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September 22, 2020

 

Daily Religion Headlines

 

A daily roundup of the latest religion headlines from around the web · Subscribe ↗

 

 
 

U.S. headlines

 

Ginsburg’s death puts Roe v. Wade on the ballot in November
The Associated Press

To conservatives, Barrett has ‘perfect combination’ of attributes for Supreme Court
The New York Times *

Democratic nominee for New Hampshire governor says he’d have an abortion litmus test for judges
New Hampshire Union Leader *

Judge orders anti-abortion gatherings away from Washington Planned Parenthood
The Spokesman-Review *

ICE apprehension on church grounds violated federal policy, say faith leaders
Religion News Service

Mel Gibson is reportedly making ‘Passion of the Christ’ sequel
New York Post

Robert S. Graetz, rare White minister to back bus boycott, dies at 92
The New York Times *

‘High-Church Pentecostal’ leader J. Delano Ellis dies at 75
Religion News Service
 

 

International headlines

 

Vatican pushes against growing acceptance of euthanasia
The Wall Street Journal *

Vatican, China prepare to renew historic deal to U.S. anger
Agence France-Presse

Saudi Arabia to launch app for Mecca pilgrims amid virus
The Associated Press

Iraq to bar pilgrims over COVID-19 fears
Reuters

Jordan’s mainstream Islamists to stand in November parliamentary election
Reuters

Russia detains Siberian sect leader over allegations he harmed followers
Reuters

Young Afghan women, men perform whirling Sufi dance together
The Associated Press

Against rising intolerance, a transgender Indonesian woman finds acceptance in a remote village
Los Angeles Times *
 

 

Analysis and commentary

 

How the Religious Right has transformed the Supreme Court
The New York Times *

National Catholic Prayer Breakfast award for Barr divides Catholics
Religion News Service

Explained: Pakistan’s emotive blasphemy laws
Al Jazeera

Muslim Ban dissent is a part of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy
HuffPost

A viral tweet said RBG dying on Rosh Hashanah made her a ‘tzaddik.’ Is that true?
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
 

 
 

 

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