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Need to know: Thursday, October 5, 2017
North Carolina imam urges Congress to ‘celebrate’ difference
Abdullah Antepli, of Duke University, holds the distinction of being only imam to have opened proceedings of the House of Representatives twice.
Justin Welby unable to give ‘straight answer’ on whether gay sex is sinful
The Archbishop of Canterbury said he struggles with the question and acknowledged that the gulf between conservative and liberal Anglicans on the issue is “irreconcilable.”
After Las Vegas, who says prayer doesn’t ‘work’?
“It seems mean-spirited to issue a blanket condemnation of anyone who turns to prayer in response to suffering,” writes Brandon Ambrosino.
For Brownback, D.C. confirmation hearing offers reprieve from Kansas controversies
Sam Brownback might be one of the most unpopular governors in America, but at his confirmation hearing for U.S. religious liberty ambassador, former Senate colleagues warmly welcomed him back to the Beltway.
Fall religion reading: Heavy-duty edition
Here’s your book list for autumn religion reading — full of engaging offerings that take on the most serious of questions.
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Mormon leader Robert D. Hales dies; served on top panel
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You have been warned, Pat Robertson!
The best response Richard Mouw ever heard to bad theology about why God causes horrible events such as the Las Vegas shooting came from a bus driver the RNS columnist met once in New Orleans.
The most famous word in motion picture history
What's the most famous one word quote in cinematic history? You guessed it.
Why Pope Francis is reviving a long tradition of local variations in Catholic services
A liturgy expert explains that until the 12th century local bishops made decisions on Catholic liturgical practices even though the Catholic Mass was celebrated in Latin until 1970. How did that change?
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