Americans in ISIS: Some 300 tried to join

$300M health care system cost to protect religious rights
The Associated Press
Americans in ISIS: Some 300 tried to join, 12 have returned
NPR
‘I wasn’t hearing any call from God’: Michele Bachmann opts out of running for Al Franken’s Senate seat
The Washington Post *
‘Nick is the real deal’: The Christian faith of Super Bowl MVP quarterback Nick Foles
The Washington Post *
Breitbart deletes tweet suggesting Muslims will bring down the Super Bowl
Politico
On college campuses, some evangelicals find room to reflect
Religion News Service
 

International Headlines

Poland’s president says he will sign controversial Holocaust bill
CNN
Last surviving suspect in Paris attack stands trial in Brussels
he Washington Post *
Top German cardinal signals cautious support for blessing same-sex couples
Religion News Service
Chinese paper says diplomatic ties with Vatican inevitable
Reuters
Kurds protest in Rome as Turkey’s Erdogan meets pope
The Associated Press
After religious clash in India, rumors create a false ‘martyr’
The New York Times *
Delhi chief minister condemns murder of Hindu man
BBC News
Study finds lower ultra-Orthodox male employment in Israel
The Associated Press
Paraguay guerrilla group rebels free two Mennonite hostages
BBC News
Mercedes-Benz apologizes to Chinese for quoting Dalai Lama
Reuters
 

Analysis & Commentary

A European court vindicates a fashion designer whose images upset Catholics
The Economist *
Benedict in silence
First Things
Planned Parenthood had a turbulent decade. But that hasn’t changed Americans’ views of it
FiveThirtyEight
Meditation may not make your a better person after all
Pacific Standard
This 33-year-old Muslim doctor might just be the next governor of Michigan
The Week *
 

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