Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

April 02, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
Vice President Mike Pence asks Americans not to attend church services of more than 10 people ([link removed])
ABC News

States consider whether religious services qualify as ‘essential’ ([link removed])
NPR

Florida officials: Arrested pastor not exonerated by new order listing religious services as ‘essential’ ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Hobby Lobby defies stay-at-home orders by reopening some stores ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Franklin Graham on his Central Park field hospital: ‘We don’t discriminate. Period.’ ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Eight Catholic priests from Boston Archdiocese test positive for coronavirus ([link removed])
The Boston Globe *

In life’s last moments, U.S. clergy minister to the sick and dying via FaceTime and Zoom ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

D.C. rabbi who secretly videotaped dozens of women to be released from prison ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Baptist, vegan ex-football player may overturn Alabama’s ban on public school yoga ([link removed])
Religion News Service


International Headlines
Mecca, Medina get 24-hour curfew ([link removed])
Reuters

For shut-in pilgrims, the world’s holiest sites are a click away ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Virus lockdown changes how Hindus celebrate holy period ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Israelis told to wear face masks in public, mark religious holidays with close family only ([link removed])
Reuters

How a prayer meeting at a French megachurch may have led to scores of coronavirus deaths ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Coronavirus: Fighting al-Shabab propaganda in Somalia ([link removed])
BBC News

Death in the Holy Land: Coronavirus changes burial for Jews, Muslims ([link removed])
Reuters

Leading UK rabbi reinstated as inquiry rejects bullying claims ([link removed])
The Guardian


Analysis & Commentary
Texas pastors demand a ‘religious liberty’ exemption to coronavirus stay-at-home orders ([link removed])
Vox

Religious freedom in the time of coronavirus ([link removed])
Real Clear Politics

Have yourself a bittersweet Easter ([link removed])
Christianity Today *

Spending the Seder alone ([link removed])
Tablet

The apocalypse as an ‘unveiling’: What religion teaches us about the End Times ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Five Buddhist teachings that can help you deal with coronavirus anxiety ([link removed])
The Conversation


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