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Need to know: Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Steve Bannon carries battles to the Vatican
Trump’s chief aide has connected with elements in the Roman Catholic Church who oppose the direction Pope Francis is taking them.
5 faith facts about Betsy DeVos
DeVos is an elder at the nondenominational, evangelical Mars Hill Bible Church, founded by popular author Rob Bell.
Man gets 30 years for setting fire to mosque visited by Orlando shooter
Joseph Schreiber confessed that he set fire to the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce last Sept. 11, a fire that resulted in extensive damage to the mosque.
Pope and Trump may meet in May
Vatican insiders say Francis and the president will meet when the latter visits Italy for the G7 summit.
The ’Splainer: What is the Free Speech Fairness Act?
The bill is being touted as a “fix” to the Johnson Amendment, a 1954 law that prohibits nonprofits from engaging in politics.
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United Methodist devotions supported Clinton during the 2016 campaign
NEW YORK (UMNS) A group of United Methodist clergywomen created #wepraywithher to join a larger devotional project for the U.S. presidential candidate and honor women who have broken glass ceilings for them.
Australian archbishop: ‘As Catholics we hang our heads in shame’
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Over 4,440 Australians claim to have been victims of church abuse between 1980 and 2015, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was told.
In Kenya, a pastor fights female genital mutilation with the gospel
ISINYA, Kenya (RNS) On International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, the U.N.-sponsored awareness day, a Presbyterian pastor visited a rescue center for girls escaping the tribal procedure.
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Hurt by the church? It’s time to talk about it
Critiquing the church has become taboo among many, but sharing our suffering may help you heal from spiritual wounds.
The oldest refugee rabbi dies
Rabbi Herman Schaalman, the oldest Reform rabbi, was a refugee. Jeffrey Salkin explains why it matters.
Trump’s Prayer Breakfast two-step
(RNS) He pretended that his order barring immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries was all about protecting tolerance in America.
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