1. First Communion day for Iraqi refugees.
2.
Friend sends photo of Corpus Christi Mass in Erbil today #PrayforthePersecutedpic.twitter.com/WfkKCHiyYQ
— Kathryn Jean Lopez (@kathrynlopez) May 26, 2016
3. Crux: US official warns ‘door for Christians in Iraq is closing’
4. Guardian: What happened to the 12 Syrian refugees rescued by the pope?
5. Why the grand imam of al-Azhar should be standing up for Egypt’s Christians
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Spoke 2day re: #humanrights,political prisoners & those around world persecuted b/c of religious views https://t.co/jqAIwN4Oyl via @youtube
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 26, 2016
7. Public Discourse: A De-Sexed Society is a De-Humanized Society
8.
When a culture starts calling vices virtues, and virtues vices, they’ll choose leaders who represent the transvaluation of all values.
— Chad Pecknold (@ccpecknold) May 26, 2016
9. Please be careful about assisted suicide:
10. Houston Chronicle: Evangelicals cheer as United Methodists back away from abortion stance
11.
Forget all half-measures. Here’s my case for banning pornography. https://t.co/Eiow62Ryev
— Matthew Schmitz (@matthewschmitz) May 24, 2016
12.“I didn’t attend my Notre Dame graduation”
13. Atlantic: How many stories do newspapers publish a day?
14.
RNC nabs Journey for $750,000 post-convention blowout – POLITICO https://t.co/QZE8ns2tUb
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 26, 2016
15.
Remember you can not only enjoy my drawing Dilbert this week – you can bid on originals to help wounded veterans! https://t.co/oS50LX0mx9
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 26, 2016
16.
can’t wait for Journey to play “Stop Believin’”
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 26, 2016
PLUS:
Repentance is key to mercy. An unexpected commencement speech at my alma mater.
Yuval Levin on our nostalgia problem.
UPCOMING:
Join me in Atlanta at a joint Center for Georgia Opportunity/National Review Institute event next month on religion, poverty, and opportunity.
Sixteen Things that Caught My Eye Today (May 26, 2016)