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Detail from Meg Hitchcock’s “Throne: The Book of Revelation.” 2012. Permission by Meg Hitchcock
Need to know: Friday, November 17, 2017
DHS official resigns after comments linking blacks to ‘laziness’ and ‘promiscuity’ came to light
The Rev. Jamie Johnson was appointed the head of the DHS’s Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships in April.
A Catholic priest is mediating Mugabe’s departure
The Rev. Fidelis Mukonori, Robert Mugabe’s longtime spiritual adviser,
began to mediate between the authoritarian leader and the military shortly after the country’s generals put Mugabe under house arrest.
Two hurt in accidental shooting at East Tenn. church during discussion on church shootings
A man accidentally shot himself and his wife at a church on Thursday while he was showing off his gun during a discussion on recent church shootings.
Rick Jacobs and Reform rabbis beaten for praying at Western Wall
The president of the Union for Reform Judaism was roughed up by security guards during a special prayer service in honor of four new rabbis scheduled to be ordained.
Religious ‘nones’ are gaining ground in America, and they’re worried about the economy, says new study
The unaffiliated “nones” are the largest single religious group in America, edging out Protestants and Catholics, says a new study released today.
Far from the Museum of the Bible, these artists use the Good Book as their medium
By downplaying the content of books — what they say — and emphasizing their form — their physical dimensions — these artists have found a medium that can be played with, sculpted, cut into pieces.
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