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Need to know: Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Trump decision on Jerusalem could have deep repercussions
Recognizing the holy city as the Israeli capital would be welcomed by Israel and popular with pro-Israel evangelical Christian voters. But it could also trigger violence in the region and infuriate key allies in the Arab world and in the West.
Christian bakers? Atheist bakers? Cake meets faith at the Supreme Court
Justice Anthony Kennedy appeared to be the up-for-grabs justice as the divided court heard a case about a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
God and guns: Texas pastors undergo security training a month after Sutherland Springs
The Rev. Jack Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church and a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, said God put the idea for the free seminar on his heart.
There’s a severed arm touring Canada and it’s metal as hell
The Catholic Church has the entire 500-year-old body of St. Francis Xavier preserved and has been cutting off parts to send to different places that need it.
Where Silicon Valley is going to get in touch with its soul
The Esalen Institute, a storied hippie hotel in Big Sur, Calif., has reopened with a mission to help technologists who discover that “inside they’re hurting.”
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Pope urges status quo, ‘wisdom and prudence’ for Jerusalem
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Francis said he was 'profoundly concerned' about recent developments concerning Jerusalem and declared the city a unique and sacred place for Christians, Jews and Muslims that has a 'special vocation for peace.'
Winter books: The ‘Me! Me! Memoir’ edition
(RNS) — Here are 10 memoirs that blend the spiritual or religious with politics, mental health, death and dying, marriage, motherhood, divorce, academia and founding a business.
Trump drastically cuts national monument sacred to Native Americans
“This is a sad day for indigenous people and for America,” said Navajo Nation Vice President Jonathan Nez.
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Don’t mess around with Jerusalem
(RNS) — Jerusalem is holy. That should be enough for us.
Giving tax reform a bad name
(RNS) — Once again, an opportunity for true tax reform has been missed. Rather than reform, Congress is moving the tax system in the wrong direction.
Roy Moore v. the Ninth Commandment
It's all about bearing false witness.
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