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Need to know: Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Evangelical Christians celebrate and urge unity; others wary
How prominent religious figures, both evangelical Christians and others, initially responded to the 2016 presidential election.
White evangelicals voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump, exit polls show
It's the highest level of support for a GOP candidate since George W. Bush.
Ilhan Omar will be nation’s first Somali-American legislator
She is also a Muslim.
Muslim-American voters see ‘unprecedented’ organizing on Election Day
It’s seen as a response to the rhetoric surrounding this year's presidential race, including Trump's call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the U.S.
When voting isn’t enough: 3 prayers for a weary electorate
Election prayers aren’t new. They were just particularly sought after this year.
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Mel Gibson’s ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ puts Seventh-day Adventists in spotlight
NASHVILLE — Hacksaw Ridge tells the extraordinary true story of the late Desmond Doss, a Seventh-day Adventist who refused to carry a weapon due to religious beliefs while serving as a combat medic.
New Jersey meets its new, and first, Catholic cardinal
The pope had been looking for someone like Joseph Tobin, who shares his pastoral approach, to help heal the troubled archdiocese.
Vatican condemns self-ordination of Chinese priests as illegal
Calling the ordination without papal mandate a “grave violation” of canon law, the Vatican seeks to defuse ongoing tensions with China.
More views from RNS
On Nov. 9, we are all Zacchaeus
(RNS) Are we bold enough to climb above the crowd and look beyond the stark rhetoric and unbending ideologies that dominate our political landscape?
Aftermath wisdom from Mister Rogers: ‘Look for the helpers’
(RNS) In times of disaster, take the advice of Mister Rogers. Look for the helpers.
The religious factors in the election
(RNS) Same patterns, but critical shifts.
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