Commuting to Nairobi, the train becomes a church

Travel ban lawsuits filed by legal center, Muslim advocates
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
After the massacre, a Las Vegas church seizes the chance to serve
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Gay marriage advocates want Mississippi law struck down
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Top Democrat jokes that Republican tax-reform plan is ‘anti-Mormon’
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Muslim professor in Orlando sues University of Central Florida
ORLANDO SENTINEL*
Ministry drops bias claims against charity-tracking website
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fired by ESPN for a racist headline, he’s finding his second chance as a Catholic priest
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Mormon records helped uncover family histories for Bernie Sanders and Larry David
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
 

International Headlines

Church offers to protect police who testify on Philippines’ drug war
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
Under siege in their villages, Rohingya still in Burma say they’re trapped
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Trial starts diving into France’s homegrown jihadi violence
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Five-year-old girl ‘misses’ Muslim fosterers, court hears
BBC NEWS
Catholic Church to make record divestment from fossil fuels
THE GUARDIAN
Vatican No. 2 opens online abuse seminar amid porn scandal
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Commuting to Nairobi, the train becomes a church
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Hindu festival chokes Indian waterways with flowers and idol debris
THE GUARDIAN
 

Analysis & Commentary

Horror in Las Vegas polarizes the world of religion
THE ECONOMIST*
‘Lone wolf’: Our stunning double standard when it comes to race and religion
THE WASHINGTON POST*
There’s been a huge rise in Muslim student leaders and here’s why
BUZZFEED
Why Pope Francis is reviving a long tradition of local variations in Catholic services
THE CONVERSATION
 

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