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Max Perry Mueller, clockwise from top left, Jamila Khan, Andrew Miller, and Alice Shairzay.
Need to know: Monday, January 22, 2018
Protestant, Muslim, Atheist, Jew: 4 leftist perspectives a year into Trump’s presidency
If Trump has invigorated the religious right in America, he has also galvanized the religious left.
Catholic bishops side with labor unions in Supreme Court case
In an amicus brief, the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops equated the effect of a potential ruling against public sector unions’ rights to collect fees from nonmembers to decisions legalizing abortion and same-sex marriage.
Longtime evangelist Luis Palau announces cancer diagnosis
The Argentine-born preacher said he noticed symptoms in November but thought they might indicate pneumonia until doctors ran tests.
Islam teaches us that life is a test. So is this president
One imam counseled his community to view Trump’s election as a test of patience: “God wanted to see if we would endure this challenge, or fall into complaining and despair.” (Subscription may be required)
Crystals, potions and tarot cards: The mystical rise of new age businesses
Consumer appetite for spiritualism has sparked a rise in companies offering everything from AI-powered astrology apps to subscription boxes for white witches.
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Pope: Femicides in Latin America a scourge that must stop
TRUJILLO, Peru (AP) — The first Latin American pope called for lawmakers to protect women and for a new culture 'that repudiates every form of violence.'
Jordan urges Pence to ‘rebuild trust’ after Jerusalem pivot
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — King Abdullah derives his political legitimacy from his dynasty's role as guardian of a key Muslim site in Jerusalem. Any perceived threat to Muslim claims in the city is seen as a challenge to Jordan.
Trump pushes for Congress to restrict abortions at ‘March for Life’ event
WASHINGTON (USA Today) — Trump's speech to marchers gave the protest added visibility, rededicating himself to a conservative base that he sees as the key to his election victory in 2016.
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Donald Trump and the battering of civil religion
(RNS) — American civil religion is the moral backbone of our body politic — a heritage of shared beliefs, stories, ideas, symbols and events that explains the American experience of self-government with reference to a moral order that transcends it.
HHS Civil Rights Office to protect freedom of conscience
When HHS does get around to writing its rules, it would do well to listen to the Catholic Health Association in developing rules that protect individual consciences but do not discriminate.
Moving beyond a fear-based faith
Fear is largely seen as a psychological issue. But it is also a spiritual issue, according to author Benjamin Corey.
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