Can a robot join the faith?

Hate crimes up in 2016, FBI statistics show
NPR
Appeals court allows partial enforcement of Trump travel ban
The Associated Press
Senate Republicans repudiate Roy Moore’s candidacy and urge him to leave the race
The Washington Post *
Roy Moore allegations prompt reflections on fundamentalist culture in which some Christian men date teens
The Washington Post *
Hobby Lobby scion spent millions on biblical relics — then came a reckoning
The Wall Street Journal *
Attorneys defend Mississippi law on denying LGBT services
The Associated Press
U.S. fight against Islamist terror moves to airwaves
The Wall Street Journal *
Catawba church fire was set, officials rule. Some think the arsonist was confused
The Charlotte Observer *
Barbie’s first hijab: Meet the new Ibtihaj Muhammad doll
CNN
 

International Headlines

Secret Raqqa IS withdrawal deal revealed
BBC News
Turkish Cypriots split over Islam’s rise in northern Cyprus
The Associated Press
Rohingya abuses: Myanmar army report clears itself of blame
BBC News
UN chief raises alarm over Rohingya in speech before Suu Kyi
The Associated Press
Turkish marriage law a blow to women’s rights, say activists
The Guardian
Amnesty says China detains 30 relatives of exiled Uighur leader
Reuters
Pope’s Chile-Peru trip to include focus on indigenous people
The Associated Press
 

Analysis & Commentary

She led Trump to Christ: The rise of the televangelist who advises the White House
The Washington Post *
Rohingya of Myanmar learn that ‘never again’ doesn’t always apply
The New York Times *
Can a robot join the faith?
The New Yorker *
Why Alabamans are defending Roy Moore
Politico
Barbie gets a hijab
The New Yorker *
 

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