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February 22, 2021
** Daily Religion Headlines
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Though primarily places of worship, Black churches have long played prominent roles in African American communities, offering services such as job training programs and insurance cooperatives, and many of their pastors have advocated for racial equality. Today, around three-quarters of Black adults say predominantly Black churches have done either “a great deal” (29%) or “some” (48%) to help Black people move toward equality in the United States, a new blog post ([link removed]) explains.
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** U.S. headlines
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Southern Baptists divided over politics, race, LGBTQ policy ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Georgia SBC church faces banishment for accepting LGBTQ members ([link removed])
Religion News Service
Disinformation fuels a White evangelical movement. It led one Virginia pastor to quit ([link removed])
NPR
Getting an abortion on Guam requires a $1,000, eight-hour flight. A lawsuit could change that ([link removed])
The Guardian
Washington taps pastors to overcome racial divide on vaccine ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Some Jewish Portlanders alarmed or annoyed after seemingly targeted proselytizing book arrives in mail ([link removed])
The Oregonian*
Jerold Ottley, who led the famed Tabernacle Choir to even greater heights, dies of COVID-19 ([link removed])
The Salt Lake Tribune*
Dianna Ortiz, nun who told of brutal abduction by Guatemalan military, dies at 62 ([link removed])
The Washington Post*
** International headlines
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Pope Francis removes conservative African cardinal from Vatican post ([link removed])
The Wall Street Journal*
10 years after quake, Christ Church Cathedral finally rising ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Pope’s visit to Iraqi Ziggurat to bring together several faiths – and hopefully lure more visitors ([link removed])
Reuters
East Timor postpones child sex abuse trial of ex-U.S. priest ([link removed])
The Associated Press
German president warns against growing anti-Semitism ([link removed])
Deutsche Welle
Italy: Holocaust survivor’s plug for vaccine sparks hatred ([link removed])
The Associated Press
Auction house suspends sale of 19th-century Jewish burial records ([link removed])
The New York Times*
Not cricket: Religious divide threatens a last bastion of secular India ([link removed])
The Guardian
** Analysis and commentary
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A Catholic sinner seeks Communion – and happens to be president ([link removed])
The Atlantic*
France and the spectral menace of ‘Islamo-leftism’ ([link removed])
The Washington Post*
In the battle over LGBTQ rights and religious freedom, can both sides win? ([link removed])
Deseret News
His pastors tried to steer him away from social media rage. He stormed the Capitol anyway ([link removed])
The Washington Post*
Fazlun Khalid shows how environmentalism is intrinsic to Islam ([link removed])
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