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RNS Updated Budget — Tuesday, November 5, 2019

A week after Vice President Joe Biden was denied communion at a Catholic church for his stance on abortion, experts say the practice — at least as a political statement if not a theological one — may be played out. By Jack Jenkins. […]

November 5, 2019
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NEWS STORY
RNS-Biden-Communion: Has denying Communion lost its political luster?
(RNS) — A week after Vice President Joe Biden was denied communion at a Catholic church for his stance on abortion, experts say the practice — at least as a political statement if not a theological one — may be played out. By Jack Jenkins. 1330 words. (category: a)

NEWS STORY
RNS-Idaho-Takeover: Douglas Wilson’s ‘spiritual takeover’ plan roils Idaho college town
MOSCOW, Idaho (RNS) — A conservative pastor and his followers say they plan a ‘spiritual takeover’ of a beloved Idaho college town. But its more progressive residents aren’t so thrilled with the idea.
By Tracie Simmons. 2,100 words. (category: a)

NEWS STORY
RNS-Pope-Interview: Pope Francis criticizes cultural discrimination in new book of interviews from Amazon synod
VATICAN CITY (RNS) – In an interview book published on Tuesday (Nov. 5), Pope Francis discussed his vision for a missionary Church and criticized groups that discriminate against other cultures and view them as unworthy of receiving the gospel. The book, called “Without Him We Can Do Nothing,” was written by the Italian author and journalist Gianni Valente and based on interviews done during the Amazon synod. By Claire Giangravé. 800 words. (category: i)


COMMENTARY
RNS-Singh-Oped: Comedian Hari Kondabolu on punching up and kicking down
(RNS) — Hari Kondabolu might be the only comic in the world with a Netflix special and a graduate degree in human rights. What’s even more surprising about him is his ability to put comedy and social justice together. By Simran Jeet Singh. 900 words. (category: k)

COMMENTARY
RNS—Salkin-Oped: When a Jewish magazine dies
(RNS) — When Sh’ma was founded in 1970, relatively few people were having the kind of serious conversations about Judaism that filled the magazine. If there’s any consolation at Sh’ma’s demise, it’s that its example has given birth to several quality journals about Reform Judaism. By Jeffrey Salkin. 850 words. (category: k)

COMMENTARY
RNS-Brown-Oped: An accused pastor’s suicide: The pain we see and the pain we don’t
(RNS) — When the Rev. Bryan Fulwider, an accused rapist, ended his life, he didn’t end the pain his alleged victim may feel. Indeed, his suicide may only deepen the hurt. By Christa Brown. 740 words. (category: k)