November 10, 2020

Daily Religion Headlines

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NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER

Government restrictions on religion rose to a record high in 2018, while religion-related social hostilities fell slightly but remained near peak levels, according to Pew Research Center’s 11th annual study of restrictions on religion. Some key findings are summarized in today’s Fact Tank post.

U.S. headlines

Wuerl retiring from Vatican roles as McCarrick report unveiled
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette *

NYPD will no longer force women to remove hijabs for mug shots
The New York Times *

‘This case is about hatred’: Prosecutors say prejudice motivated bomber of Minnesota mosque
Star Tribune *

LA megachurch pastor mocks pandemic health orders, even as church members fall ill
Los Angeles Times *

Southern Baptist churches are dropping Southern identity as SC churches consider change
Greenville News *

Bishop Harry Jackson Jr., Trump evangelical adviser, has died
Religion News Service

U.S. Buddhist group challenges $24 million Vegas monorail sale
Bloomberg Law *

International headlines

Vatican’s McCarrick report says Pope John Paul II knew of misconduct allegations nearly two decades before cardinal’s removal
The Washington Post *

Vatican faults many for McCarrick’s rise but spares Pope Francis
The Associated Press

Myanmar Muslim MP-elect vows to be rights champion
Agence France-Presse

Firebrand Indonesian cleric returns from three-year Saudi exile
The Associated Press

The politics of terrorism in a combustible Europe
The New York Times *

Austrian authorities raid suspected Islamic radicals
The Associated Press

India Love Project: The Instagram account telling tales of ‘forbidden’ love
BBC News

Gunmen kill 82-year-old minority Ahmadi man in Pakistan
The Associated Press

Church of England could rethink stance on LGBTQ+ issues by 2022
The Guardian

Analysis and commentary

The Vatican’s Theodore McCarrick report: Eight things you need to know
The Washington Post *

A reader’s guide to McCarrick report: Beware of bad guys, smoking guns
Crux

Soul of the nation: How Joe Biden’s faith will shape his presidency
The Guardian

In the Armenia-Azerbaijan war, religious nationalism threatens peaceful settlement
Religion Unplugged

France’s Muslims could learn from the African American Muslim experience
Foreign Policy *

Buddhist nuns and their crusade for recognition in Southeast Asia
Vice

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