Would Jesus be a gentrifier?

Revised executive order bans travelers from six Muslim-majority countries from getting new visas
The Washington Post *
Muslims in Congress, Democrats blast new Trump travel ban: ‘Muslim Ban 2.0’
CN
Lawmakers push for more ‘religious liberties’ in Florida public schools
The Miami Herald *
Supreme Court sends Virginia transgender case back to lower court
The Washington Post *
Trump tells Planned Parenthood its funding can stay if abortion goes
The New York Times *
Senators decry ‘accelerating’ anti-Semitic threats in bipartisan plea
Politico
Feds, Altoona-Johnstown diocese reach agreement on sex abuse policy
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Scientology plans control of downtown Clearwater for retail makeover
Tampa Bay Times *
After spying on Muslims, New York police agree to greater oversight
The New York Times *
Bayonne Zoning Board votes down Muslim community center
The Jersey Journal
 

International Headlines

Iraq, excluded from travel ban, praises new White House executive order
The Washington Post *
Philippines edges closer to death penalty return for serious drug offences
Reuters
China not amused by Dalai Lama’s spot on John Oliver’s show
The Associated Press
Ahead of pivotal European elections, rightist websites grow in influence
The Washington Post *
Would Jesus be a gentrifier? How Christianity is embracing urban renewal
The Guardian
New planets raise old questions
Religion News Service
 

Analysis & Commentary

The Trump administration may have doomed Gavin Grimm’s case
The Atlantic
Christian bakers, gay weddings and a question for the Supreme Court
The New Yorker *
Amid Islamophobia and travel bans, one mosque offers a lesson in caring
The Washington Post *
Where do ISIS fighters go when the caliphate falls?
The Atlantic
 

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