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Today’s Top 5 Most Shared Religion News Stories 05/01/17

Today's Top 5 Most Shared Religion News Stories 05/01/17 #1, 13,500 shares: "UP CM Yogi Adityanath warned Hindu Yuva Vahini in closed dore meeting

United Methodist Council Says LGBT Bishop’s Consecration is Invalid

United Methodist Church members divided over the issue of LGBT clergy, but Judicial Council votes against lesbian bishop. “I’m in deep prayer, reminding myself

United Methodist Church Sets Special Session to Discuss LGBT Inclusion

United Methodist Church session in 2019 will focus on LGBT inclusion. Evolution in sexuality has led some churches to question whether to include or

Philosopher Who Legitimized Theism in Academic Philosophy Named Templeton Prize Laureate

Professor Alvin Plantinga awarded 2017 Templeton Prize for his philosophy work. Alvin Plantinga, who worked at the Calvin College between 1963 and 1982, and

Mormon Scholars File Brief Over Trump’s Travel Ban

To Mormons, the anti-immigration stance which causes Muslims to suffer can bring up racial memories. Mormon history has become a surprise ally of Muslims

USCIRF Adds Russia to list of Worst Religious Freedom Violators in 2017 Report

Banning of Jehovah's Witnesses catapulted Russia to the list of shame. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) declared in its yearly report

New Jehovah’s Witness Headquarters Hosts First Open Houses

Jehovah's Witnesses are conducting a series of open houses at their new headquarters outside New York City. The Jehovah's Witness denomination is among the

Vatican Asks Buddhists and Catholics to Work Together for Global Peace

Vatican calls on Catholics and Buddhists to promote peace On May 10, the Buddhist community will be celebrating a religious festival known as the

Who Supports Trump Most? Evangelicals Who Go to Church

“The Pews of Safety Harbor Church” by Drew Coffman is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Research findings indicate that churchgoing may have an influence

In America, the More Educated You are, the Less Religious You Are

Are you less religious if you're more educated? Pew has found the general notion of the highly educated being less religious is actually true[/tweetit]