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October 21, 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
As the Senate prepares to vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court, public attention has focused on her Catholic faith and, in particular, her stance on abortion rights. Pew Research Center has asked Catholic adults their views on abortion many times over the years, including in a 2019 survey that addressed Roe directly. A new Fact Tank post ([link removed]) has a compilation of key findings from these surveys.
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** U.S. headlines
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Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Colorado’s COVID-19 restrictions on churches violate Constitution, federal judge rules ([link removed])
The Denver Post *
At least 18 West Virginia COVID-19 outbreaks linked to church services, governor says ([link removed])
CNN
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio: I regret how I handled that Orthodox funeral in April ([link removed])
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Pastors question health officials’ treatment of churches during coronavirus pandemic ([link removed])
The Orange County Register *
James MacDonald and Harvest Bible Chapel reach multimillion-dollar agreement ([link removed])
Religion News Service
‘Nuns on the Bus’ creator to retire from Catholic lobbying group next year ([link removed])
Religion News Service
** International headlines
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Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Masked pope, faith leaders pray for peace and pandemic’s end ([link removed])
The Associated Press
France mourns teacher Samuel Paty, as government mobilizes against Muslim groups ([link removed])
The Washington Post *
Mosques in two French cities under police protection after threats ([link removed])
Reuters
Australian law enforcement examine Vatican money trail ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Carlo Acutis, Millennial candidate for sainthood, draws 41,000 to Assisi church ([link removed])
Religion News Service
Polish academics protest ‘fundamentalist’ education minister ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Pakistani Shiites live in terror as sectarian violence increases ([link removed])
The Guardian
** Analysis and commentary
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France, the way to Islamic reformation is to challenge institutions – not stigmatize Muslims ([link removed])
The Washington Post *
Beheading in France could bolster president’s claim that Islam is in ‘crisis’ – but so is French secularism ([link removed])
The Conversation
She’s evangelical, ‘pro-life’ and voting for Biden: Billy Graham’s granddaughter says, this president doesn’t represent our faith ([link removed])
The New York Times *
The Eagle Scout and the president: What a Utah politician tells us about LDS ambivalence to Trump ([link removed])
Religion & Politics
The story of a priest who left the Catholic Church for love ([link removed])
The New York Times *
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