The Slingshot: Paula White; Pope Francis’ black eye; Sure feels like the apocalypse

September 11, 2017
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Paula White, spiritual adviser to President Trump and pastor of New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka, Fla., speaks with RNS reporter Adelle Banks at a Religion News Association meeting in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 9, 2017. RNS photo by Jerome Socolovsky


Need to know: Monday, September 11, 2017

Paula White: ‘Our president is not a racist’

President Trump is “1,000 percent” not racist and “100 percent” Christian, his most prominent spiritual adviser told religion reporters in Nashville.

Here’s how Pope Francis got a black eye on Colombia trip

Francis’ visit to Cartagena got off to a rocky start when he bonked his head on his popemobile when it stopped short amid swarms of well-wishers.

Trump tweets support for Texas churches seeking FEMA money after Harvey

After Katrina in 2005, the Bush administration said the government would not pay to rebuild houses of worship. (Subscription may be required.)

Netanyahu’s son removes anti-Semitic meme from Facebook following outcry

The image appears to be a local take on a classic anti-Semitic meme suggesting that Jews control the United States. (Subscription may be required.)

Hungry Ghost Month animates the streets of Singapore

For Buddhists and Taoists during the seventh month of the lunar year, the line between the realms of the living and dead blurs.

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‘The Vietnam Years’: How the conflict ripped the nation’s religious fabric

(RNS) — America is about to relive the horror and deep divisions spawned by the U.S. war in Vietnam — convulsions that also tore apart the nation’s religious fabric and still echo across the political and cultural landscape.

Pope urges forgiveness in Colombia after decades of conflict

Francis brought his message of reconciliation to a country still bitterly divided over the peace deal with leftist rebels.

Survey: Trump voters ‘anti-Islam, anti-feminist, anti-globalist’

The authors of the new Baylor Religion Survey describe “Trumpism” as “a new form of nationalism which merges pro-Christian rhetoric with anti-Islam, anti-feminist, anti-globalist, and anti-government attitudes.”

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(RNS) — 'There are simply fewer religion writers today. They have either been laid off or jumped ship before they got pushed out.'

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What is the ‘Enneagram,’ and why are Christians suddenly so enamored by it?

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