Over six weeks, more than 400 million people visited the Indian city of Prayagraj to bathe at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers, which Hindus consider sacred. (Das, The New York Times)
Read MoreFashions in parenting veer like a child on a swing, pushed between two parents with wildly different philosophies. Yet child-rearing belongs to a distinct category of political debate, wherein to take a stance at the extremes is pure insanity. (Rumbelow, The Times UK)
Read MoreWhile their jobs may be straightforward and menial, these “Digit” robots are a direct replacement for the humans who would otherwise be doing this work. They are also a flexible bridge between the other less versatile automated machines common in warehouses and factories. (Mims, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreThe grants, which range from $50,00 to $500,00, are part of a $8.5 million program announced Monday and the Action Fund’s third round of awards for historic Black churches. The funds come as faith leaders, activists and historians push back against efforts to restrict the teaching of Black history and pull back support for preservation of some historic sites. (Berry, USA Today)
Read MoreThe float, which was unveiled Tuesday, shows an altar boy in front of a confessional with an arm sticking out and an outstretched hand luring the boy inside. On the side of the confessional, bold letters read “Jesus loves you.” The Cologne archdiocese condemned the float as “tasteless.” (Grieshaber, AP News)
Read MoreReligious groups challenging President Donald Trump won a pair of legal victories this week, blocking the administration’s efforts to dismantle the refugee program and reinstating sensitive-location protections from immigration enforcement in some houses of worship. (Hertzler-McCain & Jenkins, Religion News Service)
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