Why religion is not going away

Supreme Court agrees with Trump administration, says some refugees can be barred for now
The Washington Post *
Congress passes measure challenging Trump to denounce hate groups
The New York Times *
Mormon church, Utah senators lend their support to bakers refusing to make cake for gay weddings
The Salt Lake Tribune
Cupich bans guns in all Chicago Archdiocese parishes and schools
Chicago Tribune *
Black Christians with white pastors seek a reckoning on race
WNYC News
Junipero Serra statue beheaded, splashed with red paint in Central California
SFGATE
Archdiocese of Santa Fe releases names of accused priests
The Associated Press
Edith Windsor, whose same-sex marriage fight led to landmark ruling, dies at 88
The New York Times *
 

International Headlines

Israel’s military exemption for Ultra-Orthodox is ruled unconstitutional
The New York Times *
Israeli legislator quits in dispute over nephew’s gay wedding
Reuters
Tunisian women’s rights plan rattles Muslim traditionalists
The Associated Press
‘Neo-Protestant’ challenge seen in France’s political upheaval
Religion News Service
Hostile same-sex marriage vote spurs Australia to amend anti-hate law
Reuters
Assisted dying laws to be debated in two Australian states
The Guardian
German right-wing party on course to enter parliament
The Associated Press
A long-tolerant spa town feels the chill of Slovak populism
The New York Times *
 

Analysis & Commentary

Why religion is not going away and science will not destroy it
Aeon
The Dalai Lama’s planet
The Economist *
Harvey, Irma, Jose … and Noah
The New York Times *
The private faith of Hillary Clinton
The New Yorker *
 

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