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December 17, 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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Religious restrictions around the world often target women, who in many countries face censure because their clothing is considered too religious – or not religious enough. These restrictions frequently take the form of social harassment by individuals or groups, but also sometimes involve official government actions, according to a new Fact Tank post ([link removed]) that analyzes data from a recent Pew Research Center study ([link removed]) .
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** U.S. headlines
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Trump administration cuts off $200 million for California health care over abortions ([link removed])
San Francisco Chronicle *
Justice Department sues Vermont medical center over abortion ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Facing lawsuit over restrictions on Christmas services, D.C. mayor eases coronavirus rules ([link removed])
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Kenyan planned 9/11-style attack after training as pilot, U.S. says ([link removed])
The New York Times *
Ralph D. West, Houston pastor, cuts ties to Southern Baptists over critical race theory rejection ([link removed])
Religion News Service
Trump taps Giuliani’s son for membership on the Holocaust Memorial Council ([link removed])
The New York Times *
From matzo to gumbo: Museum explores Southern Jewish life ([link removed])
The Associated Press
** International headlines
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All 14 defendants in trial related to 2015 attack on French newspaper Charlie Hebdo found guilty ([link removed])
The Washington Post *
UK’s Labour publishes plan to rid party of anti-Semitism ([link removed])
BBC News
Rights groups condemn Hungarian ban on same-sex adoptions ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Romanian top court overturns ban on gender identity studies ([link removed])
Reuters
‘Love jihad’: What a reported miscarriage says about India’s anti-conversion law ([link removed])
BBC News
As China tracked Muslims, Alibaba showed customers how they could, too ([link removed])
The New York Times *
Cardinal Pell on Trump, Benedict XVI and a plot against him ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Headless religious statue uncovered in residential complex in China ([link removed])
CNN
Mary, Joseph and... an astronaut? The Vatican’s unconventional nativity scene mocked ([link removed])
CNN
** Analysis and commentary
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How to be pro-life in our real lives ([link removed])
Christianity Today *
Five years later, Larycia Hawkins’ canceling foreshadowed evangelicals under Trump ([link removed])
Religion News Service
Was Jesus really born in Bethlehem? Why the Gospels disagree over the circumstances of Christ’s birth ([link removed])
The Conversation
Black Buddhists explore healing and liberation in new anthology ([link removed])
NBC News
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