Pastor Eddie Long dies at 63

U.S. abortion rate falls to lowest level since Roe v. Wade
NPR
Did God choose Trump? What it means to believe in divine intervention
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Some upset over National Cathedral’s decision to participate in Trump’s inauguration
THE WASHINGTON POST*
O’Malley is named to Vatican office that reviews abuse cases
THE BOSTON GLOBE*
Controversial megachurch pastor Eddie Long dies at 63
CNN
Wife of Orlando nightclub shooter arrested and charged
THE WASHINGTON POST*
President Obama designates historic civil rights sites including black churches
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Muslim comics in mordant act of ‘resistance’
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
 

International Headlines

World leaders push Israel and Trump to forge a two-state deal
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
Egypt drops case against mob that attacked Christian woman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Turkey says it captures nightclub attacker who acted for Islamic State
REUTERS
Marriage equality bill contains discrimination law loophole, Australian state warns
THE GUARDIAN
Vatican rejects Knights of Malta attempt to discredit probe
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Zimbabwe pastor held over Robert Mugabe death prophecy
BBC NEWS
Keeping alive a haven for Yiddish culture in modern Romania
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
Rights groups concerned by disappearances of Myanmar pastors
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 

Analysis & Commentary

A president with a feel for the spiritual who was hated by the pious
THE ECONOMIST*
These pro-lifers are headed to the Women’s March on Washington
THE ATLANTIC
How Betsy DeVos used God and Amway to take over Michigan politics
POLITICO
Can evangelicals help Trump thaw relations with Russia?
THE ATLANTIC
Monks, mosquitoes and Richard Gere: What India’s biggest Buddhist gathering is really like
THE WASHINGTON POST*
 

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