry is un-American
To question my commitment to my country, while not questioning non-Hindu leaders, creates a double standard that can only be rooted in one thing: religious bigotry, writes Tulsi Gabbard.
Pakistan court to hear appeal against Asia Bibi blasphemy acquittal
Pakistan’s supreme court is to consider a petition on Tuesday against the acquittal of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman whose blasphemy conviction was overturned in October.
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Pope challenged on sex abuse as young take stage in Panama
Young people challenged Pope Francis on the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal and the plight of Christians in the Middle East as the youth took center stage Saturday in the final events of World Youth Day in Panama.
Kentucky bishop apologizes for reaction to viral encounter
An initial joint statement from the Diocese of Covington and Covington Catholic High School on Saturday had condemned the students for their actions.
Filipino Muslims approve new autonomous region in referendum
Muslims in the southern Philippines overwhelmingly approved in a referendum the creation of a new autonomous region in hopes of ending nearly half a century of unrest, election officials said.
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A grand bargain to save the planet and call truce in the abortion war
(RNS) — Do Democratic reformers like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez really believe in an existential threat from climate change or is a 10-week limit on abortion the real end of the world for them?
Why do the Covington Catholic kids get the benefit of the doubt?
(RNS) — The national conversation about the confrontation at the Lincoln Memorial should always have been how we treat Native Americans, older people, and the marginalized, not whether a white kid got a bad rap in the media.
Beyond Mormon judgment in the temple
My temple experience this week was mostly lovely, but also included a disappointing experience of women judging other women.
