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The Conversation: Mexican Mennonites combat fears of violence with a new Christmas tradition December 11, 2019 8.19am EST

See: https://theconversation.com/mexican-mennonites-combat-fears-of-violence-with-a-new-christmas-tradition-127982?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=526e8493e5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_12_11_02_58&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-526e8493e5-400098233   

CBC: Demolition of abandoned building in Ukraine uncovers dozens of Mennonite tombstones Social Sharing Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn Tombstones used as building's foundation include memorials to people whose descendants now live in Manitoba Bill Redekop · for CBC News · Posted: Nov 03, 2019 6:00 AM CT

See: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/mennonite-tombstones-ukraine-1.5345781?fbclid=IwAR0AwPQ_pfxDRR8uu5GxuERUw56LkoyAPDLXstbdY6d8hYnmHFc0RK5DuVo&utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=a08cab0abb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_11_06_01_56&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-a08cab0abb-400094773   

Seattle Times: How do Seattle witches celebrate Halloween? A look into the modern religion known as Wicca

A Very Different and more Secular take on WICCA than usually seen: See: https://www.seattletimes.com/life/what-witches-do-on-halloween-in-seattle-a-look-into-the-modern-religion-known-as-wicca/?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=85edf310eb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_10_24_01_41&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-85edf310eb-400098233   

Washington Post: During the Jewish High Holidays, there’s a growing awareness that not all U.S. Jews are white

See: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/during-the-jewish-high-holidays-theres-a-growing-awareness-that-not-all-us-jews-are-white/2019/09/28/be526f4c-e13e-11e9-be96-6adb81821e90_story.html?utm_campaign=017d91cefe-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_09_30_01_47&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Pew%20Research%20Center   

The Conversation: People participate in a candlelight vigil near the White House to protest violence against Sikhs in 2012. AP Photo/Susan Walsh Why Sikhs wear a turban and what it means to practice the faith in the United States September 13, 2019 7.41am EDT

See: https://theconversation.com/why-sikhs-wear-a-turban-and-what-it-means-to-practice-the-faith-in-the-united-states-123256?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=0a6b052cb9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_09_16_01_53&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-0a6b052cb9-400098233   

Christianity Today: Is American Christianity on Its Last Legs? The Data Say Otherwise. Two new books push back on Chicken-Little narratives of evangelical decline. BRADLEY WRIGHT

SEE: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/september-web-only/glenn-stanton-myth-dying-church-rick-richardson-you-found.html?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=8d76dc39b6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_09_13_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-8d76dc39b6-400098233   

The Washington Post: Opinions The Islamic State is building Caliphate 2.0 in a Syrian camp

See: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-islamic-state-is-building-caliphate-20-in-a-syrian-camp/2019/08/15/5cf393a6-bf8e-11e9-b873-63ace636af08_story.html?utm_campaign=b246243591-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_08_16_02_04&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Pew%20Research%20Center   

Reuters: Sign of the times: China's capital orders Arabic, Muslim symbols taken down Huizhong Wu

See: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-religion-islam/sign-of-the-times-chinas-capital-orders-arabic-muslim-symbols-taken-down-idUSKCN1UQ0JF?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=4b6da4eb7f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_07_31_01_54&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-4b6da4eb7f-400098233   

The Atlantic: The Impossible Future of Christians in the Middle East An ancient faith is disappearing from the lands in which it first took root. At stake is not just a religious community, but the fate of pluralism in the region. ~Emma Green

See: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/05/iraqi-christians-nineveh-plain/589819/?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=aacda0449c-RELIGION_WEEKLY_CAMPAIGN_05_29_2019&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-aacda0449c-400098233   

Bloomberg: Islamic State, Largely Defeated at Home, Is Rebuilding in Africa Even if it doesn’t capture a lot of territory, it benefits from showing global reach. By Paul Wallace

SEE: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-22/islamic-state-largely-defeated-at-home-is-rebuilding-in-africa?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=7558174b90-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_05_22_12_54&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-7558174b90-400098233   

United Methodists from around the world unite in St. Louis for fight over sexuality By Jesse Bogan St. Louis Post-Dispatch

See: https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/united-methodists-from-around-the-world-unite-in-st-louis/article_32cd8cc2-3fc9-5523-95d8-e990a67fd8ec.html?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=55a25f9b8c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_02_22_02_50&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-55a25f9b8c-400098233