Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

July 16, 2019
Daily Religion Headlines
NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Pew Research Center’s 10th annual report ([link removed]) on global religion restrictions, published on Monday, finds that government laws and actions that restrict beliefs and practices increased markedly between 2007 and 2017. Social hostilities involving religion, including harassment by private individuals and groups, also have risen. A related Fact Tank post ([link removed]) looks at the report’s key findings.
U.S. Headlines
Trump abortion rule seen as blow against Planned Parenthood ([link removed])
The Associated Press

After 2016 Bible slip, Trump lashed out at ‘so-called Christians,’ book says ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Conservative GOP congressman presides at same-sex wedding in Virginia ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

As more states restrict abortion, others put out the welcome map for women ([link removed])
NBC News

Brownback wants ‘like-mindeds’ at religious freedom summit; violators need not RSVP ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Neo-Nazi gets second life sentence in murder of protester in Virginia ([link removed])
Reuters

Founder of neo-Nazi site Daily Stormer should pay $14 million to victim of ‘troll storm,’ judge says ([link removed])
NBC News

Lawyer for abuse victims demands New York Archdiocese release ‘predator priest’ data ([link removed])
New York Post

In remote Appalachia, liberal Christians gather at Wild Goose to pray — and plan ([link removed])
Religion News Service


International Headlines
UK PM candidate Boris Johnson: Labour Party leader Corbyn guilty of anti-Semitism ([link removed]) #
Reuters

Boris Johnson claimed Islam put Muslim world ‘centuries behind’ ([link removed])
The Guardian

Hamas rebuffs leader’s call for worldwide attacks on Jews ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Greek conservatives scrap plans to take clergy off state payroll ([link removed])
Reuters

Israel’s national conflict plays out in clash over a Sabbath bus service ([link removed])
The Wall Street Journal *

Muslim community shuns women released from prison, says report ([link removed])
The Guardian

Polish mayor’s widow fights hate that killed her husband ([link removed])
Deutsche Welle

Analysis & Commentary
If organized mainstream Christianity is on the way out, what will replace it? ([link removed])
The Guardian

The Democrats have the religious left. Can they win the religious middle? ([link removed])
NPR

You can’t force people to assimilate. So why is China at it again? ([link removed])
The New York Times *

A push to deny Muslims religious freedom gains steam ([link removed])
Religion & Politics


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