Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

March 13, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
Mosques cancel Friday prayers as leaders face a dilemma of whether to close ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Pray and wash: Religion joins with science amid virus crisis ([link removed])
The Associated Press

LDS Church suspends all worship services worldwide due to coronavirus ([link removed])
The Salt Lake Tribune *

Religious conference organizers cancel, monitor upcoming events in light of virus ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Orthodox rabbis in Bergen County, N.J., cancel all synagogue services, gatherings ([link removed])
Religion News Service

‘It’s degrading.’ Transgender youth targeted in dozens of bills across America ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Connecticut approves $5M to boost security at religious centers ([link removed])
The Associated Press

United Methodist bishops ask church court to review proposal to split denomination ([link removed])
Religion News Service


International Headlines
Religious services curbed across Mideast over virus fears ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Christchurch mosque attacks: New Zealand has ‘fundamentally changed’ says PM ([link removed])
BBC News

Flowers and messages of support adorn New Zealand mosque for shooting anniversary ([link removed])
Reuters

One year later, New Zealand mosque attacks alter many lives ([link removed])
The Associated Press

The women who defied Boko Haram, and survived ([link removed])
The New York Times *

‘I thought it would be safe’: Uighurs in Turkey now fear China’s long arm ([link removed])
NPR

Swedish midwives who oppose abortion fail in rights case ([link removed])
Reuters

Israel faces a defining question: How much democracy should Arabs get? ([link removed])
The New York Times *


Analysis & Commentary
Should churches forsake gathering for the sake of the vulnerable? ([link removed])
Religion News Service

COVID-19 is a devil testing organized religion ([link removed])
New York Magazine *

A deserted city: Dispatches from Rome in the time of coronavirus ([link removed])
Religion News Service

We’re finally winning the fight against conversion therapy ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Niche congregations are no gimmick ([link removed])
The Wall Street Journal *

Victims of rioting in India are bashed by the police and courts, too ([link removed])
The Economist *


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