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Friday, September 13, 2019

Religion & Public Life


** Daily Religion Headlines
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New from Pew Research Center:The number of refugees admitted to the U.S. has dropped to historic lows during Donald Trump’s presidency, according to a Pew Research Center analysis ([link removed]) of State Department data. Christians have been admitted in far greater numbers than Muslims since fiscal 2017, in a sharp reversal from previous years.



** U.S. Headlines
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New York City is ending a ban on gay conversion therapy. Here’s why The New York Times * ([link removed])
In some Christian circles, a new #oncegay movement makes a comeback Religion News Service ([link removed])
Georgia man fights for gay rights in U.S. Supreme Court ‘Hotlanta’ case Reuters ([link removed])
Falwell blasted Liberty student as ‘retarded,’ police chief as ‘half-wit’ in emails Reuters ([link removed])
A penthouse, limousines and private jets: Inside the globe-trotting life of Bishop Michael Bransfield The Washington Post * ([link removed])
Report on Missouri Catholic clergy sex abuse due today as victims advocate calls it a ‘whitewash’ St. Louis Post-Dispatch * ([link removed])
Priest says, ‘Pregnancy is not the problem, fornication is’ in fired teacher case The Kansas City Star * ([link removed])

Are Confederate monument fans committing the sin of idol worship? An unusual Charlottesville Bible study makes the case The Washington Post * ([link removed])
Baptisms on the football field land Tennessee high school in crosshairs of group against ‘endorsing religion to students’ The Tennessean * ([link removed])



** International Headlines
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Pakistani PM: India’s crackdown on Kashmir will spur global Muslim extremism Reuters ([link removed])
Cable cars over Jerusalem? Some see ‘Disneyfication’ of holy city The New York Times * ([link removed])
Pope Francis to visit Thailand, Japan in November The Associated Press ([link removed])
India: Hindu worshippers drown after boat capsizes in lake Al Jazeera ([link removed])



** Analysis & Commentary
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Shalt thou eat an Impossible Burger? Religious doctrine scrambles to catch up to new food technology The Washington Post * ([link removed])
I left the cult next door The Wall Street Journal * ([link removed])
Is American Christianity on its last legs? The data say otherwise Christianity Today * ([link removed])
Faith and grace: Where was religion during the Democratic debate? Deseret News ([link removed])



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