October 13, 2020

Daily Religion Headlines

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NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER

President Donald Trump continues to be White Christians’ preferred candidate for the November election, but support among voters in three major traditions – White Catholics, White Protestants who are not evangelical and even White evangelical Protestants – has slipped since August, according to a new Pew Research Center poll.

U.S. headlines

Bipartisan Christian group forms super PAC to oppose Trump
The Associated Press

Black churches mobilizing voters despite virus challenges
The Associated Press

Facebook will ban Holocaust denial posts under hate speech policy
CNN

Women of faith emerge as voices in the Amy Coney Barrett protests — both for and against her
The Lily *

Republicans slam ‘religious test,’ ‘bigotry’ in counterattacks defending Barrett
NPR

Christian musician Sean Feucht brings COVID worship protest to Nashville, had no permit say health officials
Religion News Service

Police arrest anti-lockdown protest leader in New York’s Orthodox Jewish community
NPR

Houston pays tribute to Hindu leader Raj Syal
Houston Chronicle *

International headlines

Brazil Catholics drawn to worship despite downsized services
The Associated Press

‘Enough is enough.’ Toronto mosque temporarily closes amid threats referencing Christchurch massacre
Toronto Star *

‘We were bulletproof’: As child soldiers grow up, legacy of war lingers
The New York Times *

India jewelry ad on interfaith couple withdrawn after outrage
BBC News

Keeping the faith: Thousands pray in Portugal’s main Catholic site for end to pandemic
Reuters

As pandemic rages, Mexicans pray to death ‘saint’
Agence France-Presse

Israel accepts Ethiopians of Jewish descent, but fewer than promised
The New York Times *

Italian teenager could be first Millennial saint
BBC News

Analysis and commentary

Why GOP senators spoke at length about religion at the Barrett hearing
CNN

Amy Coney Barrett’s religion won’t dictate her rulings
Bloomberg News *

If Amy Coney Barrett were Muslim
The New York Times *

Trump hasn’t ‘saved Christianity’ and Christians shouldn’t save his presidency
USA Today

Gambia’s new Sharia-friendly constitution fails. But Christians are still concerned
Christianity Today *

The government can’t save ultra-Orthodox Jews from COVID-19. Religious leaders can
Foreign Policy *

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