Zoroastrianism rises in North America

Five years after same-sex marriage ruling, Jim Obergefell's fight continues
The Cincinnati Enquirer *

‘No final victory’: Five years after same-sex marriage ruling, advocates focus on trans rights, housing discrimination
USA Today

U.S. Catholic bishops: Clergy sex abuse claims tripled in 2019
The Associated Press

Now fenced in, church across from White House is at the center of a new controversy
The Washington Post *

Evangelical Liberty U rattled by its own racial reckoning
The Associated Press

‘Your fight is my fight’: Latino clergy and faith leaders rally behind Black Lives Matter
Religion News Service

Muslim man terminated after asking for prayer breaks, complaint says
The Indianpolis Star *

Michael Drosnin, who found clues in the Bible, is dead at 74
The New York Times *

 

International Headlines

Arab League: Israeli annexation could ignite a religious war
The Associated Press

Trump faces critical decision on Israel’s bid for annexation
The Associated Press

Turkey’s Erdogan presses to convert Hagia Sophia back into a mosque
The Wall Street Journal *

Pakistani prime minister criticized after calling Osama Bin Laden a ‘martyr’
BBC News

‘There hasn’t been rehabilitation’: Afghanistan struggles with fate of ‘Daesh wives’
The Guardian

Church of England needs to review statues over slavery, archbishop says
Reuters

Pope moves against Polish bishop accused of hiding predators
The Associated Press

Archbishop warns Catholic Church in Colombia will be bankrupt by August
Crux

 

Analysis & Commentary

What the world loses, as the Hajj takes a pandemic pause
The Globe and Mail *

Zoroastrianism rises in North America
The Wall Street Journal *

A trans Christian minister came out in a sermon. Now, she’s bracing for what comes next
Vox

‘Martyr bin Laden’ and Khan’s ‘slip of the tongue’
Deutsche Welle

 

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