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August 18, 2020
** Daily Religion Headlines
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A daily roundup of the latest religion headlines from around the web · Subscribe ↗ ([link removed])
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NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Will COVID-19 permanently convert in-person worshippers to online streamers? Most U.S. adults say that when the pandemic is over, they expect to go back to attending services in person as often as they did before the outbreak, according to a new Fact Tank post ([link removed]) .
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** U.S. headlines
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Jerry Falwell Jr. dreaded the spotlight. Then came Donald Trump ([link removed])
The Washington Post *
Praising Israel-UAE deal, Trump points to influence of evangelicals ([link removed])
Religion News Service
Trump tells rally he moved embassy to Jerusalem ‘for the evangelicals’ ([link removed])
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
With Biden, advocates sense momentum for lifting abortion funding ban ([link removed])
The Hill
Detroit priest denies abuse, gets $125K in lawsuit deal ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Online prayers, social distancing in the pews: Christian leaders debate how to do church amid pandemic ([link removed])
USA Today
** International headlines
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S. Korea to ban worship services, large gatherings in major flareup ([link removed])
Bloomberg News *
Six killed in Kashmir in one of deadliest days since autonomy revoked ([link removed])
Reuters
India ruling party denies preferential treatment by Facebook ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Hotel assault in Somalia’s capital raises fresh questions about Al-Shabaab ([link removed])
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Brazil: Outcry as religious extremists harass child seeking abortion ([link removed])
The Guardian
‘My spirit broken’: Mexicans battle to ban conversion therapy ([link removed])
Reuters
China defends detention of Uighur model in Xinjiang ([link removed])
BBC News
India poised to surpass China in number of world’s largest religious statues ([link removed])
Religion Unplugged
** Analysis and commentary
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QAnon: The alternative religion that’s coming to your church ([link removed])
Religion News Service
It’s not just about abortion: What ‘pro-life’ means for Catholics in the 2020 election ([link removed])
The Washington Post *
Josh Dickson’s road from Republican evangelical to Biden’s faith outreach director ([link removed])
Religion News Service
Hagia Sophia has been converted back into a mosque, but the veiling of its figural icons is not a Muslim tradition ([link removed])
The Conversation
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