Daily Religion Headlines

U.S. Headlines

How anti-Semitic beliefs have quietly taken hold among some evangelical Christians The Washington Post * The Justice Department sent immigration judges a white nationalist blog post with anti-Semitic attacks BuzzFeed Unearthed tapes, letters show Southern Baptist leaders’ support for pastor who faced sex scandal Houston Chronicle * Baby food, bassinets and talk of salvation: Inside an evangelical pregnancy center The New York Times * U.S. Catholic bishops hire a new spokeswoman — one month after another stirred controversy with her pro-Trump tweets The Washington Post * We want to be able to send our missionaries anywhere, LDS apostle says after meeting with Vice President Mike Pence The Salt Lake Tribune * Yeshiva University hit with sexual abuse lawsuit The Associated Press A court will decide if a sheriff’s deputy can be fired for refusing to work alone with a woman The Washington Post *

International Headlines

Massacred at home, in misery abroad, 730,000 Rohingya are mired in hopelessness The New York Times * Cleared for takeoff: Saudi women start exercising their newest right Reuters Italian populist mixes religious symbols with his politics The Associated Press An alleged ISIS fighter wants to face justice in Canada. Canada doesn’t want him The Washington Post * Leaked emails show UK Independence party leader comparing Muslims to Nazis The Guardian UN chief urges world to stamp out religious persecution The Associated Press Rising temperatures will make hajj pilgrimages to Mecca dangerous, says study Sky News Meet ‘Mindar,’ the robotic Buddhist priest The Washington Post *

Analysis & Commentary

Trump and the politics of the Messiah Religion News Service Trump sees all U.S. Jews as Israelis because his Christian Zionist allies do, too The Washington Post * White supremacists stole my rabbi husband’s identity The New York Times * Hail Satan?: The Satanists battling for religious freedom BBC News The Christian church: Dying out or thriving like never before? Deutsche Welle When swimming as a Muslim woman becomes a political act HuffPost

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