Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

April 13, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Today, about half of Americans (49%) say the Bible should have at least “some” influence on U.S. laws, including nearly a quarter (23%) who say it should have “a great deal” of influence, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey ([link removed]) . Among U.S. Christians, two-thirds (68%) want the Bible to influence U.S. laws at least some, and among white evangelical Protestants, this figure rises to about nine-in-ten (89%).
U.S. Headlines
On Easter Sunday, Christians remember: ‘We will rise out of the dust’ ([link removed])
The New York Times *

DOJ says to ‘expect action’ next week on social distancing regulation and religious services ([link removed])
CNN

Top conservatives voice concerns over restrictions on religious gatherings due to COVID-19 ([link removed])
The Hill

Kansas’ high court rules for governor on religious services ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Judge allows drive-in Louisville church services, says mayor ‘criminalized the communal celebration of Easter’ ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Tampa pastor live-streams sermon as coronavirus forces Americans to worship differently on Easter Sunday ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Texas clinics ask U.S. Supreme Court to block Gov. Abbott’s coronavirus abortion ban ([link removed])
Fort Worth Star-Telegram *

Virginia governor rolls back abortion restrictions ([link removed])
The Hill

Judge: Alabama can’t prohibit abortion during pandemic ([link removed])
The Associated Press

The stimulus package will cover clergy salaries. Some say the government has gone too far ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

The Trump campaign wants to win the votes of evangelicals of color ([link removed])
The Washington Post *


International Headlines
In cities across the world, a different Easter, lonelier and live-streamed ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Pope Francis says the coronavirus is ‘testing our whole human family’ ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Archbishop of Canterbury warns of dangers of inequality after coronavirus ([link removed])
The Guardian

In India, coronavirus fans religious hatred ([link removed])
The New York Times *

‘God is with us’: Many Muslims in Pakistan flout the coronavirus ban in mosques ([link removed])
Reuters

Indonesia study warns Ramadan exodus would fuel coronavirus ([link removed])
Reuters

Congo marks somber Easter while battling COVID-19 and Ebola ([link removed])
The Associated Press

As they console coronavirus’ victims, Italy’s priests are dying, too ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Israel closes off Jerusalem’s ultra-Orthodox areas to stem coronavirus spread ([link removed])
Reuters


Analysis & Commentary
Finding community among the ashes: How faith reaches across distance ([link removed])
NPR

The timeless lessons of Easter are more timely than ever ([link removed])
The Atlantic *

The loneliest Holy Week ever ([link removed])
The New Yorker *

Their calling was to lay hands on the sick. Then came the coronavirus ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Will the Supreme Court let Texas’s latest assault on women’s rights proceed? ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Joe Biden and the end of tolerance ([link removed])
National Review *

When the coronavirus came to Ebenezer Baptist ([link removed])
Slate

Who is my COVID-19 neighbor? ([link removed])
Christianity Today *


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