Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

February 03, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
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Ahead of today’s Iowa caucuses, a national Pew Research Center survey ([link removed]) conducted in January finds that among registered voters who identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party, Protestants and Catholics are most likely to name Joe Biden as their first choice. Religiously unaffiliated Democrats lean more toward Bernie Sanders, with self-described atheists and agnostics especially more likely to name Sanders or Elizabeth Warren as their preferred choice.
U.S. Headlines
‘Jesus, Mary and Joseph!’: Biden targets Iowa Catholics ([link removed])
Politico

Priest: No Communion for R.I. lawmakers who supported abortion law ([link removed])
The Providence Journal *

Al Qaeda claims it directed Florida naval base shooting ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Trump to make Georgia pastor ‘czar’ of White House prisoner reentry effort ([link removed])
McClatchy

Catholic university presidents host leading LGBT advocate Rev. James Martin ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Merger with Christian university stokes uproar over faith and free expression ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Key witness could be in doubt in landmark church retrial ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Controversial Minnesota church one of many hitting restart ([link removed])
Religion News Service

American Airlines agent said Orthodox Jews only bathe once a week, lawsuit claims ([link removed])
Detroit Free Press *


International Headlines
London stabbing prompts questions on policies for terrorism convictions ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Tanzania crush for sacred oil kills 20 worshippers ([link removed])
BBC News

Pakistan delays decision on movie that offended Islamists ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Australia religious freedom bill’s latest draft ‘unacceptable and does not protect human rights’ ([link removed])
The Guardian

Billy Graham’s son defiant as UK tour dates axed ([link removed])
The Times of London *

Orthodox Jewish women take a new lead in Talmud study in Israel ([link removed])
NPR

Saudi Arabia blocks Iran from Islamic grouping’s meeting: Tehran ([link removed])
Reuters

Abu Dhabi marks interfaith effort a year after pope’s visit ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Pope plans Indonesia trip to promote interreligious dialogue ([link removed])
Reuters


Analysis & Commentary
‘The Two Popes’ gives way to pope vs. pope on the issue of celibacy in the priesthood ([link removed])
The New Yorker *

An Iowa first: They’ll be caucusing in mosques Monday night ([link removed])
The Daily Beast

Satanic pregnancies, explained ([link removed])
The Dispatch *

The jet-setting, Jesus-quoting Christian influencers of Instagram ([link removed])
Slate

Richard Rohr reorders the universe ([link removed])
The New Yorker *

The forgotten glories of Islamic civilization ([link removed])
The Economist *


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