The Slingshot: Executive order; Top preachers; Pope apologizes

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Marine One arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in 2009. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons/DOD/C.M. Fitzpatrick


Need to know: Thursday, May 3, 2018

New executive order aims to protect religious liberty from government overreach

The president plans to sign the order in a Rose Garden ceremony Thursday (May 3) that is expected to be attended by members of his cabinet and some 200 representatives of religious groups.

Baylor survey names a dozen who can really preach

Professors of homiletics picked the dozen — 11 men and one woman — from nearly 800 nominees.

Pope to Chile abuse victims: ‘I was part of the problem’

Three whistleblowers spoke to reporters Wednesday (May 2) after spending five days with the pope at his Vatican hotel.

Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories roil DC city government

The issue nearly derailed a City Council meeting Tuesday (May 1) and resulted in the resignation of a city official who organized a disastrous "unity rally" that featured a speaker who called all Jews "termites."

Hobby Lobby, which smuggled antiquities for Bible Museum, will return the artifacts to Iraq

Hobby Lobby will return 3,800 illegally obtained ancient Near Eastern artifacts to Iraq, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Tuesday.

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