I cover religion (and other words for meaning-making) for The Washington Post. I like to share stuff on religion and journalism
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31 percent of US Muslims voted for Trump in 2024
17 percent of US Muslim women did
49 percent of White Muslims did
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NEW: Milwaukee archbishop says none of the Catholic bishops who met with Trump last month gave permission for images of the meeting to be posted publicly, apologizes
"The meeting was in no way an endorsement of the president, his policies, or his party."
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Archbishop Golka of Denver who prayed over Trump in the Oval yesterday: denvercatholic.org/exclusive…
A Catholic priest in Ecuador was reflecting to his congregation about mortality. "All of us are going to die," he told them.
Then a huge wooden crucifix on the church wall above him crashed down, killing him.
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Gen Z is the least religious generation we've ever polled.
Today, about 36% of them say that they believe in God without a doubt.
When Gen X was asked that same question when they were they same age as Gen Z now, 57% were certain of God's existence.
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Trump meeting with bishops organized by Heritage Foundation official
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We polled Arab Americans.
They're shifting left, and many who voted for Trump now disapprove of him, especially his handling of Israel's war in Gaza. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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At the same time Witkoff & co were praising the "humanitarian" dictator in Russia, he was again meddling in our elections. nytimes.com/2026/10/22/us/te…
NEW: Rare high-quality poll of Arab-Americans shows majorities distrust: the UN, the Palestinian Authority, Turkey, the US, Egypt, Hamas, Saudi Arabia and Israel to "do what's best" for Palestinians in the W Bank and Gaza. Much more in the link 👇🏻
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Pope Leo XIV’s doctors have confirmed that the tumor removed on October 13 was a lung adenocarcinoma and that the disease was localized.
Dr. Luigi Carbone and Professor Stefano Margaritora said on Wednesday evening that a subsequent oncological assessment has confirmed that “no further treatment is necessary.”
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Big news, it's a double Scott byline: FCC’s Brendan Carr warns broadcasters against covering fake polls. Celebratory gift link for a story with the fantastic @ScottNover wapo.st/4yY3qaL
Most of the major Jewish movements say they are "outraged" over the detention of rabbis helping a Palestinian family harvesting olives:
"That farmers need to have others serve as a protective presence from violent settlers is itself a betrayal of Jewish values." 1/3
The statement is from the:
Rabbinical Assembly
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Union for Reform Judaism
Reconstructionist Rabbinic Association
Reconstructing Judaism
Which represent 55-60 percent of US Jews, according to @pewresearch 2/3
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The suspect in the shootout with the National Guard over the weekend has been charged in federal court.
Notably, Jerrell Jackson was originally arrested on charges including assault on law enforcement and D.C. police said he shot the soldier. But new court filings don't contain any such charge and stop short of saying Jackson was the one who fired the shot that struck the guardsman.
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Pew asked parents how well they prepared their children for adult life.
Then they asked adult children how well their parents prepared them.
The biggest gap between those two groups was among evangelicals.
The smallest gap was among atheists and "other religion"
“Can you have a centrist evangelical magazine?”
@publicroad with a look at the crisis inside @CTmagazine and the wider dilemmas within evangelicalism a decade into the Trump era, when many traditional conservatives still feel politically homeless
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A 78-year-old Ugandan pastor the @washingtonpost wrote about in July was released today after 13 months in ICE detention. Edward Nalwamba lost 35 lbs in detention and can no longer walk unassisted.
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This is 78-year-old Pastor Edward Nalwamba.
He fled persecution in Uganda for his pro-democracy beliefs and has spent decades living and preaching in America.
ICE detained him for 13 months.
Today, ahead of his release, our staff visited the detention facility and asked GEO staff to let him call his caretakers and provide a wheelchair to get him to his ride home. He cannot walk.
GEO staff assured us they would do both. They failed to deliver on either.
No phone call.
No wheelchair.
No human decency.
There is no excuse for this cruelty. None.
While we are celebrating Pastor Nalwamba’s release, we will not stop holding those responsible for this accountable.
(Photo courtesy of Joy Athanasiou, attorney for Pastor Edward Nalwamba)
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📸 Gov Hochul with the grand rabbis of Satmar (KJ) and Skver. These photos carry a lot of weight in the Hasidic community.
