Articles of Interest about Religion - Oct 11
/***RELIGION
For a Lot of American Teens, Religion Is a Regular Part of the Public School Day
The strictures—and allure—of the Hasidic Jewish life: a novels explore a closed world from the inside
https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2019/09/26/the-strictures-and-allure-of-ultra-orthodox-life
Christians debate damnation in the play ‘The Christians,’ performed in Seattle churches
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
Ethiopia’s Evangelical Prime Minister Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Trump is claiming that his fight with the Democrats and the media has inspired a revival in Christianity
https://www.indy100.com/article/trump-christianity-revival-democrats-media-watch-video-9143991
***RELIGION & THE LAW
Actor fired over ‘homophobic’ comments plans to sue for religious discrimination
https://www.newsweek.com/actress-suing-fired-homophobic-facebook-1462142
Woman claims Nazarene church defamed her over breastfeeding
Citing his devout Christian faith a Virginia teacher is suing after he was fired for refusing to use a student's preferred pronouns
***CATHOLIC
73 Catholic schools in Washington end religious vaccine exemptions
https://abcnews.go.com/US/73-catholic-schools-washington-end-religious-vaccine-exemptions/story
Why ending the secrecy of ‘confession’ is so controversial for the Catholic Church