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RNS Updated Budget—Tuesday, August 17, 2021

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NEWS STORY
RNS-WhiteHouse-Afghanistan: Biden approves new refugee funds, fends off criticism from aid groups
WASHINGTON (RNS) — President Joe Biden has approved an additional $500 million to help aid refugees in Afghanistan, pushing through funds as the White House fends off suggestions it initially failed a moral test to aid those fleeing the Middle Eastern country. By Jack Jenkins and Emily McFarlan Miller. 750 words. (category: a)

NEWS STORY
RNS-Herod-Book: New book plumbs the role of the Herods in shaping Jewish, Christian views
(RNS) — In his book, “The Herods: Murder, Politics and Art of Succession,” Bruce Chilton, a professor of religion at Bard College, places the Herod dynastic clan who ruled ancient Judea and Israel for the Romans front and center stage. The era was critical to the development of Judaism and Christianity. By Yonat Shimron. 1,300 words. (category: a)

NEWS STORY
RNS-Catholic-Afghan: Catholic refugee in Rome appeals  to pope to help rescue Afghan family
(RNS) – Ali Ehsani, a Catholic Afghan refugee, knows how difficult it can be to escape Afghanistan to freedom in the West. Having encountered a family secretly practicing Catholicism in Kabul, he is pleading with Pope Francis and the international community to help them escape from the country as they fear persecution from the newly established Taliban leadership. By Claire Giangravè. 900 words. (category i)


COMMENTARY
RNS-Reese-Oped: In Afghanistan, we made the same mistakes as in Vietnam
(RNS) — Almost 56 years ago, Pope Paul VI at the United Nations cried, “No more war, war never again.” America must learn its lesson and not think that its military can solve every problem in the world. We cannot impose our values and institutions on people who don’t want them. It is time to learn some humility. By Thomas Reese. 800 words. (category: k)

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