[slingshot_ad name=”Slingshot Banner Ad”]
Museum of the Bible entrance in Washington, D.C., on November 1, 2017. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
Need to know: Monday, November 20, 2017
Dedicated to God, Museum of the Bible opens with prayer and fanfare
And museum co-founder Steve Green breathes a sigh of relief.
Almost four decades after Jonestown, an author looks back to look forward
It’s nearly 40 years since the November day in 1978 when the Rev. Jim Jones led more than 900 people to their deaths — some by suicide, some by murder. Jeff Guinn, author of “The Road to Jonestown,” connects the dots.
The absurd arguments we make to defend Roy Moore and Al Franken are getting dangerous
No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, “it is an apocalyptic moment in American life,” writes Russell Moore of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. (Subscription may be required.)
The tribe forced to pick a new religion
As the palm oil industry grows, some Orang Rimba have had to abandon their nomadic forest lifestyle in Indonesia.
God is in the salad dressing
This Thanksgiving, author Boris Fishman offers a secular prayer for finding fellowship across divided kitchens. (Subscription may be required.)
[slingshot_ad name=”Slingshot Middle Cube Ad”]
Latest news from RNS
‘Faithful’ Detroit priest beatified by Catholic Church
DETROIT (AP) — More than 60,000 people attended a Mass in Detroit where Father Solanus, as he was known, has an extraordinary following, decades after his death in 1957.
Pope devotes Mass to poor, calls indifference a ‘great sin’
VATICAN CITY (AP) — After Mass, the pope lunched with some 1,500 poor people from Italy, Poland, France and elsewhere as the Catholic Church marked its first World Day of the Poor, an event created by Francis to draw attention to those living on the margins of society.
Despite law, State Department misses deadline to name religious freedom violators
(RNS) 'Failing to designate CPCs tells the violators of religious freedom around the world that the United States is looking away,' U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Chairman Daniel Mark said.
More views from RNS
GOP ‘war’ on Johnson Amendment turns serious
It's not just about endorsing a candidate from the pulpit.
Feeling guilty about drinking? Well, ask the saints
(The Conversation) Alcohol abuse is no laughing matter, but is it sinful to drink and make merry, moderately and responsibly, during a holy season or at any other time?
Greggs’ portrayal of Jesus as a sausage roll echoes the Gospel of John, says biblical studies expert
(The Conversation) — Not unlike the current furor over Jesus the Sausage Roll, the Gospel of John depicts uproar and offense at Jesus being compared to food.
[slingshot_ad name=”Slingshot Bottom Cube Ad”]
