“The theocrats have marched forward and introduced more legislation and have continuously and relentlessly tried to plug religion into schools,” said Greaves, who uses a pseudonym. “We see those same opportunities there opening for us.” (McDonald-Gibson, The Times)
Read MoreGlobal security leaders are warning nuclear threats are growing as weapons spending surged to $91.4 billion last year. At the same time, private bunker sales are on the rise globally, from small metal boxes to crawl inside of to extravagant underground mansions. (AP/NPR)
Read MoreThe overwhelming reaction to the documentary has been revulsion, not only among conservatives—the commentator Ben Shapiro said that Phillips had “made herself into a sex robot” whose soul was stained—but also among feminists. (Lewis, The Atlantic)
Read MoreA report by Pew Research Center on international religious freedom named Egypt, Syria, Pakistan and Iraq as the countries where both government restrictions and social hostility most limit the ability of religious minorities to practice their faith. (André, Religion News Service)
Read MoreA new overnight tour in South America pitches “a journey through history” that will offer a chance to reflect and discover local culture. But the history in question is macabre: the mass death of more than 900 people at the remote Jonestown settlement in Guyana nearly 50 years ago. (Sampson, The Washington Post)
Read MoreA religious schism has turned deadly in Nigeria, with a church member fatally shot and two young children killed as homes were set ablaze, according to United Methodist News Service. The news service said the reported violence on Sunday stemmed from a schism in the worldwide United Methodist Church over its decision to repeal LGBTQ bans. (AP/NPR)
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