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Need to know: Thursday, June 16, 2016
Neither coronation nor inquisition expected when Trump meets evangelicals
About 500 conservative Christians, mostly evangelicals, have been invited to attend "a conversation" with Donald Trump and Ben Carson.
White evangelicals are backing Trump, new poll shows
But their support for Trump is nearly 20 points lower than it was for previous GOP nominees.
Southern Baptist leader defends religious liberty for Muslims
An Arkansas pastor moved to boot SBC leaders who supported the right of Muslims to build mosques. He lost. Big.
Confederate flag resolution a historic opportunity to correct the past
A former SBC president called the vote a "historic opportunity to show we have repented of these ungodly attitudes."
Pan-Orthodox Council turns into cliffhanger over boycott threats
The Russian Orthodox Church cast a pall over the June 20-26 meeting on Crete by calling for the session to be postponed.
Obama meets Dalai Lama despite Chinese objections
The president and the Tibetan Buddhist leader talked about the shooting attack in Orlando and climate change.
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Southern Baptists: ‘Discontinue the display of the Confederate battle flag’
Born in 1845 in a split over its support for slavery, the SBC calls on Christians to quit using the Confederate flag.
Tiny Kosovo offers a model for Muslim-Jewish friendship
PRISTINA, Kosovo (RNS) Why would 10 young Jewish leaders from New York travel to Kosovo to reframe how they think about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Last Catholic priest to survive Dachau camp dies
(RNS) The priest was one of around 2,800 clergy interned during World War II at Dachau.
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Clinton ties Trump in GOP stronghold of Utah (!)
I still doubt that Utah will go for Hillary Clinton in the general election. But the fact that it’s even on the table as a point of discussion is a remarkable first in this election of remarkable firsts.
Invasion of the Muslim body snatchers?
Some people just love to be afraid and to hate. Get a life, already.
When forbidden sexuality meets unchanging religious tradition
(RNS) I want you. God says I can't want you. So I must kill you. Was this what happened in Orlando?
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