Journalistic purposes, and other links

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• Do journalistic purposes exempt journalists from criminal laws? -- "The short answer is 'no'. The long answer is 'mostly no', but it’s more complicated."
• Donald Trump accidentally put money in the Communion plate at a church in Iowa -- "...when the Communion plates were passed, Trump mistook the silver plates for the offertory..."
• Egyptian Christian Students Stand Trial for Insulting Islam -- "Naguib said the video came to light in April 2015, shortly after Islamic State militants in Libya beheaded dozens of Egyptian Christians."
• Free State High School student told Confederate flag not allowed at school -- "Lawrence Superintendent Rick Doll said that the administration at the school considered the student’s free speech rights before making the decision."
• Houston prosecutor who’s on the Planned Parenthood board was apparently not involved in indictment of Planned Parenthood video makers -- "One of the nearly 300 prosecutors in Harris County, Tex., is Lauren Reeder, who at least was and maybe still is on the board of the local Planned Parenthood affiliate."
• Is it time to reconsider church-sponsored Super Bowl fellowships? -- "This year, however, our church won’t be encouraging Super Bowl fellowships."
• Jerry Falwell Jr: Here’s the backstory of why I endorsed Donald Trump -- "I admit my view of the world is colored by my legal and business experiences at Liberty."
• Planned Parenthood Board Member Works in Office of D.A. Who Indicted David Daleiden -- "...one of the prosecutors in the Harris County district attorney’s office is deeply involved with Planned Parenthood – serving as a board member for the local Planned Parenthood affiliate in Texas where the undercover investigation took place..."
• Public's trust in clergy plummets -- "Hairdressers are considered to be less likely to lie than clergy, along with doctors, teachers, judges, scientists and the police."
• Sex Abuse in the Church and Our Place in the Village -- "If it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes a village to abuse one."
• Tongues are Known Languages -- "It refers to a known language. It is not a prophecy of speaking in a language known only to the Holy Spirit."
• Which Christianity? Following Scripture or the Huffpo -- "The 'Christianity' preached in many [Mainline Protestant Denominations] sounds more like the Huffington Post opinion pages than the Bible."
• Why Christian Women Need to Talk about Sex -- "Our popular culture seemingly lacks any kind of boundary around sexual discussion or expression, so it can be tempting for us to overcorrect for that."