Israeli museum to drop ‘McJesus’ sculpture after protests

The abortion issue is more polarized than ever, leading some to view March for Life as a Republican rally
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Will Jewish women attend the Women’s March amid allegations of anti-Semitism?
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U.S. evangelicals push back against Trump’s Syria pullout plan
NPR
Pence declares ‘ISIS is defeated’ hours after attack kills Americans in Syria
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Authorities: Man attacks Sikh at Oregon store
The Associated Press
New York to become 15th state to ban ‘gay conversion therapy’
NBC News
Court rules against Pfizer in religious discrimination suit
The Associated Press
Parents sue district after boys were told not to pass out religious fliers at school
Los Angeles Times *
New York confronts its worst measles outbreak in decades
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International Headlines

Israeli museum to drop ‘McJesus’ sculpture after protests
Reuters
Ukraine OKs property law that could affect 12,000 churches
The Associated Press
Vietnam demolitions pit Catholic Church against authorities
Reuters
Kenya attack: Nine arrests over bloody hotel siege
BBC News
Thousands flee northeast Nigeria after devastating Boko Haram attack
The Guardian
Militants kidnap Christian man in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
The Associated Press
Mysterious naked holy men a huge draw at India’s Kumbh Mela
Reuters
 

Analysis & Commentary

This will be a weird year for the March for Life
Slate
It’s not just ISIS. Many terrorist groups have been declared dead — only to rise again
The Washington Post *
Al-Shabaab’s Kenya attack proves the terrorist group is still deadly
Vox
Trump’s refernce to Wounded Knee evokes the dark history of suppression of indigenous religions
The Conversation
 

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