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Students interact and study in the library of the Center for Christian Study at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. RNS photo by Yonat Shimron
Need to know: Tuesday, February 6, 2018
On college campuses, some evangelicals find room to reflect
Twenty-four Christian study centers at some of the nation's most competitive universities want to cast off the perception that evangelicals are anti-intellectual or anti-science.
Top German cardinal signals cautious support for blessing same-sex couples
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Munich, did not explicitly endorse the blessing but indicated some movement on the issue of gay unions after German Catholic leaders opposed their legalization last year.
Why desperate families are getting religion on healthcare coverage
Health sharing ministries don't actually offer insurance. But for many people, the plans are more affordable than Obamacare, and they're growing fast.
Holocaust denier likely to represent GOP on Illinois congressional ballot
Arthur Jones' website contains sections such as "Holocaust?" which features a statement that says "there is no proof such a so-called 'Holocaust' ever took place anywhere in Europe, against the Jews."
Breitbart deletes, apologizes for anti-Muslim Super Bowl tweet
Posted during the game, the tweet envisioned a future in which Muslims take over the U.S. and end the Super Bowl.
Peter Colapietro, ‘Saloon Priest’ who ministered to lowly and mighty, dies at 69
"A Damon Runyon character in robes," the writer Brian McDonald called him. (Subscription may be required.)
Latest news from RNS
Pat Robertson is recovering after suffering a stroke
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — In an online news release, The Christian Broadcasting Network, which Robertson founded, says he was rushed to the nearest stroke center Friday after a family member recognized the onset of symptoms.
Pope Francis received sex abuse victim’s letter, contradicting denial
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The fact that Francis received the eight-page letter, obtained by the AP, challenges his insistence that he has 'zero tolerance' for sex abuse and cover-ups.
Judge temporarily halts deportation of Indonesian Christians
HIGHLAND PARK, N.J. (AP) — The order affects roughly 50 people from a community in New Jersey that includes many who left Indonesia years ago to escape religious persecution.
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How to create ex-Mormons
If the #1 reason women say they left the LDS Church is because they felt judged or misunderstood, wouldn't it be awesome if Mormons could stop with the judging?
Spending Lent with Alexa
(RNS) — A Catholic priest should not have a woman in his bedroom at night, but the Rev. Thomas Reese confesses he has become quite dependent on this "smart lady" and is not planning to give her up.
Parliament’s action imperils Polish-Jewish relations
WARSAW, Poland (RNS) — The ultimate cause of the current crisis is that Poland has not sufficiently confronted its past.
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