President Donald Trump, left, accompanied by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, back, shakes hands with former North Korean detainees Kim Dong Chul, and Kim Hak Song, right, upon their arrival at Andrews Air Force Base on May 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Need to know: Wednesday, June 6, 2018
North Korean detainee speaks about his ordeal
Back at his home church in L.A., Kim Hak Song says he spent most of his time in a North Korean prison committing the “crime” that got him arrested: Praying.
Church in Congo suspends sacraments as Ebola spreads
In the areas of the DRC hardest hit by the outbreak, Catholics will not be baptized, confirmed, ordained or anointed.
Invitations to Iftar
A campaign to open Ramadan suppers to non-Muslims is creating new interfaith bonds.
Sex and Gender on the Christian Campus
At Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, an instructor says the school fired her for helping female students file Title IX complaints and counseling transgender students.
A Non-Believer’s Road Trip Through God’s Country
Driving past the Christian monuments that dot America’s landscape reminds a secular humanist that atheism remains a minority “religious” demographic.
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Paige Patterson’s role in Southern Baptist meeting in doubt
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A reckoning for Southern Baptists, and an opportunity
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Why Robert Kennedy’s assassination still matters
Robert Kennedy was the first American victim of modern Arab terrorism, writes RNS columnist Jeffrey Salkin.
