End ‘constant focus on bad news’

Trump expected to order temporary ban on refugees
Reuters
Native Americans condemn Trump’s executive action on pipeline
Religion News Service
Hundreds of students, alumni from DeVos’s Christian college oppose her selection as education secretary
The Washington Post *
March for Life: Hope for abortion policy change energizes Michiganders
Detroit Free Press *
Islamic Center of Davis vandalized; incident probed as hate crime
San Francisco Chronicle
Sentencing delayed for man convicted of Texas attack plot
The Associated Press
N.J. zoning board again postpones vote on proposed mosque
NJ.com
 

International Headlines

Pakistan’s blasphemy law exalts killer, threatens bloggers
The Associated Press
Pope Francis calls on media to end ‘constant focus on bad news’
Religion News Service
Pope takes over Knights of Malta after condom dispute
The Associated Press
China to crack down further on ‘cult’ activities
Reutes
Egypt’s el-Sissi says he is alarmed by high divorce rates
The Associated Press
Grand Mosque of Paris pulls out of France-sponsored Muslim foundation
Religion News Service
Right to refuse gay weddings protects against other discrimination, Australia inquiry told
The Guardian
Portugal offer to take Iraqi refugees rebuffed as favoritism
The Associated Press
Real Madrid logo won’t feature Christian cross in Middle East clothing deal
Reuters
 

Analysis & Commentary

Donald Trump’s immigration policies could threaten religious liberty
Time
Aziz Ansari has a funny suggestion to end Islamophobia. Here’s why it’s important
The Washington Post *
Reports of the death of religious art have been greatly exaggerated
Los Angeles Review of Books
A Buddhist tradition to save animals has taken an ugly turn
National Geographic
 

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