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Need to know: Thursday, September 7, 2017
Washington National Cathedral to remove windows honoring Confederate generals
Following “considerable prayer and discussion” prompted by last month’s white supremacist protest in Charlottesville, Va., Washington National Cathedral has decided to remove stained-glass windows honoring Confederate generals Robert Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson.
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.”
Trump judicial nominee denies she’d put her faith above the law
Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s nominee to the Chicago-based Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, rejected a liberal group’s concern that she would put her Roman Catholic beliefs above the rule of law if confirmed to a lifetime seat on the federal court.
Michigan county wins court challenge over Christian prayers
A federal appeals court rejected a challenge by a pagan man who said Christian prayers publicly offered by elected officials require him to worship Jesus in order to participate in local government.
Australia’s High Court rejects challenge to vote on same-sex marriage
Australia’s High Court cleared the way for a vote on an issue that has wide support but which has also threatened to divide the government.
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‘Christian America’ dwindling, including white evangelicals, study shows
American evangelicals — once seemingly immune to the decline experienced by their Catholic and mainline Protestant neighbors — are losing numbers and losing them quickly, according to a new study from the Public Religion Research Institute.
First cathedral for Mother Teresa is consecrated in Kosovo
Twenty years after the death of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, thousands of Christians and Muslims came together to celebrate the consecration of Kosovo’s only Roman Catholic cathedral, and the first named after the Albanian nun.
Catholic faith moves Houston’s ‘Mattress Mack’ to shelter Hurricane Harvey victims
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale closed his chain of furniture stores as the rains came, and then, driven by a faith few knew about, opened them as shelters.
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Seeking the Mormon Heavenly Mother
There's been an uptick of Mormons discussing Heavenly Mother, says Rachel Hunt Steenblik, author of a new book of poetry about her.
A kaddish for Walter Becker
What was “Jewish” about Steely Dan’s music? asks RNS columnist Jeffrey Salkin after the death of Walter Becker, who was half of the band.
Eid al-Adha: A Muslim holiday to honor Prophet Abraham’s ultimate sacrifice
(RNS) — Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice — which begins on Friday — is a Muslim holiday that memorializes the greatest sacrifice made in all of history by a renowned patriarch, Prophet Abraham (Peace be upon him), writes Nadia Ahmad.
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Bonus tracks
- Nashville publisher pulls book after more plagiarism found in devotionals by Hillary Clinton’s pastor
- Dharma Gone Wild
- Muslims in Egypt are trying to preserve its Jewish heritage
- Muslim mom creates Barbie-like doll that wears hijab, recites Quran
- Christians are part of the same dating pool as everyone else. That’s bad for the church.
