The Slingshot: ‘Bama votes; Prince Charles’ church; Hanukkah questions

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Church volunteer Lisa Whitman helps Jackie Presley shop in Birmingham’s Piggly Wiggly grocery chain. RNS photo by Yonat Shimron


Need to know: Tuesday, December 12, 2017

On election day, an Alabama church stands apart

While Roy Moore’s brand of Christianity does not ordain women or allow LBGT people to serve in leadership positions, this Baptist church celebrates its female pastor and gay congregants.

Kayla Moore: ‘One of our attorneys is a Jew’

Roy Moore's wife, Kayla, argued that her husband is no bigot at a Monday night (Dec. 11) campaign rally.

Influential Southern Baptist layman Paul Pressler subject of sex abuse suit

A lawyer representing parties in the case called it “an attempt to extort money from the Pressler family” and others.

The identity crisis of Hanukkah

“A 'good Jew' is no longer one who fights Hellenism but one who maintains a Jewish core within the multiple facets of his or her life,” writes Donniel Hartman.

Prince Charles accession ‘could trigger debate on disestablishment’

A new report from the National Secular Society says Charles’s coronation is likely to bring up pressing questions about the institutional links between church, monarchy and parliament.

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