The Slingshot: After School Satan; evangelical women, Berenstain Bears

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Need to know: Tuesday, October 18, 2016

After School Satan? Church-state group plays devil’s advocate in public schools

After School Satan clubs aren’t actually pro-Satan, but reject exclusive government support for Christian after-school programs.

Will evangelical women turn the tide against Trump?

From preachers to musicians, prominent evangelical women are repudiating the GOP nominee for his shocking lack of respect for their gender.

How the Berenstain Bears found salvation

A fan of the children’s book series notices that the bear family now loves God. When did this happen?

Kansas trio plead not guilty in plot to bomb apartment, mosque

The three men, each charged with one count of conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction, remain in jail.

Use of informants in Muslim-American communities sparks concern

Some Muslim leaders accuse the FBI of going after people who may be mentally or emotionally unstable. Federal officials say informants stop would-be terrorists.

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Austria to convert or demolish house Hitler was born in

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria plans to convert and possibly tear down the house Hitler was born in to prevent it becoming a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.

ISIS driven out of ‘doomsday’ village where it prophesied end times battle

Its defeat at Dabiq underscores the group’s declining fortunes this year as it suffered battlefield defeats in Syria and Iraq and lost a string of senior leaders in targeted air strikes.

Parliament committee: Labour Party not doing enough on anti-Semitism

A multi-party committee of lawmakers concludes that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn helped create a safe space within Labour ranks "for those with vile attitudes towards Jewish people."

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Trump’s delegitimization strategy

(RNS) He's taken the old Republican tropes about the "Silent Majority" and the "Moral Majority" to a whole new level.

How welcoming are Mormons to people with disabilities? At new Hartford temple, some room for improvement

Ellen Painter Dollar went to the Hartford LDS Temple open house on Friday. But because she would not let temple volunteers "put" her in a wheelchair, she never did get to see the inside of the temple. Mormon hospitality Epic Fail.

UNESCO gaslights the Jews

(RNS) Why is the world screwing with Jewish brains? Because that's the latest front in the war against the Jews.

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