In search of sanctuary

U.S. Headlines

United Methodist conference seen as confusing even to God
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
UMC withdraws from interfaith pro-abortion rights group
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Police in Las Vegas forge close ties to the city’s Muslim community
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Audit of U.S. Catholic Church shows sharp spike in sex abuse reports
REUTERS
Chirlaine McCray enlists New York clergy in mental health outreach
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
President Obama just acknowledged this Buddhist holiday for the first time
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Utah lawmaker wants opt-in requirement for porn
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Did Orthodox Union water down kosher standards to keep Manischewitz happy?
THE FORWARD
 

International Headlines

Afghan Taliban meet on succession as Obama confirms leader’s death
REUTERS
Philippine president-elect blasts Catholic Church, bishops
TH ASSOCIATED PRESS
African Methodists worry about the church that brought them Christianity
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Decapitated churches in China’s Christian heartland
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
Pope embraces Al-Azhar imam in sign of renewed relations
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Islamic State’s lasting grip is a new hurdle for Europe, U.S.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Church of Scotland votes to allow gay clergy marriages
BBC NEWS
German nationalist party takes aim at Islam
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 

Analysis & Commentary

In search of sanctuary
THE BOSTON GLOBE*
How Kosovo was turned into fertile ground for ISIS
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
Why Islamists are sex obsessed
THE DAILY BEAST
Pope Francis has a chance to spend political capital with Islam
CRUX
Israel’s army goes to war with its politicians
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
 

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