Sessions’ pastor addresses ‘firestorm’ over church charges against AG

Supreme Court upholds Trump travel ban
The Washington Post *
Supreme Court rules against California law targeting anti-abortion pregnancy centers
USA TODAY
Republican tax law hits churches
Politico
Southern Baptist head urges evangelicals to avoid political ideology amid crossroads
NPR
Sessions’ pastor addresses ‘firestorm’ over church charges against AG
CNN
Presbyterians demur on divestment from fossil fuels
Religion News Service
Walgreens pharmacist refuses to provide drug for Arizona woman with unviable pregnancy
NPR
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir gets a gay conductor — on one night
The Salt Lake Tribune *
 

International Headlines

Indonesian election season is a gauge of rise of political Islam
Reuters
Duterte seeks church outreach after outraging Filipino Catholics with ‘stupid’ God comments
CNN
France’s Macron and Pope Francis hold unusually long meeting
Reuters
Myanmar dismisses Rohingya-crisis general amid EU sanctions
The Wall Street Journal *
Study: East African converts to Islam are recruitment targets by extremist groups
Religion News Service
Dutch parliament approves limited ban on burqa, niqab
The Associated Press
Six people with albinism will stand for election to fight stigma in Malawi
The Guardian
Britain’s Prince William, in Jerusalem, honors Holocaust victims, meets Netanyahu
Reuters
 

Analysis & Commentary

Former members say Calvary Temple in Virginia pressures people to banish loved ones. What happens to those who leave?
The Washington Post *
Three years ago the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage. What that means for churches remains murky
The Washington Post *
For those who fight sex-trafficking, dark rituals compound the problem
The Economist *
Trump-allied pastor tells worshippers ‘America is a Christian nation’
Vox
 

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