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August 26, 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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** U.S. headlines
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Jerry Falwell Jr. resigns as head of Liberty University, will get $10.5 million in compensation ([link removed])
The Washington Post *
Jerry Falwell Jr.’s departure brings relief on Liberty University’s campus ([link removed])
The New York Times *
Cissie Graham Lynch attacks transgender rights in RNC speech ([link removed])
NBC News
Republican convention speaker out of lineup after retweeting anti-Semitic rant ([link removed])
Politico
Dangerous levels of contempt’: Trump deploys a convention to attack Dems on religion ([link removed])
Politico
More than 300 faith leaders call on Trump, Republican delegates to change immigration policies ([link removed])
Religion News Service
Texas renews court effort to ban abortion procedure ([link removed](AP)%20%E2%80%94%20Texas,court%20rules%20on%20its%20constitutionality.)
The Associated Press
U.S. rejects U.N. rights panel upholding access to abortions during pandemic ([link removed])
Reuters
Kentucky lawmakers resume push to curb ‘conversion therapy’ ([link removed])
The Associated Press
** International headlines
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U.S. presses other Muslim nations to establish ties with Israel ([link removed]) [link removed]
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Pope to readmit faithful to general audiences from next week: Vatican ([link removed])
Reuters
Ukraine to restrict Jewish pilgrimage in response to Israel plea ([link removed])
Reuters
Orthodox Jewish students embrace gap year in Israel, despite COVID-19 ([link removed])
Religion News Service
Outspoken atheist, arrested in Nigeria for blasphemy, hasn’t been seen since ([link removed])
The New York Times *
Ratko Mladic to address judges directly in Srebrenica appeal ([link removed])
BBC News
New Zealand mosque shooter won’t speak at court sentencing ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Congo army says Islamist militia kills 20 in east ([link removed])
Reuters
Pope Francis encourages nun helping trans community in Argentina ([link removed])
Religion News Service
** Analysis and commentary
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Why only the Republicans are talking about abortion ([link removed])
The New York Times *
Joe Biden’s leap of faith ([link removed])
The Wall Street Journal *
Pompeo’s Jerusalem speech really about Trump using Israel to land Evangelical, not Jewish, votes ([link removed])
Chicago Sun-Times *
I’m Billy Graham’s granddaughter. Evangelical support of Donald Trump spits on his legacy ([link removed])
USA Today
What explains the strange, long life of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion? ([link removed])
The Atlantic *
A look at key moments in Falwell’s relationship with Liberty ([link removed])
The Associated Press
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