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The Rev. Gil Caldwell spoke at Duke Divinity School on Oct. 18, 2017, 60 years after he was denied admission on account of his race. RNS photo by Yonat Shimron
Need to know: Thursday, October 19, 2017
Denied admission because he’s black, civil rights leader urges Duke Divinity to confront its past
The Rev. Gil Caldwell attended Boston University’s School of Theology instead, and there met the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who inspired him to work for racial justice.
Across from White House, Muslims and allies protest travel ban
After a second federal judge ruled this week against the Trump administration’s latest travel ban, protesters gathered across the street from the White House to stand in solidarity with Muslims and refugees.
Man convicted in plot to behead blogger over cartoon contest
A man who authorities say fell under the influence of the Islamic State group was convicted of plotting to behead a conservative American blogger for organizing a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest.
Rabbi who led police on mileslong chase pleads not guilty
A New York City rabbi who kept driving when a Vermont state trooper tried to pull him over pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a charge of attempting to elude police in a traffic stop his family called traumatizing.
The strangely revealing debate over Viking couture
A researcher at a Swedish university says that Viking burial clothes bear the word “Allah”—and some people really want to believe her.
Who said that — Martin Luther or William Shakespeare?
“We all are men, in our own natures frail, and capable of our flesh; few are angels.” Take our quiz and see more quotes that will test your knowledge of Martin Luther’s writings.
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Church Clarity pressures pastors and churches to disclose views on homosexuality
Prominent pastors are finding themselves on the hot seat thanks to a new group’s efforts to call out leaders who lack clear stances, writes Jonathan Merritt.
The Reformation turns 500. Do you have your Luther Playmobil action figure at the ready? I do.
It's the 500th anniversary of Luther's 95 theses! But author and scholar Craig Harline reminds us that we *might* have inflated the legend of what actually happened at the Wittenberg door.
A call to national service — for young Jews and non-Jews
(RNS) — Imagine if our country cultivated an environment in which the most commonly asked question of a young person turning 18 or just graduating from college was not 'Where are you going to college?' or 'Where are you going to work?' but 'Where are you going to serve?,' writes E. Robert Goodkind.
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