Articles of Interest about Religion - January 24
/***RELIGION
AI will transform religion with robot priests like this one https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/9/9/20851753/ai-religion-robot-priest-mindar-buddhism-christianity
'Jeopardy!' Game show faces criticism after wading into Mideast conflict: Is the Church of the Nativity in Palestine or Israel? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/game-show-jeopardy-faces-criticism-after-wading-israel-palestine-conflict-n111416
Sex Abuse Crisis in Amish Country https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a30284631/amish-sexual-abuse-incest-me-too/
Died: Jack Van Impe, Televangelist Who Saw Signs of End Times https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/january/jack-van-impe-died-end-times-televangelist.html
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
Why Pete Buttigieg Has Made Religion Central to His Campaign https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/us/politics/pete-buttigieg-religion-2020.html
Meet Mark Galli: The Wheaton evangelical who called out Trump https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200111/meet-mark-galli-the-wheaton-evangelical-who-called-out-trump
Donald Trump Is Promising ‘Big Action’ on School Prayer to Rally Evangelical Voters https://time.com/5765829/trump-school-prayer-evangelicals/
Many churchgoers in U.S. don't know the political leanings of their clergy https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/01/13/many-churchgoers-in-u-s-dont-know-the-political-leanings-of-their-clergy/
Trump to become first president to speak at annual anti-abortion March for Life event https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/24/politics/trump-march-for-life/index.html
***RELIGION & THE LAW
Christian-Based Convicted Sex Offenders' Ministry Housing Too Close To Playground, City Says https://www.npr.org/2020/01/15/796021411/convicted-sex-offenders-ministry-housing-too-close-to-playground-city-says
***RELIGION IN THE SUPREME COURT
The Supreme Court takes up a deeply fraught case about state funding of religious schools https://www.vox.com/2020/1/15/21058338/supreme-court-espinoza-montana-religious-schools
Supreme Court will tackle dispute over birth control, religious liberty https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/01/17/birth-control-coverage-supreme-court-weigh-religious-objections/2679555001/
Supreme Court religious rights case has big implications for U.S. schools https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-religion-idUSKBN1ZJ19T
Supreme Court takes up church-state separation in Christian schools case https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-takes-church-state-separation-christian-schools-case-n1117006
***RELIGION & MONEY
Major evangelical nonprofits are trying a new strategy with the IRS that allows them to hide their salaries https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/major-evangelical-nonprofits-are-trying-a-new-strategy-with-the-irs-that-allows-them-to-hide-their-salaries/ar-BBZ3nTt?li=BBnbfcN
***RELIGION & MUSIC
Kanye West Headlines At Evangelical Student Conference In The Bible Belt https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kanye-west-strength-to-stand-conference_n_5e25ff85c5b673621f7a4c97
TobyMac's son, Truett McKeehan, died of fentanyl, amphetamine overdose https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2020/01/22/tobymac-rep-son-truett-mckeehan-died-of-accidental-overdose-in-nashville/4539864002/
***RELIGION & LGBTQ ISSUES
Kentucky Christian school expels girl for 'gay' rainbow cake, mom says https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2020/01/14/kentucky-christian-school-expels-girl-gay-rainbow-cake-mom-says/4418756002/
Utah Becomes Latest State To Ban Discredited LGBTQ 'Conversion Therapy' https://www.npr.org/2020/01/22/798603313/utah-becomes-latest-state-to-ban-discredited-lgbtq-conversion-therapy