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White House senior adviser Jared Kushner speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Monday, July 24, 2017, after meeting on Capitol Hill behind closed doors with the Senate Intelligence Committee on the investigation into possible collusion between Russian officials and the Trump campaign. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Need to know: Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Evangelical leaders rally around Kushner amid Russia probe
The coordinated statements are the work of Johnnie Moore, the evangelical activist who tweeted the recent photo of leaders surrounding President Trump in prayer.
Israel agrees to remove metal detectors at entrances to Aqsa mosque compound
After almost a week of violence at a site sacred to both Jews and Muslims, Israel relents. (Subscription may be required.)
The ’Splainer: Why is Jerusalem’s Temple Mount so disputed?
Sacred to Jews and Muslims and a holy site for Christians, the Temple Mount is often a launching pad for deadly attacks and counterattacks.
Callista Gingrich may have a built-in advantage to her new role as Vatican ambassador
Gingrich, whose husband is a major Trump ally, has the major bonus of being able to pick up the phone and relay messages directly to the president.
The meaning of India’s ‘beef lynchings’
Under the anti-Muslim leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, mob violence sparked by accusations that the victims slaughtered cows or ate beef haunts India.
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Pope prays for ill baby Charlie Gard and parents
LONDON (AP) — The Vatican also said in a statement Monday evening that Francis 'feels especially close to them at this time of immense suffering.'
Charlie Gard’s parents end legal fight to take him to US for treatment
LONDON (USA Today) — A lawyer representing Chris Gard, 32, and Connie Yates, 31, told Britain's High Court that 'time had run out' and that the 11-month-old's parents had made the decision after the American doctor who offered to treat the baby told them it was too late and wouldn't work.
Houses of worship do some soul-searching as their neighborhoods change
Buildings that once held worship services have been repurposed or bulldozed and redeveloped into bars, restaurants and other secular spaces.
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When we agree on principles but still disagree
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When Tracy McKay was a single mom living in poverty, the Mormon community carried her through.
Beware of criminalizing physicians and parents for their religious traditions
CHICAGO/ANN ARBOR, Mich (RNS) — We agree that FGM should disappear immediately. We only ask that all sides of this complex and difficult issue be heard.
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