Need to know: Friday, April 29, 2016
Joe Biden, Pope Francis meet, talk cancer care
The vice president's warm reception at the Vatican contrasts with criticisms of his appearance next month at Notre Dame.
Zionism and Hitler? A guide to the wild scandal rocking Britain’s left
In the latest episode, Ken Livingstone, London's former mayor argued that criticizing Israel wasn't the same as anti-Semitism.
Pew Poll: Wide differences in Muslim views on political Islam
Half or more of the respondents in four countries — Pakistan, the Palestinian territories, Jordan and Malaysia — said laws should strictly follow the Quran.
Evangelicals: We don’t have all the answers
“We want to create a place where Christians can wrestle with the difficult questions in our culture,” says Gabe Lyons, founder of the Christian conference called Q.
Clinton v. Trump shrinks the God Gap
For the first time in years, gender matters more than religion in a presidential election, says columnist Mark Silk.
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Episcopal saint is namesake of new Yale residential college
(RNS) Pauli Murray is the first Yale college named for an African-American woman.
5 faith facts about Carly: ‘What you make of yourself is your gift to God’
Sen. Ted Cruz announced that Carly Fiorina would be his running mate if he wins the GOP presidential nomination.
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Fifty proven ways to revive mainline churches
For starters, why not eliminate sermons?
Why greater diversity may (temporarily) thin out your pews
Congregations that grow in diversity may decline in attendance.
Where have all the grown-ups gone?
About the scary decline of all major American institutions.
Stop being snarky about Judaism!
A humorist delivers a snotty interpretation of Passover. I am not amused.
