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Jared Kushner, middle left, senior adviser to the president, stops by a White House listening session with pastor Paula White, middle right, and other evangelical leaders, hosted by the Office of Public Liaison on July 27, 2017. Others present include Johnnie Moore, Jennifer Korn, Ronnie Floyd, Mac Brunson, Jack Graham, Greg Laurie and Skip Heitzig. Photo courtesy of Johnnie Moore
Need to know: Tuesday, September 5, 2017
All the president’s clergymen: A close look at Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ ties with evangelicals
RNS reporters examine the connection between the Trump administration and the cadre of Christian leaders who have its leaders’ ears on matters of national import, with sidebars on the key players and their key issues.
Prison officials in Virginia consider this group a gang. A judge disagreed.
Inmates who belong to the Nation of Gods and Earths may practice their religion, even though prison officials argued it’s actually a gang whose members believe they are “racially superior.” (Subscription may be required)
Jewish, Muslim customers file lawsuits alleging bacon in their food at KFC, Denny’s
While the claimants say their beliefs were violated, the restaurants say the bacon placement was not intentional.
Pastors who stood by Trump after Charlottesville plead for him to show ‘heart’ for ‘dreamer’ immigrants
Had they resigned, they reason, they would not have been able to make the case for DACA kids.
Former atheist and post-evangelical dives into a ‘Blue Ocean Faith’
Once pastor of a thriving evangelical church, Dave Schmelzer took his congregation in a new direction, kicking off what he hopes will be a "New Jesus Movement."
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British Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor dies at 85
(RNS) — 'I am at peace and have no fear of what is to come,' he wrote in a last message.
From CEOs to bishops, support grows for immigrant program
PHOENIX (AP) — Archbishops around the country have been sending letters urging the president to maintain the program. The CEOs of Microsoft, Apple, Google, Facebook, Starbucks also joined the effort.
Hajj pilgrimage offers US traveler a reset
(RNS) — In public and private messages on Facebook, Salman Azhar described the pilgrimage that he and his wife are set to conclude on Sunday, one that included lessons in self-restraint, humility and love of God.
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Face to faith with Cardinal Blase Cupich
Cupich comes across as a person "who is not trying to impose his views on others but wants to listen and work with people of various views,” writes RNS columnist Thomas Reese.
Saint Diana: 20 years of grief
I felt deep admiration for Mother Teresa’s faith and work, but when she died I did not mourn. I was too busy weeping buckets for Princess Di.
Evangelical leaders try to hold the line on gender
In a 14-article manifesto called the Nashville Statement.
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