President Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Aug. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Need to know: Friday, August 23, 2019
Explainer: Trump and the politics of the Messiah
Recent praise of the president has some evangelical leaders reassuring followers that Trump had no delusions about the nature of his mission. But you could see how he might.
Loyola’s Sister Jean celebrates her 100th birthday with scholarship, well wishes
The Loyola basketball chaplain, who won fans during the Ramblers’ run to the Final Four during the 2018 NCAA March Madness tournament, celebrated her 100th birthday Wednesday, Aug. 21.
Woman chosen to lead Religions for Peace as others urge greater female visibility
Azza Karam, an expert who works with the U.N. on issues of religion and development, succeeds William Vendley, who has held the role since 1994.
It’s time for the Boy Scouts of America to reform
When I see a Boy Scout uniform today, I am transported back to the Pacific Northwest where my innocence is stolen again. This is the nature of trauma — the painful gift that keeps on giving without consent, writes Mary DeMuth.
I’m an evangelist and a Trump voter. But Trump as the ‘second coming of God’ is blasphemous.
Christians believe and profess that the only true “King of Israel” is God, as clearly stated in Isaiah 44:6, and that he sent his son, Jesus Christ, the Messiah, into this world. That makes the description of Trump as “the second coming of God” shocking, blasphemous and sacrilegious, writes Jay Lowder.
Metro Atlanta group explores Jewish food traditions
“We want to elevate the idea of the home chef, someone like my grandmother Betty, who we called our family’s ‘chief culinary officer,’” Julia Levy added. “We didn’t want those kitchen memories to be lost. And, we’re beginning with Jewish food, because that’s what we know.”
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A Jewish movement against ICE takes off by deploying its most famous mantra
In less than two months since it was formed, Never Again Action has mounted 37 demonstrations around the country — a breathtaking feat for a small and decentralized organization of young Jewish liberal activists.
Trump steadily fulfills goals on religious right wish list
NEW YORK (AP) — Mat Staver, president of the legal advocacy organization Liberty Counsel, said Trump has fulfilled about 90% of the goals on a list that Staver and other conservative leaders compiled.
International interfaith gathering: ‘We must work together or we will all fail’
Interfaith leaders meeting in Germany this week will discuss how they can help address issues like climate change, terrorism, women’s rights, warfare, poverty, sexual violence and migration.
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Confessions of a disloyal Jew
On Tuesday, President Trump said, 'I think that any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat, I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.' Of the two, I have to choose disloyalty — and I'm proud of it, writes Mark Silk.
Science, facts and truth matter most when human lives are at stake
(RNS) — When the facts are uncertain, when the research is incomplete, we must lean toward the solution that is safest for the people affected. Gambling with people's lives is not acceptable.
A year later, how successful is the war on the word ‘Mormon’?
Based on Google Trends, some change is happening in line with President Nelson’s directive from a year ago. "Latter-days Saints" are gaining ground, writes Jana Riess.
