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Need to know: Thursday, January 19, 2017
Catholic bishops urge Congress to preserve health care coverage
In a shift from past opposition, the hierarchy is warning the GOP-controlled Congress not to repeal Obamacare without providing a replacement that provides as much coverage.
Repealing Obamacare without a replacement: How it may hurt small church pastors and church planters
Repeal/replace of health care reform has a lot of implications, writes Ed Stetzer.
Richard Land says evangelicals getting unprecedented input into Trump White House
A former Southern Baptist Convention official says even he is surprised by the amount of input they are having in helping to shape the incoming administration. “I’ve been solicited five times now for personnel recommendations.”
Donald Trump and militant evangelical masculinity
As Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office, many white evangelicals will be celebrating. Yet the fact that “family values” conservatives continue to rally around Trump has bewildered many people, including a number of evangelicals themselves.
How Mormon polygamy in the 19th century fueled women’s activism
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich says that for Mormon women living in 19th-century Utah, “plural marriages” were empowering in complicated ways.
Nebraska targets ban on religious garb worn by teachers
Sister Madeleine Miller applied for a high school teaching job in Nebraska thinking she would get judged on her credentials — not what the Catholic nun was wearing on her head.
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An unexpected president and the ‘hand of God’
In our “Hand of God” series, RNS takes a closer look at the widespread belief that God intervenes in our nation’s political process.
Sanctuary congregations have doubled since Trump election, say faith leaders
(RNS) More than 800 congregations now call themselves 'sanctuaries.'
Pope Francis’ popularity among Americans goes from high to higher
(RNS) Seven in 10 Americans view Francis favorably.
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Declaring war on “Radical Islam”
(RNS) Why it makes sense to use scare quotes.
Washington’s National Cathedral should not bestow a blessing on Donald Trump
Former Cathedral Dean Gary Hall says it must choose between being “a practicing Christian church and a gathering place for American civic expression.”
When Jews and Muslims really speak to each other
When Jews and Muslims get real with each other, God smiles. So does Allah.
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