#NUglobalrel Pope Francis might try to change the tradition of celibate priests in Catholicism. Pope Francis seems to be open to vastly different ideas than tradition, similar to how Vatican II Pope John XXIII changed catholicism nbcnews.com/news/world/after… via @nbcnews
#NUglobalrel Hope Covenant Church is facing a lawsuit in Chicago after opening its doors to the homeless and the poor. religionnews.com/2019/11/12/…
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#NUglobalrel Indian Supreme Court rules in favor of the Hindu majority in the dispute on land just north of Ayodhya. This land is an important religious territory for both Hindus and Muslims with a history of violence. nbcnews.com/news/world/india… via @nbcnews
#NUglobalrel As discussed in class, search engines and social media sites are at fault of spreading white supremacy and religious discrimination with no penalty. Instead, these social media sites are profiting off of it. religionnews.com/2019/11/06/…
#NUglobalrel Another antisemitism attack in the U.S. Despite there being laws protecting against religious persecution and discrimination, this is still a prevalent issue and danger those who identify of a certain religion face. nytimes.com/2019/11/04/us/pu…
#NUglobalrel The FBI admits to ethnic profiling the Muslim community in Chicago after getting caught collecting information from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. stream.aljazeera.com/story/2…
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@NUglobalrel India and Pakistan have been working on the Kartarpur corridor to allow Sikhs in India to visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, one of the holiest temples in Sikhi religion.
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#NUglobalrel The Chicago History Museum opened a new exhibit called "American Medina: Stories of Muslim Chicago" to demonstrate the importance of the Muslim and Muslim immigrant community to Chicago and its history.
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#NUglobalrel Interesting information on the trends on religious affiliations of the American population. Similar to articles read the first two weeks of class, Americans are increasingly identifying as nonreligious.
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This article points out how it could be a generational issue where the more religious older population is being replaced by the younger 'nones' population. religionnews.com/2019/10/17/…
#NUglobalrel As mentioned in class, an anti-semitic attack occurred in Germany this past month, raising concerns on the safety of jews and minority religions in Germany. Given Germany's history, synagogues are typically police protected.
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However, in Halle, Germany, that wasn't the case when 2 people were shot and killed on Yon Kippur outside a synagogue. cnn.com/2019/10/09/us/halle-…
#NUglobalrel This paper combines religion with social and political issues, providing support to the idea that you cant always separate religion from culture. religionnews.com/2019/10/10/…
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