The Slingshot: Sutherland Springs; Russell Moore; Tariq Ramadan

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Need to know: Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Local Christians and some Muslims surround a grieving town with love

On top of hordes of journalists, well-wishers nearly choked Sutherland Springs, Texas, with cars, dust, prayers and condolences.

Russell Moore: Southern Baptists feel the horror ‘more viscerally’

Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, spoke about how churches remain resilient in the face of such tragedy.

Living, loving and dying in church

“The church is a sanctuary in the literal sense of the word, set apart, safe, protecting. All this was shattered,” writes a small-town pastor near Sutherland Springs. (Subscription may be required)

Tariq Ramadan takes leave from Oxford amid rape allegations

French newspapers reported last weekend that two women recently filed complaints in France against the respected Islamic scholar for an alleged rape in 2009 and an assault in 2012.

Ravi Bhalla wins Hoboken election, becomes N.J.’s first Sikh mayor

His victory came in spite of doctored campaign fliers that carried the message "Don't let TERRORISM take over our town!" above a picture of the Sikh mayoral candidate wearing a turban.

Craving the spiritual in Alice McDermott’s new novel

In “The Ninth Hour,” McDermott offers rich, nuanced portraits of early 20th century Catholic nuns who gave their lives to the service of others, often at great cost.

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