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Need to know: Friday, October 21, 2016
Trump draws boos at Catholic charity event
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton shared the stage at a charity dinner Thursday night, and while there were moments of civility between the two presidential candidates, at other times there seemed to be more hostility in the air than during the previous night's debate.
Philadelphia Archbishop Chaput welcomes ‘smaller church’ of holier Catholics
The stark prognosis is part of a debate on whether Catholicism should be exclusive or inclusive. But Chaput also used this week’s speech to slam Catholic Democrats like Joe Biden and Tim Kaine.
Bible society debates exhibit ban for InterVarsity Press
The publishing house will exhibit this year, but there still is the question of whether InterVarsity Press will be allowed to exhibit at the 2017 conference.
Should evangelical intellectuals despair over the demise of ‘Books and Culture’?
Editor John Wilson and historian Mark Noll on the publication’s two-decade contribution to the world of Christian thought.
Catholic charity in India says it will recruit transgender people to fight bias
The decision by Caritas could have implications for Indian society and the rest of the church.
Jewish settlers invited Palestinians over for the holidays. It went better than expected.
The Israelis were welcoming but armed. The Palestinians took selfies and felt comfortable enough to complain a little.
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Vatican and China in final push for elusive deal on bishops
ROME/HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Representatives from the Vatican and China are expected to meet before the end of the month to finalize a deal on the ordination of bishops on the mainland.
On Twitter, Jewish journalists targeted by a torrent of anti-Semitism
A report by the Anti-Defamation League doesn’t directly indict Trump for the upswing in anti-Semitism, but singles out some of his supporters.
Dallas church to gay member: ‘We lovingly … call you to repentance’
(RNS) A church with 11,000 members booted out a man who was in a relationship with another man.
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Erasing the Temple Mount’s Jewish claims only makes the conflict worse
Too many of the 24 countries that voted for UNESCO’s resolution are places where Jews have lived for centuries before being murdered, or forced to flee, many to Israel, writes Steven Fine.
Evangelical Christians are on the left, too
Despite the growth of movements such as the Moral Mondays, the Christian left often gets lost in media coverage during election cycles. And whatever coverage does take place is often limited to conservative Christians and the “red states” of the South.
25 Halloween costumes that won’t lead you to damnation
(RNS) Costume ideas for the faithful who also want to have fun.
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Bonus tracks
- How the last debate added to our hopelessly incoherent discourse on abortion
- No handshake and no middle ground
- Donald Trump’s unlikely Muslim cheerleaders
- Religious leaders mark centennial of S.C. lynching
- This Mormon-owned school offers amnesty to victims of sexual assault
- Sweden gets its first cemetery free of religious symbols
