U.S. religious conservatives defend Trump

Prominent U.S. religious conservatives defend Trump after Charlottesville
Reuters
Some Liberty University grads are returning their diplomas to protest Trump
NPR
Megachurch pastor resigns from Trump’s evangelical council
The Washington Post *
Fear, resolve and more security at Charlottesville’s temple
The Associated Press
St. Junipero Serra statue vandalized in Mission Hills
Los Angeles Times *
Elisabeth Moss defends Scientology after fan compares church to Handmaid’s Tale’s Gilead
USA TODAY
Kansas trial to examine bias claim against Kobach’s office
The Associated Press
 

International Headlines

Barcelona attack suspects had ties to imam linked to ISIS
The New York Times *
In Barcelona, a heartening rejection of Islamophobia
The Washington Post *
Philippines drug campaign condemned by senior Catholics
BBC News
Pope: Rights of migrants trump national security concerns
The Associated Press
In Turkey, schools will stop teaching evolution this fall
NPR
Aryana Saeed, Afghan pop star, won’t let mullahs stop the show
The New York Times *
Pakistan holds state funeral for German nun who fought leprosy
Reuters
Pakistan Christian teen detained over ‘Quran burning’
Deutsche Welle
India upholds controversial marriage annulment amid ‘love jihad’ inquiry
The Guardian
 

Analysis & Commentary

What our faith tells us about healing America
CNN
What obligation do white Christian women have to speak out about politics?
The Atlantic
The Trump administration’s most prominent Jews disgrace themselves
The Washington Post *
How Christianity has dealt with nuclear weapons
The Economist *
An education in terror
BBC News
The role of solar eclipses in religion
NPR
 

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