Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

December 16, 2019
Daily Religion Headlines
NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER
What are Americans hearing from the pulpits during religious services? A new Pew Research Center computational study explored this question ([link removed]) by analyzing nearly 50,000 sermons that U.S. churches livestreamed or shared on their websites earlier this year. A related Fact Tank post ([link removed]) explains how this was done.
U.S. Headlines
Jesus, Mary and Joseph in a cage: Political nativity scenes are causing a stir across the U.S. ([link removed])
USA Today

Reform Jews call for reparations for slavery ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Hallmark changes course after pulling wedding ads showing brides kissing ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

How the Salvation Army is trying to change its ‘anti-LGBTQ’ reputation ([link removed])
CNN

Can Latter-day Saints disagree with their church on gay marriage? Case of the lost wallet may offer clues ([link removed])
The Salt Lake Tribune *

Suspect hunted in vandalism of California synagogue being investigated as a hate crime ([link removed])
ABC News

A new Catholic parish merger is ‘managing growth rather than decline’ ([link removed])
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette *

Powered by faith, religious groups emerge as a conduit for a just solar boom ([link removed])
NPR


International Headlines
Protests spread across India over divisive citizenship law ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Houses of worship attacked with deadly frequency in 2019 ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Militants kill 22 in eastern Congo despite claims of security progress ([link removed])
Reuters

China tightens up on info after Xinjiang leaks ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Soccer star Mesut Özil under fire in China for criticizing Muslim detention camps ([link removed])
NBC News

Cries of abuse in Catholic Church start to be heard in Japan ([link removed])
The Associated Press

From death doulas to green burials, how Canadians are rethinking their post-life plans ([link removed])
Toronto Star *


Analysis & Commentary
What would Jesus do about inequality? ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Nativity scene with Jesus, Mary and Joseph in cages makes people uncomfortable. But that’s the point ([link removed])
Los Angeles Times *

Religious discrimination bill: What will Australians be allowed to say and do if it passes? ([link removed])
The Guardian

Should religion and politics mix? ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

In era of hardening identities, Trump order on Jews kindles questions old and new ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Tiffany Haddish’s Black Mitzvah and her journey of Jewish discovery ([link removed])
BBC News

Chicago rabbi, other Black Hebrew Israelites wrongly connected to Jersey City shooters ([link removed])
Chicago Tribune *


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