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Believers Bail Out will work to free Muslims awaiting trial at Cook County Jail – America’s largest single-site detention center. Photo courtesy of sakhorn via Shutterstock
Need to know: Thursday, May 17, 2018
As cities re-examine bail, Muslims launch a Ramadan fund to pay it
Believers Bail Out aims to raise awareness about the injustices of the prison system by asking Muslims to give zakat to their incarcerated brothers and sisters in faith.
Pope warns bloodshed in Gaza hurts peace: ‘War begets war’
Pope Francis warned Wednesday that the latest spasm of violence in the Holy Land is only hurting chances for peace and called for revived efforts at dialogue and justice.
The ‘gifts’ of Pentecost and Shavuot
The Christian and Jewish holidays observed this week have in common the number 50 and gifts that require no wrapping.
Hate Crimes Spiked After Trump’s Anti-Muslim Tweets, Study Finds
When Donald Trump writes anti-Muslim tweets, anti-Muslim hate crimes spike, a new study released Monday suggests.
The Pundit Pastor: How Robert Jeffress became one of the most influential Trump supporters in Christendom.
Until recently, Robert Jeffress was a pastor little known outside his hometown of Dallas. But he’s become one of the most outspoken and influential Trump supporters in Christendom.
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Tony Perkins appointed to US panel on international religious freedom
The leader of the Christian lobbying group the Family Research Council was appointed to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom on the recommendation of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Rhode Island Council of Churches director takes leave for gender transition
The Rev. Donald Anderson will take a three-month leave beginning June 1 to complete a transition from male to female.
Embassy move, Gaza crisis make for somber start to Palestinians’ Ramadan
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To my fellow evangelicals: What you’re cheering in Jerusalem is shameful
(RNS) — It was a shameful thing for evangelical pastors to be celebrating the opening of the embassy in Jerusalem while the Israeli army was killing dozens of Palestinian protesters.
No, Brigham Young did not say that single men over the age of 25 are a menace to society
Mormons have often repeated the Brigham Young statement that a single man over the age of 25 is a menace to society. The problem is that Young never said it.
Is Jerusalem embassy part of God’s grand plan? Why some evangelicals love Israel
Dispensationalists, writes John Fea, believe "the return of the Jews to their homeland will be a sign that the end of the world is near."
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