A young monk finds her calling

Alleged leader of mosque bombing could be threatening figure
The Associated Press
Kids in tow, women mock Muslims inside Tempe mosque
The Arizona Republic *
‘Clock boy’ Ahmed Mohamed’s lawsuit against Irving ISD, city dismissed
The Dallas Morning News *
Key question in Pulse trial for Orlando gunman’s wife: How much did she know?
The New York Times *
Court blocks Ohio’s Down syndrome abortion ban
The Columbus Dispatch *
Tennessee child marriage ban brought back to life, advances in legislative committee
The Tennessean *
It’s time to toughen Missouri’s law on child marriages, witnesses tell state senators
The Kansas City Star *
 

International Headlines

‘I’m not afraid:’ What Stephen Hawking said about God, his atheism and his own death
The Washington Post *
Vatican doctors photo of Benedict’s praise for Francis
The Associated Press
Rwanda bans Kigali mosques from using loudspeakers
BBC News
Jagmeet Singh attended 2016 seminar with Sikh youth leader who advocated political violence
The Globe and Mail *
Sri Lanka lifts Facebook ban after anti-Muslim violence ends
The Associated Press
Top court starts hearings on India’s contentious Ayodhya dispute
Bloomberg
Father testifies in Australian court that cardinal abused son
The Associated Press
China tells Vatican it’s fighting illegal organ transplants
The Associated Press
Former archbishop of Canterbury: Church’s old views on gay clergy led to desire not to judge sexual activities
The Guardian
 

Analysis & Commentary

Rick Saccone’s accusation that the left hates God may be more alienating than winning
The Washington Post *
After alignment with Trump, some evangelicals are questioning movement’s leaders
NPR
A young monk finds her calling
The New York Times *
Understanding Canada’s Jews
The Economist *
I was raised an Orthodox Jew. Then someone from Reddit sent me Stephen Hawking’s book
The Washington Post *
Staging Muslims: Identity angst in American theater
NPR

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