Stephen Hawking to be interred at Westminster Abbey

Former Mormon mission president accused of sexual assault
The Associated Press
Memphis megachurch pastor resigns following sexual abuse investigation
USA TDAY
Tennessee lawmakers pass bill requiring public schools to post ‘In God We Trust’ motto
The Tennessean *
Nonbelievers ask Kansas county to drop meeting prayers after ‘go to hell’ comment
The Wichita Eagle *
Kansas weighs protections for faith-based adoption agencies
The Associated Press
‘Fetal-heartbeat’ abortion bill hearing brings scores to Iowa Statehouse
The Des Moines Register
Conservative Utah lets women get birth control from pharmacy
The Associated Press
Would another brain death test harm Jahi McMath?
The Mercury News *
Tribal group says crosses vandalized at Arizona prayer site
The Associated Press
 

International Headlines

Archbishop of Canterbury ‘ashamed’ of Church of England over abuse
BBC News
Stephen Hawking to be interred at Westminster Abbey
The New York Times *
Gay hospital chaplain loses discrimination appeal against Church of England
The Guardian
The last male rhino of its kind dies. African religious leaders call it a spiritual loss
Religion News Service
European court upholds German move to take kids from sect
The Associated Press
Ontario Catholic school board faces backlash over controversial donation policy
The Globe and Mail *
Police investigating after man caught on video vandalizing Canadian synagogue
Toronto Star *
 

Analysis & Commentary

Raising my kids to be unapologetic American Muslims
The Atlantic
How the Islamic State got a foothold in Afghanistan
The Washington Post *
No, the pope did not persuade Stephen Hawking to believe in God on his deathbed
The Washington Post *
 

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