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October 14, 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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Barrett says she does not consider Roe v. Wade ‘super-precedent’ ([link removed])
NPR
Many Catholic women see themselves in Amy Coney Barrett. Others see an impossible standard ([link removed])
The Washington Post *
Refugee data on religion disappears as fewer persecuted Christians admitted to U.S. ([link removed])
Religion News Service
Biden reaches out to Catholics like himself, embracing a key group in big 2020 states ([link removed])
The Washington Post *
White evangelicals hope to keep changing Texas red for Trump ([link removed])
The Associated Press
SBC seminary votes to retain slaveholders’ names on buildings ([link removed])
Religion News Service
Louisiana bill would ensure clergy visits happen in pandemic ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Effort to bar LGBTQ discrimination moves ahead in Michigan ([link removed])
The Associated Press
In San Diego, Black Muslims are working to expand voting access in jails ([link removed])
Religion News Service
** International headlines
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The African evangelicals praying for Trump to win ([link removed])
BBC News
He built a Trump shrine and prayed for his health. Then he collapsed ([link removed])
The New York Times *
South Korea’s abortion law revision plan sparks controversy ([link removed])
Deutsche Welle
Saudi Arabia presides over G-20 interfaith forum ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Indonesia Islamic groups, students join movement to scrap jobs law ([link removed])
Reuters
Sri Lanka Catholic bishops oppose proposed charter amendment ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Vatican court hears graphic description of sexual abuse ([link removed])
Reuters
** Analysis and commentary
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No one likes Amy Coney Barrett’s abortion answer ([link removed])
The Atlantic *
Why only Amy Coney Barrett gets to have it all ([link removed])
The New York Times *
The Book of Ruth: Justice Ginsburg on religious freedom ([link removed])
Religion & Politics
A D.C. church shows how to fight for religious freedom ([link removed])
The Dispatch *
How will the post-pandemic church pay the bills? ([link removed])
Religion News Service
Southern Baptist seminary has yet to make amends for its history of racism and slavery ([link removed])
Louisville Courier Journal *
Appealing to evangelicals, Trump uses religious words and references to God at a higher rate than previous presidents ([link removed])
The Conversation
An evangelical’s guide to QAnon: Inside one of the most talked-about internet groups ([link removed])
Religion Unplugged
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