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Religion & Public Life

December 13, 2019
Daily Religion Headlines
NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH
A new demographic analysis ([link removed]) looks at data on religion and living arrangements in 130 countries, finding that Muslims and Hindus have larger households than Christians and religious “nones,” in patterns influenced by regional norms.

We also have published two Fact Tank posts based on the new study: One highlighting seven key findings ([link removed]) , and the other focusing on the U.S. ([link removed]) , including its high rate of single-parent households.
U.S. Headlines
Trump’s order to combat anti-Semitism divides its audience: American Jews ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

Anti-Semitism order raises tough issue of defining prejudice ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trump campaign to launch religious-voter outreach coalitions in early 2020 ([link removed])
ABC NEWS

School board in Tennessee county votes ‘no’ on letting kids out of class for religious lessons ([link removed])
KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL*

Washington state man charged with hate crime in attack on Sikh Uber driver ([link removed])
KOMO NEWS

Catholic dioceses spar over Archbishop Sheen sainthood ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


International Headlines
Clashes erupt in Delhi over citizenship law; Japan PM cancels visit ([link removed])
REUTERS

India’s top court rejects pleas for review of temple verdict ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Russia jails Jehovah’s Witness adherent for six years over extremism ([link removed])
REUTERS

Quebec religious symbols law causes harm but shouldn’t be suspended: Appeal Court ([link removed])
THE CANADIAN PRESS

Israel bars Gaza’s Christians from visiting Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas ([link removed])
REUTERS

China accuses U.S. of double standards on anti-Muslim bigotry, counterterrorism ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE

Argentina’s new government moves to guarantee access to abortion in rape cases ([link removed])
REUTERS

Seven years in, pope’s Twitter account garners success, criticism and comic mishaps ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE

Gabon bans gay sex as global pace of reform falters ([link removed])
REUTERS


Analysis & Commentary
India’s bill purporting to help refugees really seeks to hurt Muslims ([link removed])
THE ECONOMIST*

Why Trump’s executive order on anti-Semitism touched off a firestorm ([link removed])
THE ATLANTIC*

Corbyn, and the anti-Semitism swirling around him, repudiated in Johnson victory ([link removed])
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL

How a Jewish Santa helps ‘repair the world’ at Christmas ([link removed])
USA TODAY

A rabbi walks into a Presbyterian church ([link removed])
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL*


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