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Omo Valley, Ethiopia – Morgan Freeman looks off into the distance as Ethiopian villagers line up behind him during the Ethiopian Peace Ceremony in Omo Valley, Ethiopia.(National Geographic/Maria Bohe)
Need to know: Thursday, October 12, 2017
Man who spent year in church to avoid deportation walks free
Javier Flores Garcia had been living in a Philadelphia church for nearly a year to avoid deportation to Mexico.
Kenya’s presidential race takes pages from the Bible
Politicians are trying to use religious imagery to give force and legitimacy to their campaigns, but no one should be fooled, says the Roman Catholic archdiocese vicar general of Mombasa.
Blessing robots: Is a technological reformation coming?
An installation in a German church commemorating the Protestant Reformation sparks debate about the relationships between humans and machines — and whether they might lead the church to a technological reformation.
Amid Evangelical decline, growing split between young Christians and church elders
The number of white evangelical Protestants fell from about 23 percent of the US population in 2006 to 17 percent in 2016, and only 11 percent are under 30, according to a survey of more than 100,000 Americans.
Prayers of the persecuted around the world
Monika Bulaj’s discovery that her grandmother’s Polish town was once home to a thriving Jewish community that perished in the Holocaust set her on a 30-year journey documenting religious persecution.
In ‘The Story of Us,’ Morgan Freeman explores the human condition
The six-part docuseries “The Story of Us” explores big-picture questions about life. Each hourlong episode zooms in on one topic: freedom, peace, love, division, power and rebellion.
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Critics: Trump’s religious exemption on birth control ignores science
(AP) — Although the regulations ultimately address matters of individual conscience and religious teaching, they also dive into medical research and scholarly studies on birth control.
Roy Moore’s compensation from religious-themed charity includes $540,000 mortgage
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore had a deal to collect $180,000 in annual salary for part-time work from the legal charity he founded and ended up with a half-million-dollar stake in the group's headquarters, records and interviews show.
In victory for Trump, Supreme Court dismisses travel ban case
The president’s Sept. 24 proclamation which replaced the temporary travel ban on six nations with a new, indefinite ban affecting eight countries made the court challenge moot, the justices ruled.
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People of faith aren’t exempt from loving their neighbor
(RNS) — 'We can navigate our differences and protect others while respecting religious freedom,' writes Jennifer Butler.
Alan Jacobs’ antidote to Christian anti-intellectualism
"if you don't care what anyone else thinks about you, you can easily find yourself locked in an echo-chamber," Jacobs says.
A Jewish summer camp burns
The fiery loss of Camp Newman reminds us of the power of Jewish camping.
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