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Author Austin Channing Brown, right, speaks during a panel discussion at the Festival of Faith and Writing, alongside journalist Jeff Chu, left, on April 14, 2018. RNS photo by Emily McFarlan Miller
Need to know: Thursday, May 10, 2018
Austin Channing Brown: White people are ‘exhausting’
Austin Channing Brown, author of "I'm Still Here," talks about how the church is missing out when it doesn't listen to black voices.
In leery South Korea, American missionary couple works for reunification of North and South
In the Taebaek Mountains near Korea’s eastern coastline, American missionary Ben Torrey prepares South Korean students for their country’s reunification.
Abide in darkness: China’s war on religion stalls Vatican deal
A landmark agreement aimed at healing a nearly 70-year rift between Beijing and the Vatican is in limbo as the Chinese government tightens control over religion. (Subscription may be required)
William Barber takes on poverty and race in the age of Trump
After the success of the Moral Monday protests, the North Carolina pastor is attempting to revive Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s final — and most radical — campaign.
The matchmakers who connect Jewish communities around the world
In cities with small Jewish communities, finding a partner who shares religious values can seem impossible. These jet-setting matchmakers work to overcome that geographic barrier.
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Students’ survey highlights censorship of Christian college newspapers
More than 3 out of 4 student editors surveyed said school officials pushed them to alter or pull a story — a number experts say would be much lower at public schools or other private colleges.
Kenyan Islamic leaders speak out against female genital mutilation
They emphasized that FGM is a cultural — not a religious — practice, and one that goes against Islamic teaching.
In historic votes, Lutherans elect two African-American women bishops
The votes mark an inclusive step forward for the "most white" of the nation's mainline Protestant denominations, according to Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton.
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Will Mormons’ departure from the Boy Scouts open the door for girls’ equality?
(RNS) — After more than a century of Mormon attention to boys' development through the Boy Scout program, it’s past time to direct our time and money to LDS girls the world over.
Revisiting Baylor’s list: What does an effective preacher look like?
The problem with Baylor's list is not with the individuals named, but that as a whole, it creates a biased and anachronistic impression of what an effective preacher looks like, writes the Rev. Maggi Dawn.
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