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White House senior adviser Jared Kushner arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 24, 2017, to meet behind closed doors before the Senate Intelligence Committee on the investigation into possible collusion between Russian officials and the Trump campaign. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Need to know: Friday, January 5, 2018
Jared Kushner isn’t an ‘internet Unitarian,’ but he is ordained
The president’s son-in-law, an Orthodox Jew, also has a Universal Life Church certification to officiate at weddings.
Egyptian Parliament considers outlawing atheism
The new measure would criminalize the act of not believing in God — no insults or defamation of another faith required.
Why a Muslim comic book writer just introduced a yeshiva student and kosher food into the Marvel Universe
The award-winning author behind "Ms. Marvel" said she wanted Jewishness portrayed in a significant role.
College pastor suspended for officiating at gay wedding
North Park University, a Christian school in Chicago, suspended pastor Judy Peterson after the Evangelical Covenant Church temporarily took away her credentials for officiating a same-sex marriage.
Vienna ‘New Year’s Baby’ greeted first with hate, then hearts
Many of the comments that filled the social media pages of Austrian media outlets targeted the baby’s mother, a Muslim. (Subscription may be required.)
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