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Need to know: Monday, September 18, 2017
Some Americans don’t believe Muslims, atheists have First Amendment rights
A new survey shows many Americans know very little about the Constitution and who it protects.
Seminary cancels talk by priest who urges dialogue with gays
Denunciations from far-right Catholic websites and some conservative Catholic writers have led to online campaigns to pressure Catholic institutions against hosting The Rev. James Martin.
Two pastors in love, and only God knows
Twanna Gause and Vanessa Brown, who met as choir girls nearly 30 years ago, are wed, much to the displeasure of Gause’s father, also a minister. (Subscription may be required.)
Nabeel Qureshi, who shared conversion from Islam to Christianity, dies at 34
Qureshi, an author and apologist who wrote about his conversion from Islam to Christianity, died Saturday after a yearlong public battle with stomach cancer.
The world as we know it is about to end — again — if you believe this biblical doomsday claim
An evangelical Christian publication foretells the Rapture in a viral, four-minute YouTube video. (Subscription may be required.)
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21 boys who died in Islamic school fire buried in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The pre-dawn blaze Thursday at a three-story 'tahfiz' school, where Muslim boys study and memorize the Quran, blocked the lone exit from the dormitory, trapping students behind barred windows.
Indian priest says Yemeni captors did him no physical harm
VATICAN CITY (AP) — He says his captors feigned hitting him on videos seeking ransom.
Tunisia lifts ban on Muslim women marrying non-Muslims
(AP) — Muslim men were allowed to marry non-Muslim women, but not the other way around.
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Myanmar disaster another case of civilizational climate change
Xenophobic nationalism is the societal equivalent of global warming.
Another weird and wonderful Mormon novel from Steven Peck
BYU science prof and Mormon storyteller Steven L. Peck comes through with what may be his weirdest novel yet, and that's saying something. I absolutely loved it.
After 30 years, a farewell column
“Perhaps voices will emerge that will enable us to find new ways forward together, past the screaming and the litigation, through a return to deeper theological and ecclesial wellsprings. I pray that this is so,’” writes RNS columnist David Gushee.
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