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Need to know: Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Methodist supporters of Israel-related divestment regroup after setback
A committee at the General Conference rejected four divestment or investment screening resolutions related to the West Bank.
Supreme Court sends ‘contraceptive mandate’ cases back to lower courts
With a four-four split between conservatives and liberals on the court, the case will be decided elsewhere.
Gay pastor admits hoax, drops suit alleging slur on Whole Foods cake
The Austin pastor apologized to the baker . . . and a lot of other people.
3 ways Pope Francis’ opening on women deacons can change Catholicism
Ordaining women as deacons may, or may not, happen, but the process could have other, maybe unintended, consequences.
Going to church could help you live longer
Women who went to church more than once a week had a 33 percent lower risk of dying compared with those who said they never went.
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Biden and Boehner, teary and grateful, receive high Catholic honor
Some Catholics object to the vice president, who backs abortion rights, receiving Notre Dame's Laetare Medal.
Pope’s visit to Armenian genocide memorial may strain tensions with Turkey
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Francis’ trip carries huge significance, following the pontiff’s description of the killings as "the first genocide of the 20th century,” a claim Turkey rejects.
Trump hits back at British prime minister over Muslim ban
Trump predicts, "We're not going to have a very good relationship." He also whacks London's new Muslim mayor for "nasty" comments.
UK Catholic priest who fled sex abuse allegations arrested in Kosovo
He fled the U.K. in 2010 after after a man in his 40s accused the priest of abusing him as a child.
God allowed 9/11 to happen to show America it needs him, evangelist says
The daughter of America's most famous evangelical Christian has said God let 9/11 happen to show the US they need him.
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Why do we pick-and-choose our religious beliefs? Blame social media
We now pick the emojis that go with our beliefs.
‘The prophet will never lead the LDS Church astray,’ and other Mormon heresies
The LDS Church is on a journey, just as we are. Let’s give it the space it needs to be true and living, not just true and dead.
A retreat into silence amid our culture’s ugly noise
Vulgarity, meanness, conflict. Lather, rinse, repeat. Unless we choose silence.
Did Hitchens almost convert to Christianity?
Christopher Hitchens could have found a loving God. That's OK. The loving God found him.
Vince Vaughn, Mel Gibson headlined Liberty commencement: Here’s why it matters
With its star-drawing power, Liberty University leads the nation's conservative populist movement.
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