The question is whether it’s possible for different groups to ever share the Bible in a truly meaningful way.

Source: Will Jews go to the evangelical-backed Museum of the Bible? - The Washington Post

eponymous

Source: How Jewish Refugee Kurt Adler Became Father Christmas – The Forward

Christmas Eve in Bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, was toned down on account of the recent violence sparked by President Donald Trump's recognition of nearby Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Source: ...

“Pope Francis talks a good game, but he never comes through,” said one survivor of sexual abuse.

Source: Cardinal Law's funeral treatment brings up 'old wounds' for Catholic Church sex abuse survivors - The Washington Post

More than 100 clergy members from across Arkansas issued a statement Monday expressing "grief" over the end of the Deferred Action for Children Arrivals program and the lowering of refugee admission levels during a "global refugee crisis."

Source: Clergy members from across Arkansas lament DACA's end in statement

The Pew Research Center said that while most Americans still celebrate Christmas, few of them care that religious elements seem to receive less attention than in the past.

Source: Is Christmas a Religious Holiday? A Growing Number of Americans Say No - The New York Times

Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski said although some resent the U.S. Catholic bishops’ advocacy on behalf of “illegals” - undocumented immigrants - “we stand in a proud moral tradition.”

Source: ...

Conservative Christian leaders are edging toward a once-improbable victory, having quietly worked for years to repeal a ban on political activity by churches.

Source: In Tax Debate, Gift to Religious Right Could Be Bargaining Chip - The New York Times

The First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs will reopen to pay tribute to the victims of Sunday's massacre. "It is our hope that this will be healing for everyone," the associate pastor says.

Source: A Week After Mass Shooting, Texas First Baptist Church To Open As A Memorial : The Two-Way : NPR

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has called for professional security and armed parishioners in church. “We are living in dangerous days,” Southern Baptist pastor Jack Graham said.

Source: After Texas church massacre, a push for armed guards and gun-packing parishioners - The Washington Post

California Governor Jerry Brown told a Vatican conference on climate change that the "Trump factor is very small. Very small indeed.” Brown said the majority of the American people support taking action to combat climate change, but warned work had to be done “to move aside the huge rock of indifference, complacency and inertia.”

Source: California governor uses Vatican conference to attack Trump on climate change

Source: Polygamous group slowly loses influence in longtime hometown | Religion News Service