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(  )  The WNBA is looking for a new commissioner now that Cathy Engelbert says she is retiring at the end of the year.  Engelbert led the league for seven years and will step down amidst an uproar over transgenderism that she has failed to resolve.  At issue is whether men will be allowed to join the league.  A WNBA task force met last month and discussed transgender athletes but did not make any changes to eligibility rules.  The league’s collective bargaining agreement states that “only players who are women are eligible to play in the WNBA,” but it does not include any more specific language defining male or female.

(  )  By many measures, Americans are growing less religious.  Since 2007, the percentage of people who pray daily has dropped, while the religiously unaffiliated have grown to 29 percent.  But those numbers can distract from just how much faith still matters in American public life – much more so than in Western Europe, despite its similar religious roots.  About two-thirds of Americans consider religion important in their daily lives, compared with 56 percent in Italy, 40 percent in Spain and 36 percent in Germany.  While about two-thirds of American Christians pray every day, only 18 percent of European Christians do so.

(  )  Rabbis in the U.S. say their congregations are feeling unsettled by threats as the High Holy Days arrive. New York Rabbi David Ingber notes that many Jews feel vulnerable due to rising anti-Semitism from some political figures on both the left and the right.  The Secure Community Network is offering security training to Jewish institutions.  The network’s CEO says threats come from various sources and complicate their task.  Jewish leaders emphasize unity and reflection during the Holy Days despite these challenges.  Major Jewish organizations are urging Congress to increase security funding for places of worship.

(  )  With attacks on religious institutions rising in the U.S., a national nonprofit is connecting retired military veterans and law enforcement officers with churches as security guards.  Safe Alert Patrol is offering its services to churches and other institutions in all 50 states and the organization reports growing support from military and law enforcement groups.  Baron Davis, Executive Director of SAP says “Every day, we hear from another retired veteran or police officer who tells us the same thing: I’m not done serving.  And every day, we hear from another church that says we need someone we can trust to help protect our congregation.”

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