President Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the IX Center, in Cleveland, on Nov. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Need to know: Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Trump’s presidency, ‘Christian supremacism’ criticized at Parliament of World Religions
Speakers at the major interfaith gathering in Toronto raised concerns about America's political climate, claiming Trump promotes "Christian supremacy."
Happy 100th Birthday, Billy Graham
Here are 10 quotes from the late preacher and those who knew and admired him over his 99 years of life.
Canadian broadcaster offers to sponsor Christian woman spared death in Pakistan
Asia Bibi has been living in a safe house in Pakistan since being acquitted of blasphemy, unable to leave for fear of her life from Islamist mobs.
As first Muslim women head to Congress, balancing symbolism and service
It'd be easy for Rashida Tlaib to cast herself as primarily an opponent to the current administration. But she sees herself – and what she can do – as much more than that.
With help from people and the church in Mexico, refugee caravan pushes on
For weeks, the refugees have made headlines as a symbol of the grinding poverty and criminal violence in much of Central America.
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Kenyan court orders mediation to solve Anglican homosexuality dispute
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — A bruising fight over unproven allegations has ended with a court order that the bishop and his priests settle their differences face to face.
Faith groups mount election turnout efforts that could help both parties
This year’s heated midterm contests appear to have sparked unusually robust efforts by faith-based organizations to move the political needle.
Anger erupts in Egypt after massacre of Christian pilgrims
An assault that killed seven Coptic Christians follows a 2017 ambush at the same location.
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Defending free speech is also the best way to defend Muhammad
(RNS) — A European court says the right to free speech does not include criticizing the Prophet Muhammad. But placing a halo on Islam, claiming it is untouchable, will only suggest that Islam is an implausible faith.
Is it dangerous to be Jewish in America?
It is not 1938. It is 2018. That is reason enough to affirm our Judaism.
Trump’s nativism harks back to the antebellum slavery struggle
Shades of the Fugitive Slave Law.
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