Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

January 22, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Most U.S. adults know what the Holocaust was and approximately when it happened, but fewer than half can correctly answer multiple-choice questions about the number of Jews who were murdered or the way Adolf Hitler came to power, according to a new Pew Research Center report ([link removed]) .

In states with tight abortion laws, public opinion tends to run more against legal abortion than in states that don’t have those restrictions, a new Fact Tank post ([link removed]) shows.
U.S. Headlines
Supreme Court considers religious schools case ([link removed])
NPR

Most Americans want abortion to remain legal, but back some state restrictions ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Abortion policy activism heats up for Roe v. Wade anniversary ([link removed])
Roll Call

Democrats’ challenge: Courting evangelicals in the Trump era ([link removed])
The Associated Press

BYU will allow same-sex couples to ballroom dance ([link removed])
The Salt Lake Tribune *

Iowa pastor says running for office is a test of faith ([link removed])
Religion News Service

A church allegedly asked older members to leave. Leaders say that didn’t actually happen ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Jewish life in New York: ‘You’ve got to watch your back’ ([link removed])
Deutsche Welle


International Headlines
Pope Francis tells the powerful at Davos to focus on humanity, not power, profit ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Leaders are gathering in Jerusalem for the Auschwitz anniversary. Poland’s president won’t be there ([link removed])
CNN

Polish art project marks sites of vanished Jewish cemeteries ([link removed])
Reuters

German court may reject appeal to remove anti-Semitic relic ([link removed])
The Associated Press

How Helene, a Jewish Holocaust survivor, became Leila, the matriarch of a Palestinian Muslim clan ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Rohingya refugees pray for justice as court to rule in genocide case ([link removed])
Reuters

Biggest swimming pool in Russia’s Muslim south bans women, causing outcry ([link removed])
Reuters


Analysis & Commentary
How India ended up in turmoil over citizenship ([link removed])
The Associated Press

‘Hymn for the 81%’: A conversation with Daniel Deitrich ([link removed])
Religion News Service

I was an abortionist. The abortion industry isn’t willing to prioritize patient safety ([link removed])
USA Today

Sure, let’s protect Roe v. Wade. But as abortion rights erode, we must do much more ([link removed])
USA Today

On both sides of abortion debate, Catholics largely fall short ([link removed])
National Catholic Reporter

Is it ethical to show Holocaust images? ([link removed])
The Conversation


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