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Religion & Public Life

December 17, 2019
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
Mormon Church has misled members on $100 billion tax-exempt investment fund, whistleblower alleges ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

New Jersey Senate cancels vote on controversial vaccination bill after hours of protests ([link removed])
Politico

On the lesson plan for this third-grade class: gender diversity ([link removed])
Los Angeles Times *

Duluth bans conversion therapy designed to change sexual orientation of minors ([link removed])
Duluth News Tribune *

Kansas City’s Church of Scientology opens a Winter Wonderland: Is this some ploy? ([link removed])
The Kansas City Star *

Nativity scene won’t be moving back to courthouse lawn in Iowa town ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Peek inside this purple van to see a Cuban religious icon traveling to the masses ([link removed])
The Miami Herald *


International Headlines
Pope abolishes ‘pontifical secret’ in clergy sex abuse cases ([link removed])
The Associated Press

As protests rage, is India moving closer to becoming a Hindu nation? ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Pakistan’s Khan says millions of Muslim refugees could flee India ([link removed])
Reuters

India school defends re-enacting Babri mosque demolition ([link removed])
BBC News

Myanmar seizes boat carrying 173 Rohingya Muslims: military spokesman ([link removed])
Reuters

Indonesia Muslim groups deny China lobbying sways views on Uighurs ([link removed])
Reuters

‘Gay Jesus’ and a weed-smoking Mary: Brazilian Christmas parody on Netflix slammed by pastors, politicians ([link removed])
The Washington Post *


Analysis & Commentary
Michael Bloomberg’s surveillance of Muslims sets dangerous precedent for his presidential run ([link removed])
HuffPost

How to survive Christmas as a Muslim ([link removed])
Slate

Catholic activism, not repentance for sexual abuse, is what forces clergy to resign ([link removed])
The Conversation *

Behind the bewildering recent incidents of anti-Semitism ([link removed])
The New Yorker *

Divine inspiration: rescuing run-down churches – a photo essay ([link removed])
The Guardian


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