Churches jump into action with threat of immigration sweeps
The Associated Press
With more migrants stalled in Mexico, Baptists may play larger role on border
Religion News Service
‘Never again means close the camps’: Jews protest ICE across the country
NBC News
‘Rogue’ ruling bans common second trimester abortion method in Oklahoma
CBS News
Court order blocking contraception exemptions upheld
The Associated Press
In a race for a House seat, a gay Bronx councilman will oppose a candidate who says he doesn’t believe in gay marriage
The New York Times *
Riverside Church congregants call for reinstatement of first female minister after her dismissal following a sex shop visit
The Washington Post *
Xaverian Brothers release names of members credibly accused of abuse
The Boston Globe *
One of America’s top climate scientists is an evangelical Christian. She’s on a mission to convert skeptics
The Washington Post *
Religion & Public Life
July 15, 2019
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International Headlines
Orbán deploys Christianity with a twist to tighten grip in Hungary
The Guardian
Saudi Arabia and Russia among 37 states backing China’s Xinjiang policy
Reuters
Some Iranian women take off hijabs as hard-liners push back
The Associated Press
American woman loses custody battle for daughter in Saudi Arabia
The New York Times *
Afghan radio station shuts down after threats by suspected Taliban
Reuters
Kuwait arrests Muslim Brotherhood members wanted in Egypt
The Associated Press
School for missionary children in Japan investigating allegations of past abuse
Religion News Service
Israeli education minister favors gay ‘conversion therapy’
Reuters
Vatican mystery over missing girl deepens as bones are found
The Associated Press
The Guardian
Saudi Arabia and Russia among 37 states backing China’s Xinjiang policy
Reuters
Some Iranian women take off hijabs as hard-liners push back
The Associated Press
American woman loses custody battle for daughter in Saudi Arabia
The New York Times *
Afghan radio station shuts down after threats by suspected Taliban
Reuters
Kuwait arrests Muslim Brotherhood members wanted in Egypt
The Associated Press
School for missionary children in Japan investigating allegations of past abuse
Religion News Service
Israeli education minister favors gay ‘conversion therapy’
Reuters
Vatican mystery over missing girl deepens as bones are found
The Associated Press
Analysis & Commentary
Democrats shouldn’t be so certain about abortion
The New York Times *
Abortion politics crosses the border
The Wall Street Journal *
Gay and once divorced, a Canadian rabbi broadens Judaism’s tent
The New York Times *
Why much is at stake in a tale of teachers in Middle America
The Economist *
The internet as religious experience
BBC News
Shopping is America’s religion. But this isn’t the first country to confuse the two
The Washington Post *
The New York Times *
Abortion politics crosses the border
The Wall Street Journal *
Gay and once divorced, a Canadian rabbi broadens Judaism’s tent
The New York Times *
Why much is at stake in a tale of teachers in Middle America
The Economist *
The internet as religious experience
BBC News
Shopping is America’s religion. But this isn’t the first country to confuse the two
The Washington Post *
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