Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

October 17, 2019
Daily Religion Headlines
NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH
An update on America’s changing religious landscape: A new analysis ([link removed]) shows that the decline of Christianity in the U.S. continues at a rapid pace, while the religiously unaffiliated share of the population remains on the rise.
U.S. Headlines
Mormon church opposes Utah LGBTQ ‘conversion therapy’ ban ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Georgia school district reverses transgender-friendly bathroom policy amid death threats ([link removed])
ABC NEWS

Parents of slain gay man chide Trump’s attorney general over LGBT rights ([link removed])
REUTERS

After call from Indian official, library in Connecticut pulls Sikh ‘genocide’ memorial ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE

How Amazon has transformed the Hasidic economy ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

WeWork founder mixed spiritual group with business ([link removed])
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL*


International Headlines
French government resists calls for school trip headscarf ban ([link removed])
THE GUARDIAN

Macron warning on stigmatizing Muslims amid France veil row ([link removed])
BBC NEWS

Anglican churches reject Sydney archbishop’s stance on same-sex marriage ([link removed])
THE GUARDIAN

Former Nazi SS guard, 93, goes on trial in Hamburg ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Moroccan king pardons journalist in abortion case ([link removed])
REUTERS

Presbyterian Church rejects elder’s appeal on same-sex marriage dismissal ([link removed])
BBC NEWS


Analysis & Commentary
The 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have gone further in embracing abortion rights than ever before. But they still hide behind euphemism ([link removed])
THE ATLANTIC*

Donald Trump and Bill Barr are setting a religious war trap ([link removed])
SLATE

Can church ever be separate from state at a Franklin Graham rally? ([link removed])
ROLL CALL

After a blunt sermon, how will Southern Baptists address sexual abuse? ([link removed])
RELIGION UNPLUGGED


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