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Need to know: Monday, December 5, 2016
President Trump may not get an invite to Notre Dame graduation
If President Obama’s appearance at commencement sparked an unprecedented uproar among American Catholics, imagine what inviting President Trump to graduation might provoke.
Turkey post-coup crackdown also targets US Protestants
Analysts say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has been targeting American Christians in retaliation for United States’ failure to extradite cleric Fethullah Gulen.
At Liberty University, all sins are forgiven on the altar of football
Liberty, a Christian university that covets a higher athletic profile, looked the other way and found an athletic director who did the same.
Tennessee congregation stands tall after Gatlinburg fire destroys church
The heartbroken congregation of Roaring Fork Baptist Church rose to its feet Sunday morning and praised God just as they had on countless Sunday mornings before the fire.
Comedian Mo Amer sat next to Eric Trump on a flight
When Mo Amer got an upgrade that put him in the seat next to Donald Trump’s son, he got right to the point: “I’m not gonna do that Muslim ID thing.”
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Catholic Church could play larger role in a post-Fidel Castro Cuba
The Catholic Church remains the only institution in Cuba completely independent of the communist government.
US top court takes Christian-affiliated hospital pension case
(Reuters) The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear appeals by Christian-affiliated hospital systems of lower court rulings that gave the green light to employee lawsuits accusing them of wrongly claiming a religious exemption from federal pension law.
Oklahoma City priest declared first American martyr by Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (RNS) An American missionary priest killed in Guatemala in 1981 has moved a step closer to being named a Catholic saint after Pope Francis declared him the first-ever American martyr.
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Religion shapes Cuba despite Castro’s influence
(The Conversation) How can we look at Castro’s legacy today, particularly from the way he shaped the religious identity of Cuba?
America is getting dumber by the minute
If you call another Jew a "kapo," you are beneath contempt.
Will the Catholic Church split over marriage?
(RNS) Unlikely, but the agita on the right is something to behold. Is there a way forward?
