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Need to know: Thursday, October 27, 2016
Papyrus offers nonbiblical mention of Judean kingdom in Jerusalem
Plundered from a cave in the Judean Desert, the scroll provides evidence of the existence of an organized Judean kingdom in Jerusalem.
Distributing aid in Haiti is a dangerous proposition
Religion reporting doesn’t usually put a journalist in harm’s way. But that wasn’t the case when an RNS photojournalist accompanied a relief convoy distributing aid in Haiti to victims of Hurricane Matthew.
Cardinal Dolan confesses: Charity dinner with Trump and Clinton was tough
But the archbishop defends the traditional candidates’ roast even as some critics say the glitzy benefit for Catholic charities has outlived its usefulness.
Trump blames Clinton for leaked campaign emails appearing to joke about Catholics and evangelicals
Plus: asked in an EWTN interview who his favorite saint is, the GOP nominee named Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II. He also said the Access Hollywood microphone “should never have been on, but that was locker room talk.”
Liberty University students want to be Christians – not Republicans
Evangelical students at Liberty University are tired of this election – and the party that let them down.
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Pope Francis the manager — surprising, secretive, shrewd
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) Pope Francis is keeping his cards close to his chest as he tries to push through a progressive agenda to make the church more welcoming in the face of conservative opposition.
General Butt Naked’s humanitarian rebirth tests Liberia’s forgiveness
MONROVIA (Reuters) Everyone likes a good redemption story, and there are few more remarkable than that of notorious Liberian warlord 'General Butt Naked.'
Vandals paint swastikas around home of Indian-American, Christian candidate
(RNS) Someone sprayed swastikas on Peter Jacob's home.
Retooled LDS website says people can be ‘Mormon and gay’ — but they need to stay celibate
Today, the LDS Church relaunched a website aimed at helping gay Mormons and their families understand how much they are loved. While the Church's doctrine remains the same (no homosexual sex), its approach and language have evolved.
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Jack Chick dressed hatred in theology
An evangelical cartoonist has died. His work was hardly the best that Christianity has to offer.
The politics of Jen Hatmaker: Trump, Black Lives Matter, gay marriage and more
(RNS) The HGTV star and best-selling Christian author holds nothing back in this candid and personal interview.
What does Trump have to do with the Hindu sacred syllable, om?
What should we make of the candidate and the symbol of Indian spirituality on a poster produced by “Hindus for Trump”?
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