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Need to know: Wednesday, September 7, 2016
President Obama nominates first-ever Muslim federal judge
D.C. lawyer Abid Qureshi still needs to be confirmed by a Republican-dominated Senate that is blocking the president’s nominees.
White male leadership persists at evangelical ministries
Only one of 33 major national parachurch groups contacted for this article is led by a woman. And only three are led by nonwhite males.
Reaction to the death of Phyllis Schlafly
How she is being remembered by fans and critics.
How one of the deadliest hajj accidents unfolded
A multimedia exploration, through the eyes of a survivor, of a stampede the Saudi government has not explained.
Indictment claims Gülen secretly made cardinal by John Paul II
The prosecutor says the “in pectore” appointment happened after the controversial Turkish imam met the pope in 1998.
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Temple burn brings Burning Man events to a close
As the temple collapsed into itself and the flames began to die, an eerie howl rose from the thousands of people.
Mother Teresa now officially ‘St. Teresa’
Pope Francis said she “made her voice heard before the powers of this world so that they might recognize their guilt for the crime of poverty they created.”
First Church of England bishop comes out as gay
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Nicholas Chamberlain, the bishop of Grantham, has come out as the first Church of England bishop to openly acknowledge he is gay.
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Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought has been hugely important in my life. In fact, I'm not sure I would have ever converted to Mormonism without it.
Phyllis Schlafly’s rhetorical genius
Phyllis Schlafly was brilliant. I agreed with none of her causes or methods. But I was fascinated by the ways she deployed great intelligence, fierce determination and rhetorical talent.
Why is Christianity declining?
Theologian David Gushee offers 10 reasons.
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