September 29, 2020

Daily Religion Headlines

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NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER

In many countries, religiously unaffiliated people are more likely than others to express accepting views of homosexuality and more likely to identify with the political left, according to a new Fact Tank post based on a Pew Research Center international survey.

U.S. headlines

Barrett tied to faith group ex-members say subjugates women
The Associated Press

Trump taxes report highlights nearly $400,000 payment from Billy Graham group
Religion News Service

Efforts by Trump supporters to win Amish voters could backfire
The Daily Record *

‘Humanists for Biden-Harris’ to mobilize nonreligious vote
Religion News Service

Sex ed mandate sparks bitter Washington state ballot fight
The Associated Press

Lutherans ask Trump administration to admit more refugees as deadline looms
Religion News Service

Grand jury confirms man was justified in killing Texas church shooter
Fort Worth Star-Telegram *

A Muslim athlete was disqualified from her high school volleyball match for wearing a hijab
CNN

How student sports ministries are adapting this fall
Religion Unplugged

International headlines

Rabbis ponder COVID-19 queries of ultra-Orthodox Jewish life
The Associated Press

‘Let down’: Calls for Gibraltar’s COVID-delayed abortion vote to take place
The Guardian

Mexican women demanding legalization of abortion clash with police
Reuters

Poland rejects international criticism over LGBT rights
The Associated Press

Macron ‘ashamed’ of Lebanon’s political leaders amid crisis
The Associated Press

Uighurs could be allowed to seek genocide ruling against China in UK
The Guardian

A Nigerian boy was sentenced to 10 years for blasphemy. Then people started offering to serve part of it
The Washington Post *

Analysis and commentary

Trump secretly mocks his Christian supporters
The Atlantic *

Amy Coney Barrett and Joe Biden: Two Catholics, one double standard
The Wall Street Journal *

Evangelical Biden voters straddle partisan lines
Christianity Today *

LDS presidential candidates: One GOP nomination, one assassination, many attacks for church views — but never a win
The Salt Lake Tribune *

As repression mounts, China under Xi Jinping feels increasingly like North Korea
The Washington Post *

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