Marie Claire
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Deborah Harris was just getting her life back on track when horror struck for a second time in one year.
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View as a gridThey Loved the Church. They Loved Each Other More.
Esquire
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For two Mormon men in love in southern Utah, the Church of Latter-day Saints' anti-LGBT policy was devastating enough. When Church elders doubled down, they did, too.
The Link Between Natural Disasters and Domestic Abuse
The Atlantic
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“There are women who have successfully been hiding from an abuser who are now in a very exposed situation,” says Beth Meeks, “The woman’s family and friends are probably telling her, ‘You should just go back to your husband, at least his house is dry.’”
The Man Trying to Make New Orleans More Like Amsterdam
The Atlantic
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Meet David Waggonner: the urban and environmental architect who wants New Orleans to come to terms with the fact it is a delta city.
Inside The Lives Of Syria's Disappeared Citizens
Vocativ
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Syrian dentist Rania al-Abbasi, 45, and her six children were taken from their home in a Damascus suburb by government agents on March 11, 2013. The family has not been heard from since, making her just one of the over 65,000 Syrian disappearances that have taken place since 2011.
Telling Crimea's Story Through Children's Books
NPR
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Lily Hyde's stories blending Eastern European history, myth and geopolitics are grabbing the attention of readers, reporters and activists alike.
Rabbi Debra Kolodny Gets LGBT Clergy Involved With Black Lives Matter
Tablet Magazine
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As Nehirim, a national organization for LGBT Jews, prepares to close its doors at the end of the year, its executive director, Rabbi Debra Kolodny, is turning her focus toward getting queer clergy involved in broader social justice issues.
The Absence-and Presence-of Police at Alton Sterling's Vigil
Esquire
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Flowers, both freshly picked and plastic, are placed on the makeshift memorial set up to honor Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man who was shot and killed here on Tuesday night by two white police officers. Triple S owner Abdullah Muflahi was a few feet away from Sterling when police pinned him down and shot him six times. "It's going to haunt me for the rest of my life, seeing my friend get shot," Muflahi says.
Conservative feminists find their voice
USA Today
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With single women a key demographic target, conservatives are making a major push to counter the idea that they are anti-woman.
Australia's Muslim Power Couple
OZY
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This young duo is building bridges between Islam and mainstream Australian society, all while staying blissfully married, raising two children and pursuing Ph.D.s.
The Secret Players In The Russia-Ukraine Game
NPR
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Is the Chechen military fighting for Russia in Ukraine? If so, these covert operations could have significant and dangerous consequences.
Hebrew Roots rising: Not quite Christians, not quite Jews
USA Today
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Followers of Jesus who keep kosher, celebrate Passover and observe the Torah? It’s a global phenomenon.
Days After 'Trainwreck' Tragedy, A Pro-Gun Town Grieves
The Hollywood Reporter
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Two-and-a-half miles away from the Grand Theatre where John Russell Houser shot 11 people, killing two women and then himself, lies a gun and wilderness supply store called Lafayette Shooters.
Twice rejected, Mormon family faces painful decision about resignation
RNS
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Paul Sautter-Walker knows what it's like to turn away from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has walked that path before. Two decades ago he left because he felt the church rejected him when he came out as gay. Now, at 37, with a husband and four children, he wonders if his return to the church of his youth was ill-fated to begin with.
A Pixie-Dust-Covered Governor
OZY
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Could the secret to our country's partisan political gridlock be solved by a bartender's logic? Maybe.
Catholicism, Women & the Winds of Change
ozy.com
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There is no denying that the humble Pope Francis has changed some people's opinions of the Catholic Church for the better, but for many in the Western world, there's still the question of female equality in the Vatican.
Conservative Christians Find Hope in Evan McMullin
Religion News Service
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While Evan McMullin is critical of Clinton’s policies, he is downright repulsed by Trump. “He has said and done some vile things,” said McMullin, citing Trump’s treatment of women, minorities and people with disabilities. “We absolutely must reject him. This man is a threat to our democracy.”