A plan by the Indian army to purchase 12,730 ballistic helmets designed specially for Sikhs has drawn criticism from the topmost religious leaders in Sikhism, sparking the latest debate for a community that has long tried to navigate the dueling mandates of its religion and secular authorities. (Shih & Gupta, The Washington Post)
Read MoreThe lawsuit argues that Missouri’s so-called trigger ban and other laws restricting legal abortion access violate residents’ religious freedom. It names the state, Gov. Mike Parson and Attorney General Andrew Bailey as defendants. (Fentem, St. Louis Public Radio)
Read MoreIf these leaders break with Mr. Trump — and if evangelical voters follow, which is by no means a certainty — the result will be a tectonic shift in Republican politics. (Haberman & Bender, The New York Times)
Read MoreOfficially, Friday’s march seeks to formalize this new phase, changing the route to pass the U.S. Capitol on the way to its longtime destination, the Supreme Court. The change, the march website says, reflects “that many national legislative battles loom” and “our need to maintain a presence in Washington.” The organization has created five state-level marches, and by 2030 aims to have one in every state. (Boorstein & McDaniel, The Washington Post)
Read MoreLaur Flom spends hundreds of hours ripping off the covers of Harry Potter books, tearing out their title pages and rebuilding them with self-designed covers that don’t mention who wrote them. All so that she will not be named. (Edwards, The Washington Post)
Read MoreWe asked experts in global health and development to identify and explain likely buzzwords for this year. Here's a list of nine terms — a mix of the new, the familiar and the forgotten, propelled into prominence by major events. (Connelly, NPR)
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