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Need to know: Monday, June 5, 2017
Religious leaders shocked by attack on Ramadan and Pentecost
The deadly events coincided with two of the holiest times in the Muslim and Christian calendars: Ramadan and Pentecost, and left religious leaders shocked at not only the violence but the timing.
The photo that lost radio’s ‘Bible Answer Man’ thousands of listeners
His sin in their eyes: Converting to Eastern Orthodoxy, the world’s second largest Christian denomination and one steeped in rituals, icons and mysticism – aspects of faith that seem foreign to many evangelical Protestants.
Bigger mysteries, fewer answers in ‘The Leftovers’ finale
The series writers left hanging the show’s central question: Where did 140 million people go when they disappeared in a Rapture-like event called the “Sudden Departure?”
Kentucky governor’s plan to combat rising Louisville murder rate: ‘Pray’
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin invokes the “power of prayer” to help combat Louisville’s rising murder rate as he urged people to form prayer groups to walk around high-crime neighborhoods.
With first solo CD in 9 years, CeCe Winans keeps singing – and pastoring
One of the most celebrated gospel artists is back on tour after releasing her first solo CD in almost a decade.
The meaning in my student, Taliesin Namkai-Meche’s last words
Even though he was my student in only one class, "Islam in the Modern World," I immediately recognized these words as being characteristic of his remarkable soul, writes Kambiz GhaneaBassiri.
Latest news from RNS
For London terrorists, attacking enemies is a sacred duty
(RNS) When attackers wage jihad against what they view as unbelievers, they are observing the command, “So do not obey the disbelievers, and strive (form of jihad) against them with the Quran a great striving.”
50 years after the Six-Day War, Israeli Jews reflect on the victory
JERUSALEM (RNS) Israel’s lightning victory over its hostile neighbors 'was life-changing,' in the words of one American-born Israeli. But now he wonders about whether it is corroding Jewish values.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to reinstate travel ban
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to break its losing streak in lower courts and revive President Trump’s travel ban on immigrants from six predominantly Muslim nations.
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What’s next for the pro-life, religious liberty crowd?
The Catholics should get in touch with their inner Democrat.
How is ‘Sgt. Pepper’ like the Torah?
What happens when you mis-hear a classic piece of rock music?
The Arabic word that perfectly describes the uncertainty of my condition
Jeffrey Weiss says he knows just enough to understand that the term is sometimes used with a wry grin more than a devout nod.
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