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Need to know: Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Religious makeup of the new Congress overwhelmingly Christian
This, despite the fact the U.S. has grown more diverse and less religious.
Donald Trump’s favorite televangelist
For most people in America, including most churchgoers, Paula White is not yet a familiar name. That may change when she delivers an invocation at the inauguration of Donald Trump.
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Pick $5.5M home — and Chabad synagogue in Washington
After weeks of house-hunting and “shul shopping” in the nation’s capital, the first daughter and son-in-law settle on an upscale neighborhood and a Hasidic synagogue.
Shaker group founded in 1783 has just two members after Maine woman dies
What will become of the Shakers, the celibate religious society, after the death this week of one of the last remaining members?
Hilarion Capucci, archbishop jailed for aiding Palestinian militants, dies at 94
The head of the Greek Catholic Church in Jerusalem was arrested in 1974 and charged with using his Mercedes sedan to smuggle arms to Palestinian militants.
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Orthodox Jews attempt to reclaim part of Western Wall where other Jews pray
JERUSALEM (RNS) The Israeli Cabinet voted last year to turn Robinson’s Arch into a government-funded space for more liberal streams of Judaism, but Orthodox Jews are resisting the measure.
Dylann Roof ruled competent for sentencing phase
His defense team sought to have the perpetrator of the Mother Emanuel church massacre declared incompetent given his plan to offer no witnesses or evidence before the jury considers the death penalty.
Pope Francis tells bishops to have zero tolerance for clergy sex abuse
And he begged forgiveness for “a sin that shames us.”
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‘Cancer is funny,’ says pastor — and his writing makes it so
One of my favorite books of the year is Jason Micheli's cancer memoir, which is by turns hilarious and devastating -- but always, always deeply theological. Here's a Q&A with the author.
This swastika attack is personal
(RNS) The swastika on Reform Judaism's seminary was aimed at all liberal thinkers.
How to love each other (and ourselves) despite our differences
The son of a popular Christian author talks about his struggle to embrace his uniqueness.
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