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Religion & Public Life

July 16, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
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The separation of church and state has come under scrutiny again this summer after the Supreme Court sided with religious conservatives in a series of rulings. Here are eight facts about the connections between religion and government ([link removed]) in the United States.
U.S. Headlines
How Pompeo’s focus on religion could recast U.S. rights policy ([link removed])
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR*

Biden to speak to the nation’s largest Muslim American PAC ([link removed])
THE WASHINGTON POST*

In Los Angeles, Catholic schools plan to resume in-person classes, while public schools go online ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE

Wyoming prosecutors not pursuing retired-bishop abuse case ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Justice Dept. carries out second federal execution after another late-night, divided Supreme Court ruling ([link removed])
THE WASHINGTON POST*

Nick Cannon apologizes for his ‘hurtful and divisive words’ toward the Jewish community ([link removed])
USA TODAY

Why John Onwuchekwa, a Black pastor and rising star, gave up on Southern Baptists ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE

Rev. Vickey GIbbs, activist in a progressive church, dies at 57 ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*


International Headlines
Minorities under attack as PM pushes ‘tolerant’ Pakistan ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

India to allow Hindu pilgrims to Kashmir despite coronavirus risk ([link removed])
AL JAZEERA

Myanmar religious leaders call for peace, tolerance amid increasing unrest ([link removed])
VOICE OF AMERICA

‘Thank you, our glorious revolution’: Activists react as Sudan ditches Islamist laws ([link removed])
THE GUARDIAN

Catholic holy site Lourdes holds first online pilgrimage ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Turkish court sentences Germany-based journalist to jail on terrorism charges ([link removed])
REUTERS

UK-born Islamic State recruit can return from Syria to challenge citizenship removal ([link removed])
REUTERS

Navan Fort: Researchers believe ‘huge’ religious structures found ([link removed])
BBC NEWS


Analysis & Commentary
The many dimensions of the Chief Justice’s triumphant term ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

God did not commute Roger Stone’s sentence ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Where is the outrage over anti-Semitism in sports and Hollywood? ([link removed])
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER*

How Jewish Twitter users and celebrities took down a virtual anti-Semitic mob ([link removed])
NBC NEWS

Protestantism’s troubling history with white supremacy in the U.S. ([link removed])
THE CONVERSATION

If Trump won in ’16 by a divine hand, what would a ’20 loss mean? ([link removed])
REAL CLEAR RELIGION


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