Need to know: Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Churches examine white privilege
A year after the death of Freddie Grey, some predominantly white churches search their souls.
Michigan mosque takes in homeless Unitarian Church
The beginning of "a beautiful relationship."
Pentecostal revival sweeps parts of West Coast
A "West Coast Rumble" is being led by 30-something Christians.
Appeals court favors transgender student in Virginia restroom case
The Virginia ruling may apply to a North Carolina law many religious groups backed.
Faith-based groups help quake-stricken Ecuador
The faithful mobilize in the wake of a 7.8 magnitude quake and aftershocks.
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Suspect in ‘police’ gear sought in Texas church murder
DALLAS -- A man seen in a surveillance video is being sought as a suspect in the killing of a fitness instructor inside a Dallas-area church this week.
German anti-Muslim group founder in court over hate speech
BERLIN — Lutz Bachmann, the co-founder of Germany's anti-Islam PEGIDA group , is charged over sending social media posts in which he called refugees "cattle," "garbage" and "scumbags."
At Israeli brewery, last sip of beer Jesus might have drunk
JERUSALEM – Herzl Brewery took wheat that Tel Aviv University geneticists say was the strain used for beer in the Holy Land two millennia ago.
Cruz snubs Muslim advocacy groups
They say the senator and his Capitol Hill staff spurned them them on their annual lobbying day.
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Who cares about Passover anymore?
Many Jews are going to be including rice and beans in their Passover diets. The real question is: What does Passover mean to many American Jews?
Mormon growth slows to its lowest level since 1937. Here’s why that’s great news.
Why has Mormon growth slowed so much since the heady gains of the 1980s and 1990s, and why is this numeric stagnation considered a step forward?
Stop picketing Trump rallies
It serves the opposite of a useful purpose.
Terror is not debatable
An academic debate on the acceptability of Palestinian terror raises the question: Are there no limits?