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Religion & Public Life

January 08, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
Local congregations uncertain of future if United Methodist Church splits over LGBTQ views ([link removed])
Louisville Courier Journal *

Ballot drive to bar LGBTQ discrimination begins in Michigan ([link removed])
The Associated Press

N.J. schools get early start on LGBTQ history lessons, soon to be required by law ([link removed])
NorthJersey.com *

After anti-Semitic incidents, new bail law in N.Y. comes under attack ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Anti-Semitic hate crimes rise in 2019, overall crime at record low, NYPD says ([link removed])
CNN

Dale Partridge, Christian ‘influencer’ and church planter, haunted by plagiarism claims ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Monks at New Hampshire Catholic college clash with board over power ([link removed])
The Associated Press


International Headlines
Israel in uproar after chief rabbi calls ex-Soviet Jews ‘religion-hating goys’ ([link removed])
Los Angeles Times *

Orthodox women seek bigger role as Jews end Talmud cycle ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Islamist group al Shabaab claims Somalia bomb attack that killed three ([link removed])
Reuters

Russian patriarch blames West for church rows in Balkans and Ukraine ([link removed])
The Irish Times *

Egypt’s president says interfaith bond saved country ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Hermits living on UK islands excommunicated for calling pope a ‘heretic’ ([link removed])
BBC News

After slapping incident, pope kisses nun who vows not to bite ([link removed])
Reuters


Analysis & Commentary
The Christian case for Trump ([link removed])
The Wall Street Journal *

The prophetic witness of the Christianity Today editorial ([link removed])
Religion & Politics

At one church, combating neighborhood violence requires prayer and footwork ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

The ‘ex-closeted gay jihadist’ bringing meditation to Jakarta ([link removed])
The Guardian

What is the relationship between Catholics and alcohol? ([link removed])
America


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