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Need to know: Monday, May 16, 2016
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.
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.
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.
Russell Moore: The real meaning of transgender bathrooms
What's really happening is a concerted effort to deny biblical truth about who we are as men and women, says a Southern Baptist theologian.
3 reasons conservative Christians will lose the transgender debate
Jonathan Merritt to Russell Moore: Repeating tactics used to fight same-sex marriage will doom conservatives.
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Latest news from RNS
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.
N.C. governor discovers gender-neutral bathrooms in his own mansion (SATIRE)
RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) Pat McCrory and his wife confess their horror to ABC's Diane Sawyer.
Iran wants to eradicate Baha’is. We should demand their religious freedom
(RNS) Saturday (May 14) is the eighth anniversary of Iran’s imprisonment of seven Baha’i leaders. Unfortunately, there are signs the persecution of the Baha'is is on the upswing.
US Catholics cautiously hopeful women may one day be deacons
“It will make a huge difference,” say women's groups in response to the pope's call to study the issue.
More views from RNS
Ending the culture war
That's what the millennials are doing.
The Jewish community need not tolerate anti-Israel views
You believe that Israel is a disaster? Don't expect the Jewish community to support that view.
Did Hitchens almost convert to Christianity?
Christopher Hitchens could have found a loving God. That's OK. The loving God found him.
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- China is building a Muslim theme park far from many Muslims
- Why Indiana now requires burial or cremation for dead fetuses
- Head of UN Women unafraid to irk opponents in battle for equity
- At site of Jesus’ baptism, mine-clearing opens holy ground
