Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

August 15, 2019
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
Trump administration proposes protecting federal contractors who fire or hire workers based on religious beliefs ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Planned Parenthood to withdraw from Title X, unless court intervenes ([link removed])
NPR

Israel considers barring Democratic congresswomen from visiting ([link removed])
CNN

California ethnic studies must add lessons on Jewish Americans and anti-Semitism, schools chief says ([link removed])
Los Angeles Times *

Poway synagogue shooting suspect had invalid license to buy gun ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Las Vegas man arrested in plots against Jews was said to be affiliated with Atomwaffen Division ([link removed])
ProPublica

Hundreds of child sexual abuse lawsuits flood NY courts ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Some of the best food in Texas is made for the hungriest Texans ([link removed])
Religion News Service


International Headlines
Modi clamps down on Kashmir, and India loves him for it ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Sikh leader in Kashmir raps India’s revoking of region’s autonomy ([link removed])
Reuters

Indian court acquits six of killing Muslim dairy farmer in cow vigilante case ([link removed])
Reuters

Judges set to rule on Cardinal George Pell’s child sex-abuse appeal ([link removed])
The Wall Street Journal *

Australian coalition pressured to include protections for religious institutions in discrimination bill ([link removed])
The Guardian

Taliban, U.S. pact in Afghanistan could boost Islamic State ([link removed])
Reuters

European fears hinder plans to rescue ISIS children from Syria ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Trial of accused Christchurch mosque shooter may be delayed ([link removed])
The Associated Press


Analysis & Commentary
How Trump is reversing Obama’s nondiscrimination legacy ([link removed])
The Atlantic

Marianne Williamson wants politics to enter the New Age ([link removed])
The New Yorker *

Indian business ties underpin muted Arab response to Kashmir ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Hide the wine! I’m hosting my first Eid Al-Adha feast ([link removed])
NPR

‘Christian girl autumn’ was about mocking white women. Then they stole the joke ([link removed])
Vox


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