What science says about ‘thoughts and prayers’

Trump religious freedom nominee defends move to void gay worker protections
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
New delay in Mississippi law on objection to gay marriage
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Why do bad things happen to good people? Clergy tackle big questions after Las Vegas shooting
THE TENNESSEAN*
North Carolina imam urges Congress to ‘celebrate’ difference
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Anti-abortion Rep. Tim Murphy won’t seek re-election after report on abortion request
NPR
Michigan mom jailed for refusing to vaccinate her 9-year-old son
DETROIT FREE PRESS*
Judge tosses satanist’s lawsuit disputing ‘In God We Trust’
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 

International Headlines

Bangladesh carving out forest land to shelter desperate Rohingya
REUTERS
Rohingya refugees pour into Bangladesh, and many question a militant group’s actions
NPR
Canada forgets to mention Jewish people at Holocaust memorial
BBC NEWS
Is India neglecting the Taj Mahal because it was built by Muslims?
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Leaders of Iraq, France meet on fight against Islamic State
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Terminally ill UK man loses high court fight to end his life
THE GUARDIAN
In Indonesia, a mosque and a church foster friendship amid religious tensions
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
Dozens pray at Hindu temple on slopes of Bali volcano
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
‘Tinder for polygamists’: Indonesian firm angers with app for multiple marriages
THE GUARDIAN
 

Analysis & Commentary

What science says about ‘thoughts and prayers’
THE ATLANTIC
In Europe, history – and the populist politics over Muslim women’s dress – repeats itself
PACIFIC STANDARD
India in the American imagination: An interview with Michael J. Altman
RELIGION & POLITICS
The Philippines is destroying the city of Marawi to save it from ISIS
THE DAILY BEAST
Guam’s day of reckoning after decades of sex abuse
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
 

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