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January 21, 2021
** 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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President Joe Biden is only the second Catholic to occupy the Oval Office, after John F. Kennedy, even though Catholics have long been one of the nation’s largest religious groups. Most presidents have been Protestant, and many have identified as Episcopalians or Presbyterians. An updated Fact Tank post ([link removed]) takes a look at the religious affiliations of U.S. presidents.
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** U.S. headlines
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For President Joe Biden, an inauguration filled with faith ([link removed])
Religion News Service
Biden invokes Augustine in call for American unity ([link removed])
Christianity Today *
Biden gets Pope’s welcome, abortion warning from U.S. bishops ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Kamala Harris picks Bible of civil rights justice (and saint) for VP oath ([link removed])
Religion Unplugged
At his swearing-in, Jon Ossoff used a Hebrew Bible from an MLK ally whose synagogue was bombed by White supremacists ([link removed])
The Washington Post *
Community takes pride in seeing Schumer become the highest politically ranking Jew in America ([link removed]≷=US&ceid=US%3Aen)
Forward *
American Muslims breathe sigh of relief as Biden reverses travel ban ([link removed])
Religion News Service
Ohio orthodox priest suspended for attending Trump rally at U.S. Capitol, reports say ([link removed])
Cleveland.com *
Two pastors join SBC president race ([link removed])
Christianity Today *
Joseph M. Scheidler, ‘godfather’ of the anti-abortion movement, dies at 93 ([link removed])
The New York Times *
** International headlines
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Saudi Arabia redefines role as world’s defender of Muslims ([link removed])
Bloomberg News *
Twin suicide bombings hit Baghdad, killing 28 and sparking fears of Islamic State comeback ([link removed])
Los Angeles Times *
Islamic extremist in UK shared ‘terror tutorials’ ([link removed])
BBC News
American ‘digital nomad’ to be deported from Bali after LGBT and lifestyle tweets ([link removed])
Reuters
India: Muslim comedian detained over anti-Hindu jokes he might crack ([link removed])
Deutsche Welle
Arab Spring lifted, then crushed Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood ([link removed])
Agence France-Presse
Austria presents national strategy against anti-Semitism ([link removed])
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** Analysis and commentary
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Joe Biden quoted Augustine in his inaugural address. What would the saint think of our politics? ([link removed])
America
Biden ends the ‘Muslim ban’ on day one of his presidency but its legacy will linger ([link removed])
The Philadelphia Inquirer *
From Biden’s giant Bible to Christian flags waved by rioters, ‘religion’ means different things to different people and different eras ([link removed])
The Conversation
Biden’s inaugural speech called for Americans to embrace civil religion. What does that mean? ([link removed])
NBC News
Georgia’s new senators will write the next chapter in Black-Jewish relations ([link removed])
The Washington Post *
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