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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Religion & Public Life


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** Jewish Americans and politics
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Last week, President Trump stirred controversy by saying ([link removed]) that Jewish people who vote Democratic are “being very disloyal to Jewish people and very disloyal to Israel.” Pew Research Center surveys have found that Jewish registered voters have long been more likely to affiliate with and lean toward the Democratic Party than the GOP, with little change over the last two decades ([link removed]) . Most recently, nearly eight-in-ten Jewish voters nationally (79%) cast ballots for Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives in 2018, according to exit polls ([link removed]) . And 32 out of the 34 Jewish members of the current Congress ([link removed]) are
Democrats. Additionally, U.S. Jews are more likely than Christians ([link removed]) to say Trump favors the Israelis too much in their conflict with the Palestinians.




** Media Mentions
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Survey’s findings highlight need for educational opportunities that bring people of different faiths together, Oklahoma experts say Aug. 24 - The Oklahoman * ([link removed])
UN chief urges world to stamp out religious persecution Aug. 22 - The Associated Press ([link removed])
The Christian church: Dying out or thriving like never before? Aug. 21 - Deutsche Welle ([link removed])



** In the News
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In landmark ceremony, a Catholic bishop is installed in China Aug. 28 - The New York Times * ([link removed])
LDS Church makes it clear: No guns in its meetinghouses Aug. 27 - The Salt Lake Tribune * ([link removed])
Justice Department to seek death penalty for Tree of Life suspect Robert Bowers Aug. 26 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette * ([link removed])
Hungary’s Orban hopes a rabbi can save his country’s controversial new Holocaust museum Aug. 26 - The Washington Post * ([link removed])
Baby food, bassinets and talk of salvation: Inside an evangelical pregnancy center Aug. 23 - The New York Times * ([link removed])
How anti-Semitic beliefs have taken hold among some evangelical Christians Aug. 22 - The Washington Post * ([link removed])
Unearthed tapes, letters show Southern Baptist leaders’ support for pastor who faced sex scandal Aug. 22 - HOUSTON CHRONICLE * ([link removed])
Massacred at home, in misery abroad, 730,000 Rohingya are mired in hopelessness Aug. 22 - THE NEW YORK TIMES * ([link removed])
Italian populist mixes religious symbols with his politics Aug. 22 - The Associated Press ([link removed])
‘I am the chosen one’: Trump again plays on messianic claims as he embraces ‘King of Israel’ title Aug. 21 - The Washington Post * ([link removed])





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