Daily Religion Headlines

U.S. Headlines

In first, California would require public universities to provide abortion pills The New York Times * Duke University’s student government rejects Young Life over LGBTQ policies Religion News Service Arizona Supreme Court to rule on discrimination case Monday Arizona Capitol Times * Congregations attempt to meet the religious needs of people with dementia The Washington Post * Missouri AG refers 12 ex-priests for prosecution of suspected sexual abuse NPR Jehovah’s Witnesses ask court to reverse $35M abuse verdict The Associated Press Diocesan home of former West Virginia Bishop Michael J. Bransfield sold for $1.2 million Wheeling News-Register * Judge orders release of far-right extremist in gun case The Associated Press 200 Liberty students attend protest after new Falwell revelations Religion News Service

International Headlines

Notre-Dame’s toxic fallout The New York Times * Pakistan arrests 3 over attack on temple, Hindu homes The Associated Press Rohingya still in Myanmar face ‘threat of genocide’: United Nations Reuters Israel’s Netanyahu sharpens focus on settlements, two days before ballot Reuters 86 tigers from notorious Thai temple died in government custody The New York Times * Germany’s Protestant Church to send rescue ship to Mediterranean Deutsche Welle Lifestyle website for Muslim teens is covertly funded by the U.K. Home Office The Guardian Toronto Raptors introduce branded hijabs The New York Times * Church of Scotland sues for share of $2.5 million Viking treasure trove unearthed on church land CNN

Analysis & Commentary

Last time a Jewish state annexed its neighbors, it disappeared for 2,000 years Foreign Policy * Bernie Sanders’s anti-Semitic surrogate National Review * A reproducible lifestyle and the de-emphasis of clergy can lead to movement Christianity Today * Burying the unborn: Baby burials show dignity of tiny lives National Catholic Register Why Sikhs wear a turban and what it means to practice the faith in the United States The Conversation

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