RNS Morning Report: Black Clergy Speak Out; Faith Takes the Bus; India’s #MeToo

The Rev. Calvin Butts speaks during a news conference of the Progressive National Baptist Convention at the National Press Club, on Oct. 9, 2018, in Washington, D.C. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks

Need to know: Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Black clergy vow to forge their own path

Two black Baptist denominations critiqued white liberals and conservatives alike.

Inspired by nuns, evangelicals hop on the bus

With midterm elections coming, more faith-based organizations are hitting the road to get out the evangelical vote.

When the Good Place gets too good for comfort

Amazon's new show 'Forever' explores the theology of comfort, Cathleen Falsani writes.

Beto O’Rourke may get support from an unlikely group: white evangelical women

A small shift among evangelical voters — long a stable base for Republicans — could mean a significant loss for Ted Cruz

A #MeToo moment for India as nun speaks out

Nuns led an unprecedented public protest that has sharply divided the country's Catholics.

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Seoul says Kim Jong Un wants pope to visit North Korea

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‘Nuns on the Bus’ launch new nationwide tour ahead of midterms

The progressive Catholic bus tour is designed to "hold congressional Republicans accountable for their votes" on taxes and health care.

Biblical wax museum rewards seekers of kitsch and true conviction

Many are tickled by the novelty of a wax museum in 2018 — especially one that includes celebrity wax figures born again as biblical characters.

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Cardinal blasts archbishop’s attack on pope as ‘monstrous and unsubstantiated’

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, refutes Archbishop Carlo Vigano's claim that Pope Francis released ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick from sanctions imposed by Pope Benedict.

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