The struggle for a new American gospel

U.S. Catholic bishops announce new policies to police bishops
CNN
Sex abuse scandal deepens divide over gay priests
NPR
Anti-Semitic mailer dogs New York Governor Cuomo, even after big victory
The New York Times *
Jehovah’s Witnesses accused of mishandling abuse in Montana
The Associated Press
Congressman: California atheists want to spy on Christian students in Louisiana
Shreveport Times *
Texas county defends itself against Freedom from Religion Foundation accusations
Abilene Reporter-News *
Republicans in Texas apologize for Hindu-themed campaign ad
HuffPost
‘The violence is always there’: life as a Sikh in Trump’s America
The Guardian
 

International Headlines

Buddhist temple, now a Communist shrine, plants China’s flag in Taiwan
The New York Times *
Can Islamist moderates remake the politics of the Muslim world?
The Christian Science Monitor
Deputy to ISIS leader Baghdadi is sentenced to death by Iraqi court
The Washington Post *
‘ISIS will be looking for targets’: guns and fear mark Afghan Ashura
The Guardian
In Israel, a Conservative rabbi’s arrest reopens religious freedom debate
Religion News Service
‘I lost my entire family to a cult’: How one woman escaped Grace Road
BBC News
Global faith leaders urge action over ‘ignored millions’ displaced by conflict
The Guardian
Blackpool Tower rainbow lights to greet anti-LGBT U.S. preacher
The Guardian
 

Analysis & Commentary

The struggle for a new American gospel
The New Republic
Yom Kippur and Ashura: Are Muslims observing a Jewish holiday?
Al Jazeera
The liberalism of the religious right
The New York Times *
The link between earth tremors, God and Nigeria’s elections
BBC News
A glimpse inside the hidden world of Hasidic women
The New York Times *
The ‘forced conversions’ of Pakistan’s Hindu women hide a much bigger problem
Quartz
 

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