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Need to know: Monday, July 25, 2016
5 faith facts about Tim Kaine: ‘I do what I do for spiritual reasons’
He was raised a Roman Catholic, worked alongside Jesuits in Honduras and loves Pope Francis. But Tim Kaine separates the personal from the political when it comes to religious doctrine.
Can Hillary Clinton finally close the ‘God gap’?
The GOP has been called ‘God's Own Party’ because it draws far more churchgoing voters than the Democrats. Clinton has a chance to change that -- if she wants to.
‘A Pope Francis Catholic’: Now that Tim Kaine is Clinton’s VP pick, will his faith matter?
It’s not clear what impact Kaine’s faith — or that of any Catholic — would have on voters.
Donald Trump and allies forced to answer questions about anti-Semitism
The retired army lieutenant general who Trump said could be in his cabinet retweeted an explicitly anti-Semitic message while former KKK wizard David Duke’s support for Trump raised further questions for the nominee.
Leaked: DNC official wanted to smear Sanders’ religion (or lack thereof)
A leaked email between Democratic officials may indicate intraparty smear tactics that sought to depict Hillary Clinton’s primary rival Bernie Sanders as an atheist.
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Muslims celebrate lifting of Lagos hijab ban
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Muslims in Nigeria are celebrating a court ruling that lifted a ban on girls in public school wearing the hijab in Lagos state.
In Germany, secular ‘confirmation’ thrives again
HAMBURG, Germany (RNS) It has been 125 years since this group of anti-church, humanist thinkers established themselves in this port city, and in an increasingly irreligious country the tradition it promoted -- akin to a confirmation ceremony without religion -- is undergoing a rediscovery.
Documents show Vatican official allegedly stopped Minnesota investigation
(RNS) A Vatican spokesman says the release of documents alleging its former ambassador to the U.S. tried to stop an investigation of a Minnesota archbishop 'is a very complex issue' that will require further study.
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Why do some evangelical leaders back Trump? Because it’s not about faith
Jerry Falwell Jr. aren't keeping it a secret: this year, faith, convictions, and policies be damned.
Why NARAL’s new video is ethically vapid
The online video NARAL Pro-Choice America released last week neatly exposed significant fault lines in abortion politics today, says Jacob Lupfer.
Sex outside of marriage can be holy, according to this Christian minister
"Good Christian Sex" is a Chicago pastor's attempt to free Christians from shame about having sex outside of marriage.
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