In his first public statement, Washington’s new Catholic archbishop slams Trump for ‘diminishing our national life’
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Leaders of religious right balk at labeling Trump a racist
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Republican lawmaker disowned by county GOP after officiating same-sex wedding
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Presidential candidate Jay Inslee visits a Detroit mosque; talks Trump, Muslim ban, and BDS
MICHIGAN RADIO
A first at a century-old seminary: A black woman takes charge
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
New Jersey will allow terminally ill patients to end their lives
CNN
Radical Baptist church preaches LGBTQ hate just miles from California’s Capitol
LOS ANGELES TIMES*
Manischewitz is selling all of its kosher food business
JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY
Religion & Public Life
August 02, 2019
Daily Religion Headlines
NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Compared with other Americans, U.S. Jews have relatively high levels of religious knowledge – including about non-Jewish religions like Christianity, Islam and Sikhism. But most non-Jewish Americans are unable to answer some basic factual questions about Jewish practices, including about the Jewish Sabbath and New Year. A Fact Tank post explains.
Compared with other Americans, U.S. Jews have relatively high levels of religious knowledge – including about non-Jewish religions like Christianity, Islam and Sikhism. But most non-Jewish Americans are unable to answer some basic factual questions about Jewish practices, including about the Jewish Sabbath and New Year. A Fact Tank post explains.
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Change in Saudi law to permit women to travel without male ‘guardian’
NPR
Death of Hamza bin Laden seen as blow to al-Qaida’s future
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
Uighurs challenge China to prove missing relatives are free
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Liberals fear unrest as Poland Catholic Church doubles down on anti-gay rhetoric
REUTERS
Jesse Jackson pays homage to Roma at Auschwitz ceremony
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
India accuses Pakistan-backed militants of targeting Hindu pilgrims in Kashmir
REUTERS
Yemen officials: al-Qaida kills at least 20 at military camp
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mayor of Mogadishu dies as result of al-Shabaab attack
THE GUARDIAN
NPR
Death of Hamza bin Laden seen as blow to al-Qaida’s future
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
Uighurs challenge China to prove missing relatives are free
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Liberals fear unrest as Poland Catholic Church doubles down on anti-gay rhetoric
REUTERS
Jesse Jackson pays homage to Roma at Auschwitz ceremony
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
India accuses Pakistan-backed militants of targeting Hindu pilgrims in Kashmir
REUTERS
Yemen officials: al-Qaida kills at least 20 at military camp
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mayor of Mogadishu dies as result of al-Shabaab attack
THE GUARDIAN
Analysis & Commentary
For Marianne Williamson and Donald Trump, religion is all about themselves
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Tomorrow’s gods: What is the future of religion?
BBC FUTURE
The nuns who bought and sold human beings
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
More presidential candidates are visiting mosques than ever before
HUFFPOST
What rural Christians hear when the Democrats debate
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Archaeologists have searched for the Church of the Apostles for years. They say they’ve found it near the Sea of Galilee
CNN
Couples all over Instagram are ‘doing life together.’ Here’s where it came from
VOX
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Tomorrow’s gods: What is the future of religion?
BBC FUTURE
The nuns who bought and sold human beings
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
More presidential candidates are visiting mosques than ever before
HUFFPOST
What rural Christians hear when the Democrats debate
THE WASHINGTON POST*
Archaeologists have searched for the Church of the Apostles for years. They say they’ve found it near the Sea of Galilee
CNN
Couples all over Instagram are ‘doing life together.’ Here’s where it came from
VOX
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