1. The judge in Australia who believed Cardinal George Pell should be release from prison and said so

2. Damaged babies and broken hearts: Ukraine’s commercial surrogacy industry leaves a trail of disasters

3. There is nothing good in this story about a man set for execution in Florida tomorrow

4. About a Virginia family’s fight with leukemia. Long-time readers of NR will appreciate knowing that Poppy’s mother is Kate O’Beirne’s niece

5. A birth mother talks about choosing adoption for her second child:

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7. A Religious Freedom & Business Foundation study suggests common ground in the unnecessary religious freedom/LGBT clash

8. Robert P. George on our need for courage:

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9. Persuading in a Divided Age: The Christian’s Privilege

10. We have too many Abraham Lincolns (a.k.a unchurched Americans)?

11. The Heartfelt Logic of Mercy: A Prerequisite for Being Christian

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