NEWS OF THE WEEK
This week (July 9) Baha’is observe the Martyrdom of the Bab, marking the day in 1850 when one of the founders of their faith was executed in Persia, now Iran.
A massive 510-foot-long replica of Noah’s ark opened this week in Kentucky. Its builders are biblical literalists who spent $100 million to promote the Bible’s account of the flood and creation, which they say took place 6000 years ago. This … More
As it wrapped up its current term this week, the US Supreme Court handed down a number of decisions important to religious communities. In a 5-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a restrictive Texas law that proponents argued was needed … More
Catholic bishops were among those condemning the sharp rise in xenophobic and racist attacks following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. The British National Police Chiefs Council said they had received 85 complaints of hate crimes between June 23, … More
Pope Francis prayed for the victims of the terrorist attack on an Istanbul airport that claimed 41 lives. He also asked that God would “convert the hearts of the violent.” Earlier in the week at a Vatican ceremony, Francis made … More
The Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village bar, became the first national monument dedicated to the struggle for LGBT rights. The bar is the site of the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, a flashpoint that helped launch the gay … More
Two dozen Syrian organizations and humanitarian aid groups are threatening to pull out of peace talks unless more is done to protect civilians and to end the Syrian conflict now in its sixth year. Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 Muslims, Sikhs, Jews, … More
The Presbyterian Church in America repented for past racial sins at its biennial General Assembly in Mobile, Alabama. The church confessed and repented for “corporate and historical sins, including those committed during the civil rights era, and continuing racial sins … More
Father Thomas Reese has been elected the new chairman of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom.
This coming week (July 6) Muslims around the world observe Eid al-Fitr, the three-day festival marking the end of Ramadan. Watch our story on the transition from Ramadan to the Eid.
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