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Need to know: Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Archbishop of Canterbury steps up criticism of Brexit and Trump
Justin Welby went a step further than his past criticism by linking the U.S. president and Brexit with far-right party leaders in Europe.
First Muslim is elected president of college chaplain association
Adeel Zeb hopes his election will inspire other non-Christian religious leaders to enter the field of college chaplaincy.
Scientists reveal what St. Valentine really looked like
The unveiling comes as millions of people across the globe celebrate the modern-day love fest in his name.
Trump’s vow to ‘destroy’ Johnson Amendment could wreak havoc on charitable world
Two scholars argue that allowing tax-exempt groups to engage in politics could undermine public trust in charities and put the charitable deduction at risk.
The problem conservative religious people should have with Trump
What we’re seeing every day from the Trumps is a breathtaking display of avarice, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, writes Mark Silk.
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World cardinals back pope after anonymous attacks by conservatives
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) Nine cardinals in a group advising Francis on Vatican economic and structural reforms issued a statement Monday (Feb. 13) expressing "full support for the pope's work" and guaranteeing "full backing for him and his teachings."
Vietnamese refugee priest to Trump: Give my citizenship to a Syrian
The Rev. Chuong Hoai Nguyen, who fled to the U.S. from war-torn Vietnam as a youth, wrote the president asking that his citizenship be given to a refugee barred under Trump’s Muslim travel ban.
Beyonce, Chance the Rapper, A Tribe Called Quest bring religion to Grammys
(RNS) Perhaps the performance richest in religious imagery was Beyonce's, which evoked iconography of the divine mother from several faith traditions.
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Disinvited again: You, sir, are simply intolerable
(RNS) The author discovers he is so controversial an entire organization split over him.
Mormon apostle bemoans kids today
When Mormon leaders lecture young people (or anyone else), it would be great if they could so without suggesting that anyone who has ever strayed from their carefully delineated path is under the influence of Satan.
#ShePersisted – and so did these biblical women
Elizabeth Warren is our heroine. Miriam and Deborah would be proud of her.
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