Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

August 16, 2019
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
‘A heavy lift’: Religious black voters weigh Buttigieg’s bid ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Rashida Tlaib says she won’t visit West Bank under Israel’s conditions ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Churches arm, train congregants in wake of mass shootings ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Truck drives into line of Jewish demonstrators protesting ICE in Rhode Island ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Push for ethnic studies in schools faces a dilemma: Whose stories to tell ([link removed])
The New York Times *

A United Methodist group proposes a denominational breakup ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Vaccination foes ask judge to strike down law banning religious exemptions ([link removed])
The Wall Street Journal *

Catholic priest found guilty of sexually abusing girls at his D.C. parish ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Court sides with Detroit suburb in appeal of mosque challenge ([link removed])
The Detroit News *

Church in a gay bar: Queer Chicagoans find ways to merge religion and identity ([link removed])
Chicago Tribune *


International Headlines
A bid to allow married priests in the Amazon ignites debate about celibacy ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

India says it will ease restrictions in Kashmir ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Malaysia to question Indian Islamic preacher over remarks on religion ([link removed])
Reuters

Brother of Afghan Taliban leader killed in Pakistan mosque blast ([link removed])
Reuters

Myanmar military uses threat of prison to stifle criticism ahead of elections ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Historic Budapest synagogue to reopen amid Jewish cultural revival ([link removed])
Reuters


Analysis & Commentary
Trump’s transparent attempt to manipulate American Jews ([link removed])
Vox

Some white evangelicals are difficult to recognize as Christians at all ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

The myth of Eurabia: How a far-right conspiracy theory went mainstream ([link removed])
The Guardian

The Islamic State is building Caliphate 2.0 in a Syrian camp ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Confessions of an Islamic State fighter ([link removed])
The Economist *


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