Constitution check, and other links

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• Constitution Check: Would a ban on all Muslims entering the U.S. be valid? -- "As a sovereign nation, the United States government has always had undoubted authority to decide who may enter the country, and the conditions for entry by those who seek it."
• How do perceptions of beauty vary across the globe? -- "The goal of this project is to better understand potentially unrealistic standards of beauty and to see how such pressures vary around the world."
• How Unpopular Is Trump’s Muslim Ban? Depends How You Ask -- "Respondents may be more willing to express socially unacceptable views to a machine than to a person, or automated polls may simply be reaching a differently composed population of respondents."
• Members Of Donald Trump’s Christian Denomination Are Trying To See If They Can Kick Him Out -- "[Rutgers Presbyterian Church] ask appropriate bodies of the Presbyterian Church (USA) to review his standing/membership in our denomination."
• Posting a Status Update? It’s Probably Out of Envy, Study Says -- "...people readily described feeling envy while reading social network statuses, especially statuses about travel and leisure."
• The Islamic Dilemma -- "Unlike Donald Trump, or at least the demagogue he’s playing, most Americans probably don’t want to seal our borders against Muslims. But most Americans do look at Islam and see a problem."
• Theology Is for the Humble -- "Any time we make statements about truths from Scripture we do theology."
• The "pre-born" parking plan -- Please pay your parking fee before existing.
• Title IX exemption fair, leaders say -- "At least 30 Christian schools have received exemption from Title IX provisions requiring equal treatment based not only on biological gender, but also transgendered identity..."
• Writing for an Audience of None -- "Will my writing add to and better the conversation surrounding the topic?"