A state board on Tuesday denied the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City’s application to open what would be the first publicly funded religious charter school in the United States, in a move that delays — for now — a probable legal reckoning over long-held constitutional principles on the separation of church and state. (Ables, The Washington Post)
Read MoreArchaeologists have examined skeletal remains, buried in hexagonal coffins, in three graves on the site on Nassau Street in Colonial Williamsburg. The wood was gone but the nails remained. (Ruane, The Washington Post)
Read MoreFor an hour and a half, they discussed and argued about the promise of aging, the perils of ageism and their views on the direction of the country today (and whether it should be led by a man in his 80s or late 70s). (The New York Times)
Read MoreThe footage from an event at the Dalai Lama’s temple in northern India shows him inviting the boy up to the stage and asking for a kiss on the cheek. “Then, I think right here also,” the spiritual leader adds, touching his lip. He grasps the child’s chin and pulls him close to kiss him on the lips as adults chuckle. (Iati, The Washington Post)
Read MoreAlmost 60 percent of Americans were cremated in 2022, and the number is continuing to rise. But outside of religious rituals, figuring out what you can and can’t do with ashes can be difficult. (Reilly, The Washington Post)
Read MoreFederal judges in two states issued contradictory decisions Friday evening that could drastically impact access to a drug used in nearly all medication abortions in the U.S. (McCammon, NPR)
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