Episcopal diocese’s same-sex marriage ban

Donald Trump’s inaugural speech may be his most religious yet
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At the women’s march, the religious left resists Trump
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Trump crowd size estimate may involve ‘The Power of Positive Thinking’
NPR
‘Grant to Donald John Trump … Thy grace and favor’: What happened at the National Prayer Service
The Washington Post *
Off the Mall, churches strategize, serve on Inauguration Day
Religion News Service
When horse diapers and freedom of religion collide
The Wall Street Journal *
Texas court hearing case to limit gay marriage legalization
The Associated Press
Task force to study Episcopal diocese’s same-sex marriage ban
The Tennessean *
Mother sues to stop Bible classes in West Virginia schools
The Associated Press
How did a Sundance filmmaker shoot a scripted movie in the insulated world of New York’s Hasidim?
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International Headlines

Trump presidency is already altering Israeli-Palestinian politics
The New York Times *
Pope Francis says ‘wait and see’ on Trump
Reuters
To secular Bangladeshis, textbook changes are a harbinger
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Queen’s chaplain resigns over cathedral Quran reading row saying he has a ‘duty’ to defend Christianity
The Telegraph
Syrian refugee family to be given home inside London synagogue
The Guardian
How Islam took root in one of South America’s most violent cities
The Guardian
 

Analysis & Commentary

Imam delivers message to Trump at inaugural service
CNN
Read the sermon Donald Trump heard before becoming president
Time
Reid: No group is harder on me than fellow Mormons
The Salt Lake Tribune
The policemen who dressed as women to hide from Islamic State
BBC News
Why the celibate priesthood is in crisis
The Economist *
 

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