Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

August 08, 2019
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
More than 220 people sue on Guam alleging clergy sex abuse ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Alleged sexual abuse victims of 28 N.J. priests ask Catholic Church for cash settlements ([link removed])
NJ.com

Girl testifies she was repeatedly kissed and groped by D.C. Catholic priest ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Former pastor of Baltimore-area Baptist church arrested on child sex abuse charges ([link removed])
The Baltimore Sun *

At victimized Charleston church, Booker condemns gun violence, racism ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Texas to loosen firearm laws, allowing guns in churches and on school grounds ([link removed])
CNN

Evangelical Lutheran Church of America declares self a ‘sanctuary church body,’ marches to ICE building in Milwaukee ([link removed])
Religion News Service

These Catholics broke into a nuclear base. Now they’re asking a judge to drop the charges ([link removed])
Religion News Service


International Headlines
India’s splitting of Kashmir opposed in Muslim border city ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Muslim pilgrims descend on Mecca for hajj, Saudis warn against politics ([link removed])
Reuters

Gazans too poor to afford sheep for Eid sacrifice under blockade, Israel cash row ([link removed])
Reuters

‘The time is right’: New Zealand’s parliament advances bill that would decriminalize abortion ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Poland’s top rabbi slams honours for accused Nazi collaborators ([link removed])
Agence France-Presse

Former SS guard of Nazi camp, 92, to go on trial in Germany ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Iraq: Caught between militias and ‘Islamic State’ ([link removed])
Deutsche Welle

Boko Haram tried to stop Nigeria from eliminating polio. They failed ([link removed])
NBC News


Analysis & Commentary
The rebel evangelical: Dismantling the loyalty of Christian Trump supporters ([link removed])
Newsweek

Imagine if the Christian Right started offering mere ‘thoughts and prayers’ to end abortion ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Modi’s majoritarian march to Kashmir ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Modi’s Kashmir move proves his fiercest critics right ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

America needs a holiday of self-reflection ([link removed])
Religion News Service

A Jew without a synagogue ([link removed])
Tablet


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