George H.W. Bush’s ‘quiet faith’ remembered

George H.W. Bush’s ‘quiet faith’ remembered at cathedral funeral
Religion News Service
All the presidents at the Bush funeral service together recited this core prayer. Except one
The Washington Post *
Trump praises death penalty for Chinese fentanyl ‘distributors and pushers’
CNN
Aid for immigrants on desert trek stirs religion-freedom fight
The Wall Street Journal *
Indiana’s religious left flexes its political muscle
NPR
ACLU of Nebraska argues death penalty case in Supreme Court
Lincoln Journal Star *
Some Republicans want to oust a Muslim doctor from his GOP leadership role — because he’s Muslim
The Washington Post *
Einstein’s ‘God letter’ fetches $2.9M at auction
The Associated Press
 

International Headlines

Irish parliament passes bill to legalize abortion
BBC News
Francis to become first pope to visit Arabian peninsula
Reuters
Philip Wilson, ex Australian archbishop, has conviction for covering up child sex abuse overturned
CNN
Despite Netanyahu’s pressure, EU doesn’t link anti-Semitism to anti-Zionism
Haaretz *
Egyptian court hands Muslim Brotherhood leaders life sentences: sources
Reuters
Rohingya: End of monsoon prompts fresh wave of boats fleeing Myanmar
The Guardian
‘We can’t go anywhere’: Myanmar closes Rohingya camps but ‘entrenches segregation’
Reuters
Philippines arrests U.S. priest accused of abusing altar boys
The Associated Press
 

Analysis & Commentary

Pushing back the darkness in Pittsburgh
The Atlantic
Trump wants it both ways on criminal justice reform and the death penalty
CNN
How the ‘Jewish American Princess’ became America’s most complex Jewish stereotype
Vox
‘7th Heaven’ duped me into believing in a Christian family fantasy
BuzzFeed
 

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