Pennsylvania reforms childhood sex abuse laws in response to clergy scandal
NPR
‘Conversion therapy’ ban OK’d by LDS church and advocates, announces Utah governor
The Salt Lake Tribune *
West Virginia diocese seeks $792K from disgraced bishop
The Associated Press
Rudy Giuliani has curious links to a Jewish village in Ukraine
Bloomberg *
A man plotted an ISIS attack in revenge for getting kicked out of college in Florida, authorities say
The Washington Post *
Reversing course, Idaho campus lets students use Medicaid as health coverage
NPR
Church in Kansas sues city for denying its request to operate a homeless shelter
KCUR
Losing our religion? Faith is part of identity in the South, but it’s changing
AL.com
Religion & Public Life
November 27, 2019
Daily Religion Headlines
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U.S. Headlines
International Headlines
Pope wants to officialize immorality of nuke arms possession
The Associated Press
U.S. criticizes China for abuses revealed by leaked cables
The Associated Press
TikTok blocks teen who posted about China’s detention camps
The New York Times *
‘It reflects the despair’: Chief rabbi’s criticism of Labour strikes a chord
The Guardian
Pope names new financial regulator following police raid
Reuters
Argentine victims hope priests’ sentences send pope message
The Associated Press
Buddhist nationalists claim victory in Sri Lankan election
The Associated Press
Bangladesh Islamists sentenced to death for 2016 attack
BBC News
The Associated Press
U.S. criticizes China for abuses revealed by leaked cables
The Associated Press
TikTok blocks teen who posted about China’s detention camps
The New York Times *
‘It reflects the despair’: Chief rabbi’s criticism of Labour strikes a chord
The Guardian
Pope names new financial regulator following police raid
Reuters
Argentine victims hope priests’ sentences send pope message
The Associated Press
Buddhist nationalists claim victory in Sri Lankan election
The Associated Press
Bangladesh Islamists sentenced to death for 2016 attack
BBC News
Analysis & Commentary
Religious freedom law plays key role in migrant-aid case
The Associated Press
The fight over a religious-freedom commission heats up
National Review *
A heartbreaking Supreme Court case could be a huge win for the Christian right
Vox
Before he died by suicide, pastor Jarrid Wilson taught us to care for people struggling with mental illness
The Washington Post *
Five years after Islamic State massacre, an Iraqi minority is transformed by trauma
The Conversation
How colonialism still colors our ideas about who gets to teach religion
Religion News Service
The Associated Press
The fight over a religious-freedom commission heats up
National Review *
A heartbreaking Supreme Court case could be a huge win for the Christian right
Vox
Before he died by suicide, pastor Jarrid Wilson taught us to care for people struggling with mental illness
The Washington Post *
Five years after Islamic State massacre, an Iraqi minority is transformed by trauma
The Conversation
How colonialism still colors our ideas about who gets to teach religion
Religion News Service
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