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Thursday, September 19, 2019

Religion & Public Life


** Daily Religion Headlines
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New from Pew Research Center: U.S. adults generally express positive opinions about the role religious leaders play in their communities, expressing the most confidence in religious leaders’ ability to consistently fulfill the spiritual needs of their communities, and less confidence in their ability to take and admit responsibility for their mistakes, according to a new Pew Research Center report ([link removed]) .




** U.S. Headlines
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New York bishop’s secret list of accused priests leaves him besieged The New York Times * ([link removed])
Illinois child welfare agency was supposed to review every priest sex abuse referral from the Chicago Archdiocese. That didn’t happen, so now the agency is opening 24 cases it overlooked Chicago Tribune * ([link removed])
Anti-Semites are using a popular chat app to compile a list of Jewish people Mother Jones * ([link removed])
Orthodox Jews fear being targets of rising anti-Semitism CNN ([link removed])
Anti-Semitic slur by N.J. lawmaker draws swift backlash The New York Times * ([link removed])
Deputy mayor in New Jersey describes Islam as ‘a cancer,’ then apologizes for Facebook post nj.com ([link removed])
Religious coworking spaces encourage faith, careers Religion News Service ([link removed])
The U.S. once forced this Native American tribe to move. Now they’re getting their land back The Washington Post * ([link removed])
Sixty years later, only Frank Lloyd Wright synagogue continues as ‘work of art’ Religion News Service ([link removed])
Pastafarian pastor leads prayer at Alaska government meeting The Associated Press ([link removed])



** International Headlines
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Election setback has Netanyahu now seeking to share power in a unity government The Washington Post * ([link removed])
Egypt says police kill 9 suspected militants in Cairo The Associated Press ([link removed])
Germany to make Down syndrome blood test free under ‘strict’ conditions Deutsche Welle ([link removed])
Facebook still auto-generating Islamic State, al-Qaida pages The Associated Press ([link removed])
Nepal’s sexual minorities say progress in rights has stalled The Associated Press ([link removed])



** Analysis & Commentary
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A look at Judaism’s place in Israeli politics The Associated Press ([link removed])
Progressive seminary students offered a confession to plants. How do we think about sins against nature? The Washington Post * ([link removed])
The Green New Deal isn’t socialist, it’s “biblical,” argue evangelical environmentalists Quartz * ([link removed])
Why you should see the world’s iconic mosques The Washington Post * ([link removed])
Documentary follows Pastafarians as they strain for recognition The Guardian ([link removed])



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