Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

January 29, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH
Sermons are a major part of many churchgoers’ religious experiences. But there are differences by religious tradition in how satisfied churchgoers are with what they hear from the pulpit – as well as in the length and content of those sermons, according to two recent Pew Research Center studies ([link removed]) .
U.S. Headlines
Dylann Roof’s lawyers appeal death sentence for Charleston church massacre, arguing the trial was ‘tainted’ by mental health issues ([link removed])
THE WASHINGTON POST*

Woman accused of attacking three Jewish people in Brooklyn charged with federal hate crimes ([link removed])
NBC NEWS

Texas AG sidesteps gay marriage case that conflicts with his beliefs ([link removed])
HOUSTON CHRONICLE*

Court hears request to proceed with Trump travel ban cases ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dorothy Day was a radical. Now many want the Vatican to make her a saint ([link removed])
THE WASHINGTON POST*

Virginia House OKs undoing GOP-backed abortion restrictions ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Liberty University’s Falwell throws support behind ‘Vexit’ ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE

Leader of black separatist church is sentenced to prison for misspending money and evading taxes ([link removed])
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER*

Willow Creek confirms abuse allegations against Hybels’ mentor Gilbert Bilezikian ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE


International Headlines
Trump releases Mideast peace plan that strongly favors Israel ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

U.S. sees no imposed change to ‘status quo’ around Al-Aqsa mosque ([link removed])
REUTERS

German bishops rethink Catholic teachings amid talk of ‘schism’ ([link removed])
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL*

Israeli president: Germany must win anti-Semitism fight ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Priests in group shut down by Vatican accused of sex abuse ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Asia Bibi: Pakistani woman jailed for blasphemy releases photos in exile ([link removed])
THE GUARDIAN

‘Now they can chase their dreams’: Bangladesh allows Rohingya children to study ([link removed])
REUTERS


Analysis & Commentary
Catholic leaders promised transparency about child abuse. They haven’t delivered ([link removed])
PROPUBLICA

Trump seals his Catholic deal: The selling of the church’s moral authority is complete ([link removed])
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER

‘Hanging by a thread’: Democrats and the abortion case that could signal the beginning of the end ([link removed])
NATIONAL REVIEW*

Islamophobia in the U.S. did not start with Trump, but his tweets perpetuate a long history of equating Muslims with terrorism ([link removed])
THE CONVERSATION

Why Christians should audit their words, worship and practices for anti-Semitism ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE

‘This could be a massive disaster’: What happens if the coronavirus hits China’s internment camps? ([link removed])
VOX


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