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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Religion & Public Life


** Daily Religion Headlines
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** U.S. Headlines
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Judge blocks Missouri eight-week abortion ban CNN ([link removed])
Falwell steered Liberty University land deal benefiting his personal trainer REUTERS ([link removed])

Lawsuit claims Illinois DMV rule about head coverings violates religious, civil liberties CHICAGO SUN-TIMES* ([link removed])
Muslim officers sue over beard suspensions, are reinstated THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ([link removed])
California family waits for answers after Air Canada forces 12-year-old to remove her hijab at SFO THE MERCURY NEWS* ([link removed])
Catholic bishops call on Virginia governor to rescind appointment over anti-Catholic jokes RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH* ([link removed])
Some Pittsburgh Jews upset by decision to seek death penalty in synagogue attack RELIGION NEWS SERVICE ([link removed])
64-year-old Brooklyn rabbi hit in head with brick JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY ([link removed])



** International Headlines
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In landmark ceremony, a Catholic bishop is installed in China THE NEW YORK TIMES* ([link removed])
Brexit: Archbishop of Canterbury asked to chair forum BBC NEWS ([link removed])
Thailand may be first in Southeast Asia to allow same-sex unions BLOOMBERG* ([link removed])
Ground shifts in Indonesia’s economy as conservative Islam takes root REUTERS ([link removed])
Christians lend an anthem, and a pacifist spirit, to protests in Hong Kong RELIGION NEWS SERVICE ([link removed])
India: 10 men sentenced to life for killing of Dalit Christian THE GUARDIAN ([link removed])
Three Irish schools to become first to abandon Catholic ethos THE GUARDIAN ([link removed])
Shock after Rwanda gospel singer reveals he is gay BBC NEWS ([link removed])



** Analysis & Commentary
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With new gun rule, Mormons take a step away from Republican right wing RELIGION NEWS SERVICE ([link removed])
The Trump administration sides with nurses who object to abortion THE ATLANTIC ([link removed])

Why Islamic debates over slavery matter to everyone THE ECONOMIST* ([link removed])
Why are so many 2020 Dems ignoring Muslims? THE DAILY BEAST ([link removed])
‘American Heretics’: Blue Christians in a red state RELIGION & POLITICS ([link removed])



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