Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

December 06, 2019
Daily Religion Headlines
NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Recent Pew Research Center surveys show that 4% of American adults identify as atheists, up from 2% in 2009. And in some European countries, the share of atheists exceeds 10% of the population. Today's updated Fact Tank post ([link removed] ) examines the latest data we've collected about atheists – and about attitudes toward them.
U.S. Headlines
GOP representative pitches LGBTQ rights bill with religious exemptions ([link removed])
The Associated Press

‘Don’t mess with me when it comes to words like that,’ Pelosi tells reporter who asked her whether she hates Trump ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Lawsuit: McCarrick victim told pope of sex abuse in 1988 ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Former priest sues Archdiocese of St. Louis for naming him on list of alleged abusers ([link removed])
St. Louis Post-Dispatch *

Wyoming’s Catholic bishop attacks plan for new Evanston jail to hold Utah immigration detainees ([link removed])
The Salt Lake Tribune *

Safety problems lead to early end for study of ‘abortion pill reversal’ ([link removed])
NPR

‘Heil Trump’ and an anti-gay slur were scrawled on an Indiana church right after Trump’s election. The investigation led to an unlikely suspect ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

A student’s coming-out video goes viral, reigniting LGBTQ debate at Quaker school ([link removed])
Religion News Service

As a school shooting unfolded, a teen opened her mosque doors to shelter fleeing students ([link removed])
CNN

Los Angeles honors the unclaimed with an interfaith burial service ([link removed])
Religion News Service


International Headlines
In rare legal test, Myanmar faces genocide hearings at The Hague ([link removed])
Reuters

Tunisia launches a state-sponsored sex-education program, a rarity in the Arab world ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

India’s Muslims split in response to Hindu temple verdict ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Egypt arrests Coptic community rights activist amid heightened surveillance measures ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Auschwitz visit: Angela Merkel says past Nazi crimes part of German identity ([link removed])
BBC News

Did Italian priest father two African sons, and walk away? ([link removed])
The Associated Press


Analysis & Commentary
Why Nancy Pelosi doesn’t hate the president and prays for him instead ([link removed])
Religion News Service

‘A wakeup call:’ British theologian N.T. Wright on the prosperity gospel, climate change and Advent ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Don’t believe in God? Lie to your children ([link removed])
The Wall Street Journal *

I’m Jewish. Please wish me a merry Christmas ([link removed])
The Wall Street Journal *


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