Daily Religion Headlines 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.

U.S. Headlines

New York bishop’s secret list of accused priests leaves him besieged The New York Times * 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 * Anti-Semites are using a popular chat app to compile a list of Jewish people Mother Jones * Orthodox Jews fear being targets of rising anti-Semitism CNN Anti-Semitic slur by N.J. lawmaker draws swift backlash The New York Times * Deputy mayor in New Jersey describes Islam as ‘a cancer,’ then apologizes for Facebook post nj.com Religious coworking spaces encourage faith, careers Religion News Service The U.S. once forced this Native American tribe to move. Now they’re getting their land back The Washington Post * Sixty years later, only Frank Lloyd Wright synagogue continues as ‘work of art’ Religion News Service Pastafarian pastor leads prayer at Alaska government meeting The Associated Press

International Headlines

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

Analysis & Commentary

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

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