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Billy Graham, in silhouette, during the opening ceremony to the Alabama Crusade at Birmingham’s Legion Field in 1972. RNS file photo
Need to know: Friday, March 2, 2018
Billy Graham to be laid to rest after ‘last crusade’
In keeping with Billy Graham’s pioneering use of new
media, his funeral will be streamed live today on the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association website.
Billy Graham helped give white evangelicals a pass on civil rights — scholars
While he is remembered for speaking out against racism and segregation during later revivals, some scholars argue Graham gave white evangelicals a safe alternative to civil rights engagement.
Black churches host screenings of ‘Black Panther’
Across the country, congregants have bought out theaters
for screenings and dressed in their favorite African attire to see a superhero who looks like them.
#MosqueMeToo gives Muslim women a voice about sexual misconduct at Mecca
Sexual assault against women pilgrims during hajj is not a new phenomenon, but many women are worried that speaking out will reflect badly on their faith.
Who is the real hero of Purim? In the #MeToo era, we should reconsider the Bible’s female icons
Readers must make the conscious choice to see both Esther and Vashti as heroes of the Purim story, not foils, writes Ruth Balinsky Friedman, spiritual leader at Ohev Sholom synagogue in the nation’s capital. (Subscription may be required.)
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Vatican magazine denounces nuns’ servitude
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Mennonite investigator who won’t testify goes back to jail
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The irony of Trump’s Graham tribute
(RNS) — It goes back to Graham's treatment of the Rev. Norman Vincent Peale — one of the president's heroes.
Billy Graham was ‘the last nonpartisan evangelical’?
(RNS) — 'Most evangelical energies, hours, dollars and prayers do not go toward politics of any stripe, but toward churches, missions, schools and charities, both here and abroad,' writes John G. Stackhouse Jr.
For Baha’is, Yemen man’s death sentence is grimly familiar
(RNS) — While this new wave of persecution against the Baha’is may seem arbitrary, it strongly echoes the state-sponsored program of persecution against the Baha’is in Iran.
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