Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

July 29, 2019
Daily Religion Headlines
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From national laws regulating religious dress to local laws banning public worship by Muslims, religious restrictions have in recent years become more common in Europe over the past decade, a Fact Tank post ([link removed]) explains.
U.S. Headlines
Priests accused of sex abuse turned to under-the-radar group ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

St. Louis Archdiocese names 64 priests credibly accused of sexually abusing children or possessing child porn ([link removed])
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

Catholic charities tested by abuse scandals, border crisis ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

‘Thoughts and prayers’ aren’t enough, America’s first gun violence minister says ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

Priest at California Sikh temple assaulted in apparent hate crime ([link removed])
THE MODESTO BEE*

Author of Christian relationship guide says he has lost his faith ([link removed])
THE GUARDIAN

California Jewish center sued over controversial chicken-killing ritual ([link removed])
LOS ANGELES TIMES*

Man shot outside of Miami synagogue ([link removed])
JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY

Utah has required schools to have ‘In God We Trust’ posted publicly for 17 years ([link removed])
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE*


International Headlines
President Joko Widodo says Islam in Indonesia is ‘tolerant’ as rights groups warn of rising fundamentalism ([link removed])
CNN

More than 60 killed in extremist attack on Nigeria villagers ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

India boosts Hindu pilgrimage to holy cave in conflict-torn Kashmir ([link removed])
REUTERS

‘Her eyes were full of fear’: Turkey repatriates children of ISIS followers ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

UK parents launch court action over Christian school assemblies ([link removed])
THE GUARDIAN

Muslim activists continue to push against Quebec secularism law ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE

Bahrain executes three, including Shiite activists ([link removed])
REUTERS

Nigerian court adjourns bail hearing for leader of banned Shiite group ([link removed])
REUTERS

Cardinal Ortega, former archbishop of Havana, dies at 82 ([link removed])
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


Analysis & Commentary
Yes, American religious liberty is in peril ([link removed])
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL*

No, American religious liberty is not in peril ([link removed])
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL*

Boris Johnson’s confusing and contradictory religious history ([link removed])
THE ECONOMIST*

Is BDS anti-Semitic? A closer look at the boycott Israel campaign ([link removed])
THE NEW YORK TIMES*

For Trump and Barr, executions are a statement ([link removed])
THE ATLANTIC

Death penalty decision answers lingering questions about how Barr’s faith affects his politics ([link removed])
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE


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