Child marriage and religion in the United States

The prayer circle: Texans rebuild after Harvey as a practice of faith
The New York Times *
Coastal Vietnamese community leans on faith, and each other, to rebuild after Harvey
NPR
Apocalyptic thoughts amid nature’s chaos? You could be forgiven
The New York Times *
Cincinnati church considers removing Confederate memorials
The Associated Press
Trump pastor Paula White: The president ‘100 percent is a Christian … a person of repentance’
The Washington Post *
Where Trump’s hands-off approach to governing does not apply
The New York Times *
 

International Headlines

Bangladesh offers land to shelter Rohingya fleeing Myanmar
The Associated Press
Australia gay marriage rally draws record crowd ahead of postal vote
Reuters
The pastor’s daughter: How a striking family history shaped Germany’s powerful chancellor
The Washington Post *
Afghan anger simmers over U.S. leaflets seen as insulting Islam
The New York Times *
India raises ‘offensive’ lamb advert with Australia
BBC News
Shattered by war, Sunni Arabs despair over future in Iraq
The Associated Press
Pope Francis shifts power from Rome with ‘hugely important’ liturgical reform
The New York Times *
‘Anti-Semitic’ gang robbed Paris Jewish family
BBC News
Eat, pray, live: The Lagos megachurches building their very own cities
The Guardian
Roma seek luck and love at Catholic shrine in Hungary
Reuters
 

Analysis & Commentary

As storms rage and waters rise, religions speak with many voices
The Economist *
Earth’s revenge and demons in the wind: The most baffling theories about Hurricane Irma
The Washington Post *
Democratic senators test Amy Barrett on Catholic beliefs
The Atlantic
The disestablishment of the Church of England is now necessary and inevitable
The Guardian
Child marriage and religion in the United States
Teen Vogue
The pope’s shrink and Catholicism’s uneasy relationship with Freud
The New Yorker *

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