Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

March 12, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER
A new Pew Research Center survey ([link removed]) delves into the relationship between religion and politics, including perceptions about President Donald Trump among white evangelical Protestants, a key part of his electoral base. It finds that white evangelicals largely see Trump as fighting for their beliefs and advancing their interests. But when it comes to Trump’s personal qualities and conduct, many express mixed feelings.

An analysis based on the survey data ([link removed]) also explains that while about a third of Americans say God has a hand in presidential elections, far fewer say God picks winners based on policies.
U.S. Headlines
From Seattle to Kentucky, churches cancel religious services ([link removed])
The New York Times *

National Cathedral and hundreds of churches in Maryland, D.C., Virginia to close for two weeks ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Churches aren’t ‘viral threats’: Ministers confused by Kentucky governor’s call to suspend services ([link removed])
Louisville Courier Journal *

‘They have been remarkable’: How a New York synagogue is coping as an epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus spread ([link removed])
USA Today

Coronavirus closes LDS General Conference to the public ([link removed])
The Salt Lake Tribune *

As Missouri clinic awaits its legal fate, abortions in state have virtually halted ([link removed])
NPR

N.J. city approves noise measure that protects Islamic call to prayer, other religious announcements ([link removed])
NorthJersey.com *

Houston megachurch pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell pleads guilty to fraud using phony bonds ([link removed])
Houston Chronicle *


International Headlines
George Pell: Court reserves ruling in cardinal’s sexual abuse case ([link removed])
BBC News

Opposition blames government for New Delhi rioting that killed 52 ([link removed])
The Associated Press

How Delhi’s police turned against Muslims ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Iraq cancels Friday prayers in Shiite holy city of Kerbala over coronavirus fears ([link removed])
Reuters

Shot nine times during mosque massacre, survivor overcomes fear ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Germany designates radical wing of far-right AfD as ‘extremist entity’ ([link removed])
Reuters

Indian politics front and center in Ontario as legislature debates law declaring Sikh genocide ([link removed])
National Post *

A tiny army is fighting for 20 million lives. Can Mali’s military grow fast enough? ([link removed])
The Washington Post *


Analysis & Commentary
The Supreme Court’s fictional middle ground on abortion ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Communicating the gospel in a partisan world ([link removed])
Mere Orthodoxy

Shul in the time of coronavirus ([link removed])
Tablet

The power of prayer to deal with coronavirus anxiety ([link removed])
USA Today


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