The Slingshot: RIP Muhammad Ali, exposing (((echoes))), celebrating Ramadan

Muhammad Ali, pictured in London in May 1966, died in 2016. Photo courtesy of Action Images / MSI/File via Reuters

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Need to know: Monday, June 6, 2016

Muhammad Ali: Boxing legend, Muslim pathbreaker, dead at 74

Cassius Clay's conversion in 1964 was a public sensation and the start of a personal pilgrimage.

Pope John Paul II relic stolen from Cologne Cathedral

A visitor had noticed that the relic was missing on Sunday morning.

Southern Baptist leader: Donald Trump a ‘lost’ soul who must repent

Russell Moore has not been afraid to mix it up with Trump.

Google pulls the plug on anti-Semitic Chrome extension

As a sign of solidarity, Twitter users have reclaimed the meme that had been used to harass Jews.

Atheists gather on the Mall to demonstrate their political muscle

Many returned to the National Mall four years after the first Reason Rally to show nonbelievers are a voting bloc worth courting.

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US Muslims recall Muhammad Ali as hero for their faith

(Reuters) The death of boxing great Muhammad Ali cost U.S. Muslims perhaps their greatest hero, a goodwill ambassador for Islam in a country where their faith is widely misunderstood and mistrusted.

Growing concern for German churches: Muslim refugees harassing Christians

(RNS) Accounts of Muslim migrants ganging up on Christians and other minorities in refugee shelters are raising concerns.

Ecumenism of the barstool? Drunken Anglican vicar claims Vatican immunity

(RNS) 'I’m from the Vatican, you’re f----d,' the Rev. Gareth Jones, a Church of England vicar, yelled at police who found him on a bender in London.

Pope Francis decrees removal of bishops negligent in sex abuse

The new decree puts church law behind the pontiff's pledge to hold bishops accountable, but some victims remain skeptical.

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Robert Kennedy was a victim of Arab terrorism. Let's not forget that.

Boxing killed Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali died of injuries sustained in the ring. Can we at least talk about that?

How to make peace after the culture war

Both sides need to dial it back.

Can Mormons be more green?

Why is it that so many Mormons seem all too eager to ignore global warming science, to be more concerned with capitalism than conservationism? Guest blogger Mette Harrison offers 10 ways the LDS Church could better help the environment.

Don’t ask RNS: There’s really a rally for reason?

(RNS) 20,000 atheists marching on the National Mall is not a national emergency.

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